Less than 2 hours to Ask Roger about the Proms

[EdgeleyRob]

And why don't blue tits peck through milk bottle tops these days?

Cos they are too busy watching man city.

[salymap]

Me too Anna

It's not the music that's a mess, it's the way it's presented/introduced to the radio audience and the snippets played at odd times. IMHO ofcourse

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Cos they are too busy watching man city.

Ouch!

[EdgeleyRob]

I'd like to know why there are no complete symphony cycles by Alwyn,Rubbra,Arnold,Rawsthorne,Parry,Stanford etc etc etc

[teamsaint]

I'd like to know why there are no complete symphony cycles by Alwyn,Rubbra,Arnold,Rawsthorne,Parry,Stanford etc etc etc

You would win the boards "consistent approach to British composers and Man City issues" award by a very long way ER !!

[Bax-of-Delights]

I'd like to know why there are no complete symphony cycles by Alwyn,Rubbra,Arnold,Rawsthorne,Parry,Stanford etc etc etc

I'd be quite happy to have A symphony by any of the above scheduled. Plus Bantock's "Sappho"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZsSsrXzfuI

The orchestral flowering at 1.15 is magical and the tutti at 3.53 fair knocks you out of your seat. Tod Handley brought this marvellous piece back into the catalogue and yet...ne'er a single play on R3. But if you want the umpteenth "Alborada" or "Scheheradze"...