TheGuardian: Radio 3’s Composer of the Week turns 80

[Forget It (U2079353)]

‘The human stories behind the music we love’:

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/aug/01/radio-3-composer-of-the-week-turns-80-donald-macleod

is a nice long illustrated article with a place to leave a comment.

[smittims]

Thanks for posting this; I'd have missed it otherwise.

I welcomed his remark 'It's difficult and often inappropriate to apply today's morals to historic figures. '

How I wish that was generally appreciated today.

[french frank]

I'm surprised there were not more comments here on this. Even more surprisingly, for The Guardian, there were an enoooormous number of appreciative BTL comments. Even the comment: "Does anyone know if the Proms are broadcast on Radio 3 or where you can hear them if you miss one. It is hardly mentioned at all during the daily Radio 3 programming. You’d hardly think they were on" was immediately recognised for what it was

[smittims]

Yes, if ever there was a 'plant' that was one.

[french frank]

Yes, if ever there was a 'plant' that was one.

I read it as irony rather than a request for more Proms trails, please!

[Nick Armstrong]

I'm surprised there were not more comments here on this. Even more surprisingly, for The Guardian, there were an enoooormous number of appreciative BTL comments. Even the comment: "Does anyone know if the Proms are broadcast on Radio 3 or where you can hear them if you miss one. It is hardly mentioned at all during the daily Radio 3 programming. You’d hardly think they were on" was immediately recognised for what it was

Good one!

A nice post from DM today:


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