WCRB Transition Audio?

[Laurence Glavin]

That last piece of music, after Mark Edwards' sign-off message, was "Gute Nacht, o Wesen" ("Good night, existence") from J.S. Bach's motet "Jesu, meine Freude" ("Jesus, my joy"), BWV 229.

When you posted this info, the first thought that occurred to me was the fact that during WCRB's entire dumbed-down period (the babble-on captivity) they could not under any circumstance whatsoever play either this segment or the entire motet. Guess what? WGBH-operated WCRB played Bach's "Jesu, meine freude" TODAY (Wednesday, December 16th) in its entirety at 1:00 pm...and I heard it. Sublimely beautiful throughout. So as soon as it was over, I tuned to another station ("Fresh Air on WBUR) because I couldn't listen to another piece for a while. This is a problem with REAL classical-music broadcasting...after such a lofty piece as this one, or any other in that rarefield realm, subsequent music or (shudder) commercials just don't fit!

 

[Ai4i]

I believe that during the hours I have listened, WQXR has also gone more eclectic.
I will be keeping my ears on both stations as I had monitored the change when classical in Washington, DC moved from commercial WGMS to non-com WETA.

 

[Don Juan]

This is a problem with REAL classical-music broadcasting...

Real....as defin ed by Glavin.

As in REAL Jazz broadcasting....REAL Country muisc, REAL Oldies, etc.

There are always people that think that their taste and opinion is superior to others.

 

[mescutia]

When you posted this info, the first thought that occurred to me was the fact that during WCRB's entire dumbed-down period (the babble-on captivity)

That would be the Nassau years, correct?

 

[Ai4i]

There are always people that think that their taste and opinion is superior to others.

Makes it hard on those of us who do have superior taste

 

[12 In a Row]

That last piece of music, after Mark Edwards' sign-off message, was "Gute Nacht, o Wesen" ("Good night, existence") from J.S. Bach's motet "Jesu, meine Freude" ("Jesus, my joy"), BWV 229.

When you posted this info, the first thought that occurred to me was the fact that during WCRB's entire dumbed-down period (the babble-on captivity) they could not under any circumstance whatsoever play either this segment or the entire motet. Guess what? WGBH-operated WCRB played Bach's "Jesu, meine freude" TODAY (Wednesday, December 16th) in its entirety at 1:00 pm...and I heard it. Sublimely beautiful throughout. So as soon as it was over, I tuned to another station ("Fresh Air on WBUR) because I couldn't listen to another piece for a while. This is a problem with REAL classical-music broadcasting...after such a lofty piece as this one, or any other in that rarefield realm, subsequent music or (shudder) commercials just don't fit!

Oh Muffy, I'm spent! Shutter the thought of them begging for our money.

 

[12 In a Row]

As in, shut up and send the $$$$ or we'll keep begging.