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Post by morganstarr89 on May 1, 2012 12:45:42 GMT
Tellemann and Chopin, early vehicles and the edge of space. You can use the Listen Again function anywhere, can't you? If yes, try and catch it. It's rather sweet that Sarah Walker has done some research into the history of motoring just so she can ask James the right questions. Richard Bacon please note! DAMN IT! I missed Chopin. Will have to catch up on the iplayer asap! Chopin is my favourite. |
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Post by lindenchase on May 2, 2012 11:06:34 GMT
Really nice third episode this morning. I won't be able to listen to it tomorrow or Friday, so hurrah for ListenAgain.  Is there anyone who is able to download and upload this series? I'd love to be able to listen to it again later on. |
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Post by lindenchase on May 3, 2012 13:41:28 GMT
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Post by jacqui on May 3, 2012 14:20:08 GMT
Thanks Linden - bed time listening well bits of it  |
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Post by crumbs on May 4, 2012 10:59:10 GMT
I have heard the first and last one and will catch up on the other 3. Did anyone notice that the first words spoken on radio 3 just after the last words James said were "We are such stuff as dreams are made of".......how true that is.......
Can't wait to hear the remaining 3 - thanks for the links lindenchase.
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Post by lindenchase on May 4, 2012 12:57:00 GMT
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Post by jmsquared on May 5, 2012 7:15:18 GMT
Did anyone notice that the first words spoken on radio 3 just after the last words James said were "We are such stuff as dreams are made of".......how true that is...... Just listened to this and couldn't agree more Crumbs. Found that quite a poignant moment. Have heard them all now and thoroughly enjoyed both James and the music. Thanks to all for the links etc.. |
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Post by amie8 on May 5, 2012 22:48:56 GMT
In case anyone's interested, here's the list of James's music. The information is also on the BBC website but it's a bit of a faff looking it all up.
J S Bach: Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor
J S Bach (transcribed Busoni): Dir Est Freude
J S Bach (transcribed Busoni): Nun Freut euch, lieben Christen gmein
Georg Philipp Telemann: Suite in A Minor
Frederic Chopin: Ballade No 1 in G Minor
Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kijé – Wedding Scene
Scott Joplin: Maple Leaf Rag (sorry, Lebecque sisters, but that was the worst version I’ve ever heard)
Olivier Messiaen: L’Acension
Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata in C Minor
Trad. arr Benjamin Britten: The Lincolnshire Poacher
J S Bach: St Matthew Passion – part 1
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, “Appassionata”
Sarah’s choice:Bach (arr. Ralph Allwood) Die Mit Tränen Saën (from the B flat minor Prelude from The Well Tempered Clavier, Book 1)
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Post by dit on May 5, 2012 23:01:27 GMT
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Post by trustme on May 6, 2012 2:16:19 GMT
Thanks Dit for the link to each of these, and thanks to shellygirl for making these possible in the first place!!! I'd given up hope of being able to listen to them beyond the alloted week that they're available online, so I am absolutely delighted with this! I may even take the long way into work on Monday morning just to listen a little bit longer |
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Post by crumbs on May 6, 2012 19:23:05 GMT
I am listening to the Bach - Busoni, In Dir Est Freude as I type this. I have some of James' choices already, but will download the Scarlatti, and, to my complete amazement, the Messiaen. The latter I find generally hard to bear but there was something about that piece that got to the melancholic side of me and drew me in.
I found it all so interesting - a mix of his knowledge and little snippets about his life as well. He is a clever man.
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Post by amie8 on May 6, 2012 21:58:59 GMT
Strangely enough, crumbs, I find things like Messiaen "speak" to me more than Chopin. I seem to like early music and contemporary music, but can take or leave the bits in between (which includes Beethoven - sorry James). I think I'm probably not very sophisticated.
However, the Scarlatti was a revelation to me. I've always been a bit sniffy about harpsichord music, which always reminds me a bit of girls in empire line frocks dancing in BBC adaptations of Jane Austen novels, but that was pretty gutsy stuff. Off to do some downloading of my own.
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Post by dit on May 7, 2012 1:01:38 GMT
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Post by crumbs on May 7, 2012 8:05:03 GMT
Hi amie8
There's nothing wrong with anyone's musical taste IMHO. I'm a great believer in 'each to their own'. If you like Messiaen and other Moderns and Scarlatti, then I think that's great. I have a brother who just can't get into Beethoven. I find opera very tricky indeed. It's just one of those things isn't it? We feel we should like certain pieces but for whatever reason, we just don't connect with it.
I just love picking up music from others - I recently got a tip from my daughter and now own 5 CDs by this particular band! So, thank you James for the tips.
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Post by Vivienne on May 7, 2012 13:26:19 GMT
I've listened to Monday thru Thursday and decided he's right on the Messiaen. I thought I liked Bach in general but the piece on Monday was not to my taste.
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Post by dit on May 23, 2012 19:00:01 GMT
I've just picked up this tweet from a South African radio station DJ Rob Forbesþ@RobForbesDJ
Done editing the James May interview - talking lego houses, clay flower shows & eating Jeremy Clarkson. @5fm tomorrow 10am.There's a listen live facility (by the way, that'll be 9am our time): www.5fm.co.za/listen-live-playerI can't find anything like an iPlayer and I won't be able to listen to it live, so if anyone can download it I'd be grateful. Update - the DJ is now tweeting he will play the interview "just after 10.15am" - 9.15 our time. |
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Post by dit on May 24, 2012 18:03:31 GMT
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Post by dit on May 28, 2012 14:08:08 GMT
Update to the above - this is all three parts of the interview. As usual with James it's interesting and covers a lot of topics. One disappointment is that he says anything more with Oz is on hold at the moment, though they had been starting to talk about doing South Africa. Oh, and James says, "I'm a TV presenter, so basically I'm a prostitute really", and discusses whether it would be better to eat Jeremy or Richard in the event of a plane crash. soundcloud.com/tracks/search?q%5Bfulltext%5D=rob+forbes+james+may+interview&q%5Btype%5D=&q%5Bduration%5D= |
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Post by antonia on May 28, 2012 14:37:26 GMT
Don't think I need to listen to it now!!!
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Post by From Afar on May 28, 2012 15:19:29 GMT
Brilliant pod cast ;D
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Post by dit on May 28, 2012 15:51:40 GMT
Don't think I need to listen to it now!!! There's plenty more! I always enjoy listening to interviews with James as, even when he's going over old ground, he expresses himself in slightly different ways so it's still interesting. |
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Post by jacqui on May 28, 2012 18:59:32 GMT
Good interview ;D If someone can tell me how to strip that god dam annoying tin tin music behind it i may even save it on me ipod  ;D |
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Post by devil-may-care on Jun 13, 2012 15:52:16 GMT
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Post by amie8 on Jun 13, 2012 16:15:24 GMT
Such a cute clip. He really makes me laugh out loud sometimes.
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Post by slfriend79 on Jun 13, 2012 19:31:02 GMT
LOL!  |
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Post by jacqui on Jun 13, 2012 20:54:20 GMT
Thanks DMC that made me laugh out loud, James' laugh is so infectious ;D ;D ;D
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Post by devil-may-care on Jun 13, 2012 21:12:10 GMT
Thanks DMC that made me laugh out loud, James' laugh is so infectious ;D ;D ;D It's such a fabulous sound!! ;D ;D |
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Post by Mayfayre on Jun 13, 2012 21:29:56 GMT
That came on just as I got into the car to go to work this morning (yes, I was late again!), so my day got off to a very pleasant start |
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Post by dit on Jun 13, 2012 21:46:32 GMT
Agree about his laugh; it's such a full-bodied sound. It sounds especially good just before the four-minute mark.
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Post by mightybabs on Jun 13, 2012 22:35:47 GMT
Yay! He mentioned "Click and Clack" from NPR's "Car Talk." That makes me so happy that he's heard of them. |
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