EASTER MONDAY - Gardiner's Bach Marathon Live on BBC R3.

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Jared wrote:...flippin' cold though... sat there in trench-coat, scarf and gloves...

I am sure that it kept you alert and focused the mind....and ears!!
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Jared wrote: flippin' cold though... sat there in trench-coat, scarf and gloves...
Historical performance practice extending to the audience. I approve!
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This message was posted on Facebook an hour ago by the Monteverdi Choir and Orchestra, there's a countdown clock on the website:
For the next 12 hours only, a limited number of Arena tickets for the Bach Marathon are available for £10 from Time Out London! http://bit.ly/ZtEX4P
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^^ let's hope our Darren sees it in time!

unless of course, he's engrossed in another Dr Who fest... ;-)
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Jared wrote:^^ let's hope our Darren sees it in time!

unless of course, he's engrossed in another Dr Who fest... ;-)
I had young Darren in mind when I posted that link.
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Jared wrote:^^ let's hope our Darren sees it in time!

unless of course, he's engrossed in another Dr Who fest... ;-)

Probably the latter at the moment I should think and good for him!
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Bach, Bach, Bach
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A real treat in store on BBC2 this evening at 8pm - John Eliot Gardiner goes in search of Bach the man and the musician in the documentary 'Bach: A Passionate Life'. This is a must-watch before Monday's Bach Marathon! http://bbc.in/XxR5Cs

Sat 30 Mar 2013
20:00
BBC Two
EXCEPT NORTHERN IRELAND

Sat 30 Mar 2013
21:30
BBC Two
NORTHERN IRELAND ONLY
DURATION: 1 HOUR, 29 MINUTES
John Eliot Gardiner goes in search of Bach the man and the musician.

The famous portrait of Bach portrays a grumpy 62-year-old man in a wig and formal coat, yet his greatest works were composed 20 years earlier in an almost unrivalled blaze of creativity.

We reveal a complex and passionate artist; a warm and convivial family man at the same time a rebellious spirit struggling with the hierarchies of state and church who wrote timeless music that is today known world-wide. Gardiner undertakes a 'Bach Tour' of Germany, and sifts the relatively few clues we have - some newly-found.

Most of all, he uses the music to reveal the real Bach.
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Just finished. It's been some day.
Really liked the B-Minor mass and McGregor Goldbergs, despite all the extraneous noises - I'm sure I heard a dinner plate hit the floor about 1/3 the way through.

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markof wrote:Just finished. It's been some day.
Really liked the B-Minor mass and McGregor Goldbergs, despite all the extraneous noises - I'm sure I heard a dinner plate hit the floor about 1/3 the way through.

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I would definitely agree that they were huge highlights Mark.
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I must say that I enjoyed that, my lovely wife was imressed with some of it too.
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