BBC needs to tune in to harder times!
Jul 13, 2013 1:03:28 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2013 1:03:28 GMT -5
Good morning to you all! To all those who survived 'The First Night Of the Proms', what a night it turned out to be! Congratulations to all! 'The Financial Times' is both an enemy and friend of the BBC this weekend, as am I, which makes the salmon pink newspaper, I guess, both a friend and enemy of Radio 3, too! 'FT Weekend' concludes that several simple reforms suggest themselves.
FT - BBC needs to tune in to harder times: broadcaster needs better governance and accountability
Hopefully, however, the Proms will continue in all their glory, well, at least until Sunday night! 'To promenade' is to go on a leisurely walk, Sydney, although the verb 'to prom' means something entirely different. It would be great to take advantage of the Proms to do something completely different this summer.
The Third - Calendar - Prom 4: Les Siècles – The Rite of Spring (18:30)
I should perhaps confess that I caught parts of the First Night of the Proms on the radio, television, online and even in person, through a friend who attended, even if I did not personally enter into a hot, if transcendent Royal Albert Hall, particularly for such a brilliant performance of the Sea Symphony. Even 'The Guardian' was impressed.
The Guardian - First night of the Proms – review
As for tuning into harder times, to be honest, the six million pound subsidy which the Proms receives is small beer. We have, to our credit, the greatest festival in the world to enjoy. And what a transcendental first night! 'The Times' leads this weekend with some editorial comment on a rite of passage. The first performance of Stravinsky’s ballet 'The Rite of Spring', in May 1913, was a riot. Literally. The scandalised audience at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris howled in outrage at the thumping, discordant rhythms. The scandal is among the most significant events in the music of the last century, in which the great Russian composer inaugurated a musical revolution.
BBC iPlayer - Discovering Music - Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring
The music will be performed tomorrow at the Proms in the most faithful reproduction possible. Stravinsky made many revisions to his score. François-Xavier Roth and Les Siècles, a French conductor and orchestra, have painstakingly reconstructed Stravinsky’s original orchestration. The London 'Times' thunders that one of the greatest scandals of modern culture will be reproduced at the Proms this weekend. Due to unprecedented demand from around the world, everyone reading the 'Kensington Classical Music Message Board' is cordially invited to join us for a riot at the rite!
YouTube - Riot at the Rite
I propose some toast: to all of you! Three cheers from kleines charlie and the gang (Saturday morning breakfast coffee rather than champagne)! Vive la révolution!
KCMS
Royal Albert Hall - Berry Bros. & Rudd No.3 Bar
" ... First, the BBC should have a proper executive board, with a separate chairman rather than the current imperial regime where the director-general performs both roles. The Trust chairman would be the obvious choice.
Second, with discussions on charter renewal starting soon and value for money high up the agenda, the BBC should give the National Audit Office much greater freedom to investigate its activities on behalf of the public.
Lastly, there is the regulator. In austere times, the BBC cannot rely on its historic prestige to sweep aside complaints about overspending and weak governance. The scandals are a deserved wake-up call that it must heed."
Second, with discussions on charter renewal starting soon and value for money high up the agenda, the BBC should give the National Audit Office much greater freedom to investigate its activities on behalf of the public.
Lastly, there is the regulator. In austere times, the BBC cannot rely on its historic prestige to sweep aside complaints about overspending and weak governance. The scandals are a deserved wake-up call that it must heed."
FT - BBC needs to tune in to harder times: broadcaster needs better governance and accountability
Hopefully, however, the Proms will continue in all their glory, well, at least until Sunday night! 'To promenade' is to go on a leisurely walk, Sydney, although the verb 'to prom' means something entirely different. It would be great to take advantage of the Proms to do something completely different this summer.
The Third - Calendar - Prom 4: Les Siècles – The Rite of Spring (18:30)
I should perhaps confess that I caught parts of the First Night of the Proms on the radio, television, online and even in person, through a friend who attended, even if I did not personally enter into a hot, if transcendent Royal Albert Hall, particularly for such a brilliant performance of the Sea Symphony. Even 'The Guardian' was impressed.
The Guardian - First night of the Proms – review
As for tuning into harder times, to be honest, the six million pound subsidy which the Proms receives is small beer. We have, to our credit, the greatest festival in the world to enjoy. And what a transcendental first night! 'The Times' leads this weekend with some editorial comment on a rite of passage. The first performance of Stravinsky’s ballet 'The Rite of Spring', in May 1913, was a riot. Literally. The scandalised audience at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris howled in outrage at the thumping, discordant rhythms. The scandal is among the most significant events in the music of the last century, in which the great Russian composer inaugurated a musical revolution.
BBC iPlayer - Discovering Music - Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring
The music will be performed tomorrow at the Proms in the most faithful reproduction possible. Stravinsky made many revisions to his score. François-Xavier Roth and Les Siècles, a French conductor and orchestra, have painstakingly reconstructed Stravinsky’s original orchestration. The London 'Times' thunders that one of the greatest scandals of modern culture will be reproduced at the Proms this weekend. Due to unprecedented demand from around the world, everyone reading the 'Kensington Classical Music Message Board' is cordially invited to join us for a riot at the rite!
YouTube - Riot at the Rite
I propose some toast: to all of you! Three cheers from kleines charlie and the gang (Saturday morning breakfast coffee rather than champagne)! Vive la révolution!
KCMS
Royal Albert Hall - Berry Bros. & Rudd No.3 Bar