Saturday Classics/Inside Music

[LeMartinPecheur]

Hmmm, I wonder what a "Four British Composers moment" is. Sounds rather brief.

ff: I think you'll find that in order to maintain a notional element of serious programming, they're digitally compessing the complete works of Elgar, RVW, Holst and Havergal Brian into a single microsecond at 04.00hrs on 31.02.12

[french frank]

Programme devoted to film music, eh

Actually, it's the fourth of John Wilson's programmes on film music . Next week: Simon Heffer.

"Journalist Simon Heffer presents the first of four programmes making a personal selection of music from the British Isles, including works by familiar composers as well as some attractive pieces by less well-known names.

The first in the series features Arthur Bliss' complete "Colour Symphony" as well as choral music by Peter Warlock, orchestral works by Stanford, EJ Moeran and Cyril Scott, a short piano sonata by Ethel Smyth, some Vaughan Williams songs, and it ends with Malcolm Arnold's lively brass quintet.

This series ties-in with the BBC Four British Composers moment in January.

Presenter/Simon Heffer, Producer/Les Pratt"


Hmmm, I wonder what a "Four British Composers moment" is. Sounds rather brief.

[Nick Armstrong]

Programme devoted to film music, eh - bet the folks at CFM never thought of that! Who says Radio 3 doesn't lead the way when it comes to imaginative scheduling?

You're a hard man to please, NB! No harm in it once in a while!

Programme devoted to film music, eh - bet the folks at CFM never thought of that! Who says Radio 3 doesn't lead the way when it comes to imaginative scheduling?

[Nick Armstrong]

YAY!!! Ron Goodwin's score from the Margaret Rutherford "Marple" films being played on Radio 3 at the mo!

Amateur51 take note!!!!

(Followed by the Richard Rodney Bennett "Orient Express" waltz complete with 'train-getting-ready-and-pulling-away' intro )

[pilamenon]

Well there's bound to be complaints about this afternoon's Saturday Classics! Conductor John Wilson presents the first of four programmes offering a personal selection of music written for film, beginning with a focus on the some of the Hollywood greats.

His selection includes music from composers such as Franz Waxman, Alfred Newman, Eric Korngold, Max Steiner, Miklos Rozsa, Bernard Herrmann, Elmer Bernstein and Jerry Goldsmith

Not to mention Nino Rota's splendid music for 'The Godfather'. Actually, devoting a regular Saturday afternoon slot to classical film music is a really good idea - far better than having yet another programme of the usual warhorses repackaged by a celebrity. A lot of film music is neglected on radio but worth hearing.

I still miss having Jazz Library at this time, but at least JRR has been saved.

[vinteuil]

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ooohh, not a good idea, mixing your drinks like that... I predict headaches or worse!

[Back to the Buxtehude. And a prim cup of tea... ]

Meanwhile on Boxing Day the new CotW is Franz Lehár: Donald is joined by guest Alfie Boe ...

How Spooky!! I had my hair restyled last week (yes, it's really nice, sort of messy and choppy but yet, sophisticated in a strange way) and overheard a conversation that went "Oh, that Alfie Boe, he's so inspirational!"

I enjoyed the programme but at the moment I'm listening to JRR so I am a Lost Soul!

[french frank]

To me that's perfect for a rainy afternoon whilst wrapping Christmas presents!

Well, you'll be able to wrap Christmas presents with John Wilson for the next three Saturdays as well . Meanwhile on Boxing Day the new CotW is Franz Lehár: Donald is joined by guest Alfie Boe ...

Something tells me a holiday is approaching ...

[vinteuil]

... thank the lord for a well-stocked collection of CDs. This afternoon, I shall be mostly playing Buxtehude...

[BBMmk2]

I must look at that one anna, thank you!

Well there's bound to be complaints about this afternoon's Saturday Classics! Conductor John Wilson presents the first of four programmes offering a personal selection of music written for film, beginning with a focus on the some of the Hollywood greats.

His selection includes music from composers such as Franz Waxman, Alfred Newman, Eric Korngold, Max Steiner, Miklos Rozsa, Bernard Herrmann, Elmer Bernstein and Jerry Goldsmith

To me that's perfect for a rainy afternoon whilst wrapping Christmas presents!

And finishing with - guess what? Yup, Prokofiev R&J and R-K Scheherazade.
CFMRUs.

[Dave2002]

Yet another afternoon of background music, though some of it interesting, from Simon Rusell Beale. C'mon - if you're going to play Glazunov, don't just tell us how great he was (sounds as though he was actually rather good, even if his music isn't so fashionable now), but play us something like the 4th or 7th Symphonies, rather than the good old violin concerto. I notice that the Beeb didn't even ask you to start at the beginning, so we just started at the cadenza and went from there.

I may have to listen to some of this programme again, as I have heard snippets of pieces I don't know, but really, this does seem to be doing things "the easy way" yet again.

Nevertheless, I do have considerable respect for Simon RB, both as an actor, and as a musician.

I guess the Beeb people hardly ever read the comments made on boards such as these, or if they do they maybe find them amusing to ignore.