The Music Blog - 28 June
AM and am sat at home, taking in the A-Z of Classic FM Music which, this week, is doing an opera special.
A full, mini A-Z within an A-Z, with Mr J for James playing some wonderful selections, from Puccini , Mozart and even Gilbert and Sullivan.
Later the same evening, I sit and watch the coverage of Glastonbury from a mudless vantage point in my front room. There, on screen, riding the foldback speaker like it were an upturned skateboard, is Classic FM’s Alex James , Fender Precision bass in hand, looking as cool as a cucumber in front of a clearly ecstatic and, let’s not forget it, MASSIVE crowd.
As he switches to a traditional double bass for the choral-infused 'Tender', I sit with a beaming smile, relishing the moment. It’s as if Sunday’s lesson, so to speak, is an old, simple one.
Great music is great music.
Tim Lihoreau
Classic FM Presenter and Creative Director
