I’d forgotten about that one! We’re staying in Santa Marta next year, so I’ll make a note in the diary.

There's that famous Mahler quotation: “the symphony must be like the whole world: it must embrace everything” - so your reaction is very apt. BTW, as well as being one of the most recent Mahler 1s, that Järvi recording is one of the very best, I think.

For some reason, we never tried this place when we were staying in Corte Mazor a few years ago. But we've booked a little apartment in Fondamenta Rielo, just round the corner, for our musical trip next September, so will definitely try it (and the aperitivo deal at Caravansera!)

And another appearance from Beppe’s in the final (superb) episode 😎

I was sitting next to Gavin (horn) at a mutual friend’s concert yesterday afternoon; he was still buzzing from Saturday. Music that in our youth (he and I are older than you!) we tended to dismiss - but when addressed with care and affection, you realise is v beautiful…

Oh yes, marvellous series! Introduced by the excellent Cormac Rigby.

Lovely! We're currently staying with the family in Colorado, so there’s No Escape… 👻

And Ward Swingle's family were Swiss: Zwingli - anglicised to Swingle…

Definitely my favourite modern version, both for Piemontesi's playing, and the beautifully shaped orchestral playing.

Agreed! And, unlike jumpers, you can slip them on and off without having to remove your glasses…

Fabulous! It takes me back to a very enjoyable afternoon that Philippa and I spent in the Poli grappa museum (Bassano dG) a few years ago.

That's it! Philippa and I squealed when we saw the episode last Friday - the day before, we'd had lunch there, after just getting the all-clear from P's consultant at Bart’s (after 18 weeks of chemo/immuno, the scan showed complete remission 🥳)

And starring Beppe's Café (just opposite Bart's Hospital) in episode 1: an absolute institution, and lifeline for both staff and patients…

Yes, I’m fed up of having to leap up from the sofa to get close enough to the screen to read the damn things - by which time, of course, they've disappeared…

It's fabulous, isn’t it?! I saw it in the (London) National Gallery's Siena exhibition earlier this summer, but it normally lives in Liverpool at the Walker: https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/artifact/christ-discovered-temple

Discussed on this week's Locklisted (from the @backlisted people)