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It's a long term plan first announced in 2006, mf, and apparently unaffected by the big changes last year. At first it looked as if it would be just the usual suspects, but they've gone way beyond that: complete Alwyn, Lloyd and Simpson cycles happened quite early on, whilst Elgar has only appeared recently. As you say, it would be interesting to see just how far they go: somehow I can't envisage a complete Brian cycle. Now that they've started using a combination of new and archive studio recordings plus CDs not necessarily using BBC orchestras, there are still plenty more British composers whose symphonies might be included, quite enough for another year of sporadically spaced weeks in Afternoon Performance at least. There are certainly some left who are virtually bound to turn up: such as Roberto Gerhard and Benjamin Frankel, and I'm hoping for the two from Gordon Crosse amongst others. It would be nice to have more details in advance, but on the other hand it's very pleasant to open Radio Times and find unexpected treats listed for the week ahead.
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Thanks Ron-they do seem to adopted a policy it'd be difficult to retract from! Certainly it'd be good to hear those you mention-Gerhard's Concerto for`Orchestra is a masterpiece imho-and to redress the
imbalance of the Glock period as well as the current one. What do you think of the editorial presentation thus far?
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Surprisingly good, usually: putting the pieces in their context with the aid of the composer - either live, or from archive clips - or an accepted specialist on his works has given the whole series a stamp of authority. Sometimes the pace is a little too concentrated for my taste, but I have most of the weeks backed up so that I can explore them at my leisure. I'd go so far as to say that for my money it's probably the best thing R3 has done over the past couple of years: not a lot of fuss and fanfare, but solid, useful programming.
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Just in case any Mahler addict is sensing withdrawal symptoms after this evening's Po3, and feels that 24 hours is just too long to wait before another fix, fret not. After your blast of the Titan from the Barbican, you can have a blast of the Titan again on TTN this evening...
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« Reply #64 on: 18:33:04, 29-01-2008 » |
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Prior to all the jazz programming on BBC 4 on Friday 1st Feb is a profile of Gidon Kremer: Man Of Many Musics.
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« Reply #65 on: 21:59:16, 29-01-2008 » |
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Blimey,that Litton/ Bergen was a bit ropey-barely held the band together at several points-kind of reinforced the insomnia I found. Yet some nights a cornucopia of good stuff a bit less randomly thrown together.
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« Reply #66 on: 02:48:06, 30-01-2008 » |
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Blimey,that Litton/ Bergen was a bit ropey-barely held the band together at several points-kind of reinforced the insomnia I found. Yet some nights a cornucopia of good stuff a bit less randomly thrown together.
I am somewhat relieved to read that. I forgot to record it.  |
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« Reply #67 on: 20:19:07, 30-01-2008 » |
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R3 are doing all of Max's symphonies this week. They doing ok at the moment, but for how long?
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R3 are doing all of Max's symphonies this week. They doing ok at the moment, but for how long?
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TTN tonight (i.e. this morning)
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Shostakovich, Dmitri (1906-1975): Piano Concerto No 2 in F
Dmitri Shostakovich (piano)
Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
Konstantin lliev (conductor)
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« Reply #70 on: 11:36:50, 02-02-2008 » |
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I don't usually listen to Music Matters but today's programme sounds very interesting about Beethoven's Piano Sonatas with Daniel Barenboim plus a piece about Russian Music and Nationalism. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/musicmatters/pip/4ygf4/Incidentally, I love TTN. I put it on very low to drown out severe weather noise and just drift in and out of it. Last night (this morning) I thought it was particularly good. |
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« Reply #71 on: 12:49:58, 02-02-2008 » |
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TTN, with my ignorance, where and how can I locate this?
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« Reply #72 on: 12:57:54, 02-02-2008 » |
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On Radio3, between 01.00 and 07.00 nightly, BBM.
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« Reply #73 on: 13:05:39, 02-02-2008 » |
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Also available on Listen Again BBM - John Shea presents, very often there are gems not often heard on day time broadcasting by Radio 3. I'm having to listen again as something grabbed me last night and I don't know what it was.
Edit: Last night's doesn't seem to be on-line yet. Thursday's Walton Johannesburg I greatly enjoyed.
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« Reply #74 on: 11:19:58, 03-02-2008 » |
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After mentions of Michael Torke's Ash on the 'Challenge" thread, the Beeb have very helpfully scheduled it for this afternoon during the request programme on R3, which seems to have rather a number of orphaned movements today.... http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/radio3requests/pip/lvrjs/ |
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