Weirdest ever playout of a news show

Weirdest ever playout of a news show

News

norman lebrecht

June 09, 2023

Following an item on the shocking decline in recorder playing (first reported on Slipped Disc), BBC Newsnight played out with a rendition of its signature tune by four recorders.

Do not try this at home.

Comments

  • Bostin'Symph says:

    Not bad at all, really. It’s not an easy piece to pull off!

  • RecorderFan says:

    And you wonder why there’s a decline in recorder players….

  • Armchair Bard says:

    Comrades: this is nothing less than a cynical and deluded attempt by the so-called “BBC” to normalise Recorderism. We stand shoulder to shoulder with our allies in the wider trans-flute community against Petrist-Munrovian-Dolmetschist revisionism. We say:

    YES to A=440

    NO to countertenors while we’re at it

  • Sara K. says:

    Add nice ambiance to the propaganda /state run psy ops “news” network.

  • Nathaniel Curzon says:

    Wierd. But not unpleasant.

  • Robert Holmén says:

    All the kids will be doing it.

  • Sorcha says:

    This is an established quartet, Palisander, and they are actually fantastic! They are highly skilled performers and also do a lot of outreach/workshops – it will be interesting to see their influence in the coming years !

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aU7A2I1JCSM&ab_channel=CommonandKind

  • Una says:

    Weird is putting it mildly! Hardly a rendition to encourage one to take up that instrument, but at least it was on at 11.30pm!

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