Prom 16: Ibiza/Cobblers Prom (29.07.15)

[french frank]

Yes; indeed, it's possible to read what she wrote without buying anything (and, although I haven't time right now to find it, I thought that a link had been provided upthread).

It wasn't the whole article - which is why I had to spend £2 before feeling able to write my reasoned critique. Some major points will appear on our website today - link on Facebook - but I don't think Mark is up yet

The really ironic point is that you can rely on press publicity to be about the 'pop' (broad meaning) concerts. But to have a Radio 3 presenter writing a piece just before the Proms start and choosing to focus on the 'dance-party' Prom and hardly mention the main Proms seems, well, suspicious …

[gurnemanz]

Hiya doversole,

Take Wimbledon tennis coverage in which the producers are unable to concentrate on the tennis alone and seem obsessed with looking into the Royal Box or ‘Celeb’ Box as it is in now reality.

I actually did shout at the TV several times at such moments. As soon as the player is preparing to serve in the 25 seconds allowed for this, as far as I'm concerned, the point has started and we should be seeing the players, not a celeb or a random spectator looking tense, even if Djokovic does bounce the ball seventeen times before throwing it in the air, I suppose you can't argue with celeb spotting during change-of-end breaks, if they must do it.

[MrGongGong]

It wasn't the whole article - which is why I had to spend £2 before feeling able to write my reasoned critique. Some major points will appear on our website today - link on Facebook - but I don't think Mark is up yet

The really ironic point is that you can rely on press publicity to be about the 'pop' (broad meaning) concerts. But to have a Radio 3 presenter writing a piece just before the Proms start and choosing to focus on the 'dance-party' Prom and hardly mention the main Proms seems, well, suspicious …

is it £2 well spent?

(I can by some good cheese for that)

[ahinton]

It wasn't the whole article - which is why I had to spend £2 before feeling able to write my reasoned critique. Some major points will appear on our website today - link on Facebook - but I don't think Mark is up yet

Beg pardon; I stand corrected (and apologies to MrGG too)...

The really ironic point is that you can rely on press publicity to be about the 'pop' (broad meaning) concerts. But to have a Radio 3 presenter writing a piece just before the Proms start and choosing to focus on the 'dance-party' Prom and hardly mention the main Proms seems, well, suspicious …

Yes and, given that the amount of opprobrium that it has rather unsurprisingly attracted, one might wonder at her supposed agenda...

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

[DracoM]

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

OK - so when is Radio 1 going to broadcast the Missa Solemnis during its Live Summer festivals?

[teamsaint]

OK - so when is Radio 1 going to broadcast the Missa Solemnis during its Live Summer festivals?

When they do, it could be a special performance perhaps.

with Kyrie Minogue and Gloria Estefan.

backed by Credonce Clearwater revival..

I'll get my Kagoul....

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

I'm not afraid of being called a snob.

[french frank]

OK - so when is Radio 1 going to broadcast the Missa Solemnis during its Live Summer festivals?

Might go down well in their Ibiza Weekend. They could get Suzy Klein to present it - to give it a bit of cred.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Might go down well in their Ibiza Weekend. They could get Suzy Klein to present it - to give it a bit of cred.

They do seem to be a bit dim, not realising the lack of logic with their current messy and inconsistent policies.

[Stunsworth]

OK - so when is Radio 1 going to broadcast the Missa Solemnis during its Live Summer festivals?

There was some ballet from last year's Glastonbury, and opera has been broadcast from there too.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

There was some ballet from last year's Glastonbury, and opera has been broadcast from there too.

Ninety minutes' worth in a programme devoted to it? (Genuine question - would be glad to hear a "yes" response.)

[Nick Armstrong]

Not sure that it does my forum cred any favours but I own a cd of Ibiza anthems

Well apart from ER the rest of you (sorry, us) lot just need to chill out, we're all just plain tong says Pete:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33649079

(Let me know when they're doing Shostakovich 15 in Ibiza, Pete, coz I also want to reach out! )

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

"Chill" is a retort that rebellious teenagers use when they don't like what they hear from people with greater experience.