[Swprograms] Fun at the Proms

[Glenn Hauser <wghauser@xxxxxxxxx>]

** U K. We are enjoying the Proms season on BBC Radio 3 webcasts --- catching
the live concerts where possible, usually at 1830 UT; if not, most of them are
replayed a few days later at 1300 (or maybe 1320 depending on the length of the
previous unrelated concert); or if not, maybe on the on-demand-for-one week
file (but not all concerts are availablized this way, so you have to watch out
to be sure you don`t miss one the first time around) via
http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/listen

Unlike previous years, when just the music was replayed, with new announcing
inserted at the studio, the replays and the on-demand are the (almost) entire
original concerts, with original announcing and ambience. Except the on-demand
files usually start with the first piece, cutting off any introductory
announcements, and also cut off the closing as soon as the final applause
starts.

In between they let it run unimpeded, including interval features. I recommend
in particular Prom 8, which originally aired July 22 and will be OD until July
29. The 20-minute feature presents a most amusing alien`s view of Concert
Etiquette, especially at the Proms, ``Mobile Phones Off``. It starts at 1:11:40
into the file, and if you can spare two hours and twenty-two minutes, the whole
concert is terrific, first with the première of a BBC commission, John Casken`s
``Symphony Broken Consort`` featuring unusual instruments; Ravel`s Piano
Concerto, before the feature, and Stravinsky`s ``Firebird`` afterwards (not
just a suite), which is really, really mighty 

Now Friday at 1830 UT, it`s back to a live Prom, featuring Messaien`s ``Des
Canyons aux Etoiles`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)



		
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