What are you listening to now?

[Ventilhorn]

A selection of lighter music overtures by Franz von Suppé and others, played by the Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra under Dan Godfrey.

I won't know what they all are, unless I can lay my hands on the original acetate 78rpm disks.

Very entertaining though and some excellent playing.

[John Skelton]

Not so strange really. As Head of Music BBC, he could hardly neglect the work of some of the greatest composers of the previous century.

"1993 series of Schubert on the South Bank." In 1993 Glock wasn't "Head of BBC Music" - "Glock served as BBC Controller of Music from 1959 to 1972. From 1960 to 1973, Glock was also Controller of The Proms." So in 1993 he hadn't been BBC Controller of Music for twenty-one years.

Listening to Sebastian Berweck's superb CD Extended Piano http://www.store.hud.ac.uk/browse/ex...d=168&catid=27

http://www.sebastianberweck.de/pages...me.php?lang=EN

[Ventilhorn]

"1993 series of Schubert on the South Bank." In 1993 Glock wasn't "Head of BBC Music" - "Glock served as BBC Controller of Music from 1959 to 1972. From 1960 to 1973, Glock was also Controller of The Proms." So in 1993 he hadn't been BBC Controller of Music for twenty-one years.

Thank you for that information regarding Glock's career. Okay then - but Whettam's complaints were over the period 1960 to 1963 and it was this period when he was complaining to all and sundry that Glock ("Controller" of Music then), was accused of "proscribing" his compositions.

Good. Maybe that is now all clear? But I still think that Whettam's music has been neglected by the BBC both then and since.

VH

[John Skelton]

But you said "Not so strange really. As Head of Music BBC, he could hardly neglect the work of some of the greatest composers of the previous century" about Glock curating a Schubert series at the South Bank. He wasn't "Head of Music BBC" and hadn't been anything of the kind for twenty-one years. The implication of your remark was that Glock would only programme Schubert under duress. Clearly that wasn't true (at least by 1993 it wasn't).

And people often complain to all and sundry. Doesn't necessarily mean their complaints are justified .

[Bryn]

And people often complain to all and sundry. Doesn't necessarily mean their complaints are justified .

Indeed, one is reminded of a certain Second String Quartet which was apparently filed alongside the plans for the Cottington bypass.

I will not mention the name of the composer, for reasons I hope others who remember the case will respect.

[EdgeleyRob]

Haydn: Piano Trio in E flat HXV:29
Schubert: Notturno in E flat D897
Shostakovich: Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor Op. 67.
Vienna Piano Trio (lunchtime concert today)

[Brassbandmaestro]

Listening to the Radio 3 'Live' broadcast of The Sixteen/Harry Christop[hers concert from the Temple Church London.

Magnificent!

[Barbirollians]

Gounod Faust the Plasson recording - rather more zip than the recent ROH performance .

[LeMartinPecheur]

Today, on a rare day off work with no interruptions at home, I climbed into a pile of unplayed opera purchases. Not enough time for the Solti Parsifal but did manage the Britten/ Bedford Death in Venice.

Felt it had to go onto the shelves after an unforgettable Langridge/ Bowman performance at the St Endellion Festival a year or two ago, just before Langridge died. Did he know his days were numbered at the time? If so it adds to the poignancy, if not it makes his actor's penetration into the role even more remarkable.

[Suffolkcoastal]

Following my scores has continued this past week with:
Sessions: Symphony No 2
Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No 2, Symphonies 5, 8, 9, 10 & 15

Other listening: Saint-Saens: Symphony in F 'Urbs Roma', Symphony No 3
Rautavaara: Cantus Articus, Symphonies 4 & 5
Herold: Overtues Zampa & Le Pre aux clercs, Symphonies 1 & 2