Saturday Classics/Inside Music

[jonfan]

Another excellent Inside Music today. A great selection of music, perceptively and intelligently presented by Laura van der Heijden. If she weren’t so busy, she would make an excellent regular presenter.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00075dr

Yes I thought so too. If ever she’s short of work on the performer’s scene, which I doubt, she’ll be a fantastic presenter. Her delivery gave the impression she’d just thought of what she was going to say on the spur of the moment and wanted to share it with us. Sign her up R3 for some serious projects.

[underthecountertenor]

Another excellent Inside Music today. A great selection of music, perceptively and intelligently presented by Laura van der Heijden. If she weren’t so busy, she would make an excellent regular presenter.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00075dr

[LMcD]

My disappointment on discovering that 'Pick Of The Pops' had today strayed outside the 60s soon vanished as soon as I tuned to Radio 3 and heard that wonderful pianist Mariam Batashvili presenting today's edition of 'Inside Music'. Her perceptive comments on each piece added greatly to my enjoyment (and the accent helped!). As an introduction to classical music, it could, IMHO, not be bettered.

[Serial_Apologist]

Someone on Talk Classical translated 'Spem in Alium' as 'luncheon meat in garlic.....'

[french frank]

A nice interview with Mr S:

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jun/01/brindley-sherratt-singing-advice-opera-bass-der-rosenkavalier

I was sure I'd heard him singing with WNO (not Rosenkavalier which, appallingly, I've never heard live), but there are 44 programmes to go through to check …

[LezLee]

This Inside Music with Brindley Sherratt is really interesting. He used to be a brass player and was once in the BBC singers . He’s very modest and admits to getting lost in Spem In Alium when singing for them. He is also coming up with a cracking selection of past bass masters ....

Someone on Talk Classical translated 'Spem in Alium' as 'luncheon meat in garlic.....'

[Ein Heldenleben]

And like John T not a bad singing voice either....

This Inside Music with Brindley Sherratt is really interesting. He used to be a brass player and was once in the BBC singers . He’s very modest and admits to getting lost in Spem In Alium when singing for them. He is also coming up with a cracking selection of past bass masters ....

Wonderful speaking voice, a bit like John Tomlinson.

[Ein Heldenleben]

This Inside Music with Brindley Sherratt is really interesting. He used to be a brass player and was once in the BBC singers . He’s very modest and admits to getting lost in Spem In Alium when singing for them. He is also coming up with a cracking selection of past bass masters ....

Gilels would pass as a good double for Nixon!

Only in monochrome/B&W! There was something leonine about his stage presence, with his tawny head of hair. Either could be played by....Warren Beatty

[Serial_Apologist]

Thanks, Vints. The Brilliant box is such a snip I'll order it anyway.

Gilels would pass as a good double for Nixon!

[Maclintick]

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... according to the BBC website is was the Melodiya recording - perhaps this one? -

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tchaikovsky-Sonata-sharp-Medtner-Gilels/dp/B000W8U49C/

Don't know whether it was then licensed to brilliant for their box...


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Thanks, Vints. The Brilliant box is such a snip I'll order it anyway.

[vinteuil]

Treat of the day for me is "Inside Music" presented with musical literacy & intelligence by pianist Boris Giltburg, showcasing a phenomenal 50s live recording of Emil Gilels playing Medtner's G minor Sonata Op 22. Aficionados out there -- where can I get this ? Is it the one on this Brilliant Classics set ?

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... according to the BBC website is was the Melodiya recording - perhaps this one? -

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tchaikovsky-Sonata-sharp-Medtner-Gilels/dp/B000W8U49C/

Don't know whether it was then licensed to brilliant for their box...


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[Maclintick]

Treat of the day for me is "Inside Music" presented with musical literacy & intelligence by pianist Boris Giltburg, showcasing a phenomenal 50s live recording of Emil Gilels playing Medtner's G minor Sonata Op 22. Aficionados out there -- where can I get this ? Is it the one on this Brilliant Classics set ?

[Serial_Apologist]

What an interesting, articulate and generally excellent presenter Paul Lewis is (currently on)

He arguably made the most intelligent contributions to Any Questions this week.