All-Day Mozart on Classic FM

[Michael]

Today is the 225th anniversary of Mozart's death and Classic FM (UK) are playing nothing but for the whole day.

There is nothing wrong with 24 hours of Mozart but I wonder are anniversaries becoming shorter and more sub-divided? Can we look forward to Mozart's 237th and a half celebrations in a few more years? Followed shortly by his 243rd and three-quarters?

Poor Beethoven has had only one in my lifetime - 1970. DGG re-issued a set of his works in 1977, but his 225th (in 1995) passed without a murmur. With a bit of luck I'll be around for 2020.

[Peter]

Nothing wrong with 24 hours of Mozart? I should have thought 24 hours of anything was too much, especially Classic fm!

[Michael]

BBC Radio 3 had five days (and nights) of Beethoven back in 2005 and not an anniversary in sight.







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[Peter]

Crikey, was it that long ago? Well I certainly didn't listen to 5 days and nights of Beethoven but at least with radio 3 there are no inane adverts! Seriously though these anniversaries are getting silly as you point out, but Beethoven does get two sensible ones soon - 2020 and 2027.