Musical TV programmes

[ihatepop]

Is there such thing as a channel dedicated to classical music?

ihatepop

[tompilk]

i think "mezzo" does a lot... a french one i think...
tom

[sissco]

yes mezzo but it is on the cable  Here in Holland are a lot of programmes, don't know in america 

[00range]

I have two channels that are all classical all the time, three if you count opera. I get them through digital cable.

[tompilk]

i wish i lived somewhere other than UK... all we get is proms and new years eve concerts!
tom

[ahinton]

i wish i lived somewhere other than UK... all we get is proms and new years eve concerts!
tom

And you don't get many of the former on TV anyway - but, let's face it, music is not primarily a visual experience anyway and, for all the irritating chattiness and feigned over-familiarity of certain presenters' manners, BBC Radio 3 is surely second to almost none as a radio channel for music. I know many people who live outside Britain who depend mainly on BBC Radio 3 over the internet for their broadcast music.

Best,

Alistair

[tompilk]

And you don't get many of the former on TV anyway - but, let's face it, music is not primarily a visual experience anyway and, for all the irritating chattiness and feigned over-familiarity of certain presenters' manners, BBC Radio 3 is surely second to almost none as a radio channel for music. I know many people who live outside Britain who depend mainly on BBC Radio 3 over the internet for their broadcast music.

Best,

Alistair

very true.. amazing especially for piano music...
Tom

[andyd]

We have Sky, which gives us BBC 3 & 4, also Performance and Artsworld.  Then there's Classic FM TV but enough said of that channel.

Artsworld is worth the whole Sky subscription.  You never know what's going to be on, classical, jazz.
Recently it has been running a three part (one hour each) programme called 'The Enigma of Richter'.  Fascinating insight into the man's life, his musicality and development.  He was unbelievably self-critical, and the ending had me welling up with tears.
Anyone else seen it?

Andy

[nolan]

Ovation is available in the US. A pretty wide variety of programs dedicated to the arts.

[a1]

  I seldom watch musical TV programmes .Maybe listen to music..........