Last Night of the Proms on now -

[choosyfloosy]

• just thought I'd post this as I usually forget to watch! Dido and Aeneas in a few minutes when these bozos stop chatting.

If someone had offered me a pink carnation to wear with that dress I'd have said 'thank you' and dropped it in the bin...

ah

Not watching - am listening instead. Just sooo much better on the radio !

God that was amazing [googles recording of D&A with Sarah Conolly]

Mmm, this symphony sounds like chunks of old film scores botched together.

Having said that i've laughed a couple of times, and musical 'jokes' usually leave me stonyfaced.

Choosy, did you laugh at the hoover too?

Ooo, a Proms thread, yay

More at Lionel Blair and David Attenborough I think. Great performances

Aw, I liked that!

Anyone remember the Last Night in 2001, with an all-American programme? (well in part I anyway). Unforgettable.

Loved the piece just gone - rifles were hilarious!

I'm kicking myself for missing SC singing the Purcell

The sight of David Attenborough on floor polisher is not one I'm going to forget soon! Hilarious! And very interesting to watch.

frakkin - watch it on iplayer tomorrow

Which are we watching then, The Proms in the Park or the the Royal Albert Hall?

I am channel hopping atm.

watch it on iplayer tonight - that's where I am! It's over on BBC4 schedule.

rifles were very funny

Blimey the cleavage factor is enormous tonight.

Kind of makes me wish that male performers would wear vast shimmering codpieces or silver thongs.

ooh this is fab

who was the composer again?

another glass sweedie? [glugs]

oooh! now I wanted to start commenting on the frocks but wondered if this was a bit vulgar (seeing as it's the proms )

some of those female choir members really need to more mindful of their posture

great piece though

Piazolla - never heard of him before (shocking in a music grad!)

I wish I was there with my ukulele (sigh)

Piazzola. Very cool. [off to google again]

Albert Hall for me BettyS.

Hmm what will the Gershwin be like? I still have traumatised memories of the awful Kiri te Kanawa/Carrero West Side Story recording.

Yes, I will stay in the Albert Hall now. They all look chuffing freezing in the Park

The 2001 program wasn't just American, work by Sir Michael Tippett - a British composer - was heavily featured, plus Beethoven and Jerusalem. It was an American conductor that year though.

Oooh Tippett, one of my favourites!

Looking forward to this piece - will be interesting to hear from young composers.