DariusB
@dariusbat.bsky.social
Leeds City organist, organ/piano for Halle, BBC Phil & others, arranging, improvisation for silent film and teacher RAM, director Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus.
www.dariusbattiwalla.com
www.dariusbattiwalla.com
Yes things were dirtier and scruffier (remember those nicotine stained interiors?). But saying that things are better now ignores the destructive legacy of Thatcherism and the huge transfer of wealth from the public to the private sector that has made many public services worse and more expensive.
November 14, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Yes things were dirtier and scruffier (remember those nicotine stained interiors?). But saying that things are better now ignores the destructive legacy of Thatcherism and the huge transfer of wealth from the public to the private sector that has made many public services worse and more expensive.
I didn’t know ‘modern’ was in use this early
October 13, 2025 at 7:55 AM
I didn’t know ‘modern’ was in use this early
For breakfast though?!
October 13, 2025 at 7:54 AM
For breakfast though?!
There are so many reasons not to use it already this shouldn’t even register
October 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
There are so many reasons not to use it already this shouldn’t even register
She really deserves someone to write her a decent scholarly biography - would be a fantastic project for the right person. I’d buy it anyway!
August 17, 2025 at 8:06 PM
She really deserves someone to write her a decent scholarly biography - would be a fantastic project for the right person. I’d buy it anyway!
You haven’t missed anything! But is there a better one you could recommend?
August 17, 2025 at 7:48 AM
You haven’t missed anything! But is there a better one you could recommend?
But this is all pales compared to what he did to HC when his wife finally died! BTW are you reading ‘music and men’ or is there a better blog of HC? I thought it was rather trivialising and not well written.
August 16, 2025 at 9:19 PM
But this is all pales compared to what he did to HC when his wife finally died! BTW are you reading ‘music and men’ or is there a better blog of HC? I thought it was rather trivialising and not well written.
Good if it happens, and I know TPE is a terrible in many ways but to refer to ‘trundling old trains’ when we have some of the newest trains on the network, better than for at least 30 years, and we’re in the middle of a massive Leeds-Mcr electrification and upgrade is just sloppy journalism.
August 13, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Good if it happens, and I know TPE is a terrible in many ways but to refer to ‘trundling old trains’ when we have some of the newest trains on the network, better than for at least 30 years, and we’re in the middle of a massive Leeds-Mcr electrification and upgrade is just sloppy journalism.
I’m sure it thinks of you too. In its therapy sessions
July 29, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I’m sure it thinks of you too. In its therapy sessions
I've been doing this for 40 years and always wondered if anyone else did.
July 20, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I've been doing this for 40 years and always wondered if anyone else did.
It’s ok, the Charity Commission has been ‘criticised’. That’s all fine then.
July 20, 2025 at 3:32 PM
It’s ok, the Charity Commission has been ‘criticised’. That’s all fine then.
Even the BBC managed to do better
July 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Even the BBC managed to do better
In the second chart, what's DESNZ?
July 16, 2025 at 10:56 AM
In the second chart, what's DESNZ?
Tbf, I guess having his perineum cut open with no anaesthetic might have something to do with it
July 13, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Tbf, I guess having his perineum cut open with no anaesthetic might have something to do with it
She is entertainingly rude about RVWs conducting in one of her letters to Britten.
July 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
She is entertainingly rude about RVWs conducting in one of her letters to Britten.
I knew string players at college who were using really valuable instruments but they were generally on loan from a trust or some rich investor.
June 29, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I knew string players at college who were using really valuable instruments but they were generally on loan from a trust or some rich investor.
You’re not. (from somebody definitely 50+)
June 29, 2025 at 4:14 PM
You’re not. (from somebody definitely 50+)
You might get a good suggestion from @komaniecki.bsky.social
June 27, 2025 at 10:13 PM
You might get a good suggestion from @komaniecki.bsky.social
Are these in reverse order?
June 26, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Are these in reverse order?
You need to watch the ‘wise owl’ episode of Inside No 9. Maybe not on your own
June 14, 2025 at 11:25 PM
You need to watch the ‘wise owl’ episode of Inside No 9. Maybe not on your own
Beethoven would like a word with you
June 13, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Beethoven would like a word with you
Maybe I’ll have to give it another go. Heard the last movement on R3 (didn’t know who it was until the end) and found the fast sections metronomic and unmusical (pounding unvaried accents) and the lyrical sections too extreme a contrast to be convincing.
June 1, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Maybe I’ll have to give it another go. Heard the last movement on R3 (didn’t know who it was until the end) and found the fast sections metronomic and unmusical (pounding unvaried accents) and the lyrical sections too extreme a contrast to be convincing.