Saturday, February 24, 2007
BBC Radio 3 - Licence Money Well-Spent
Yes, Radio 3 is, on the whole, highbrow. It is money well-spent. It has come to the rescue when LBC has got too trashy in the mornings or when there are too many Galliard Homes ads on.
There is a programme on Montiverdi's Opera, Orpheus. I hate opera but like Montiverdi. This programme was a complete scan of the work through different interpretations. We had the history, the ambience and the period. Good commentary on the various interpretations. Some really good comments on the demands made on the musicians, including the singers. One singer gave a good on-the-spot vibrato example.
Having said that, I could not sit through the 2 - 3 hours of this work uninterrupted.
There is a programme on Montiverdi's Opera, Orpheus. I hate opera but like Montiverdi. This programme was a complete scan of the work through different interpretations. We had the history, the ambience and the period. Good commentary on the various interpretations. Some really good comments on the demands made on the musicians, including the singers. One singer gave a good on-the-spot vibrato example.
Having said that, I could not sit through the 2 - 3 hours of this work uninterrupted.
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