Two Decades of Private Passions
Michael Berkeley writes:
As a composer I’ve always been intrigued by the way people who are not professional musicians talk about music and how they tend to reveal things about themselves when they do. And so, 20 years ago, when Radio 3 was looking for a new programme in which a huge variety of people talked about their passion for music, I felt very excited about the possibilities. We called the programme 'Private Passions' because we’ve largely avoided professional musicians – whose musical passions are public.
Music seems to connect us with what really matters.
Music seems to connect us with what really matters, beyond the daily busyness of our lives, so when we talk about it we soon come to love and death. Over the years, acts of seduction, weddings and funerals have all loomed large; nonetheless,I can honestly say I haven’t regretted any of my guests. I enjoy the way they confound all the established musical categories, mixing up classical and jazz and rock music. Indeed they have sometimes made me overcome my own prejudices.
Michael's Private Passions
After 20 years of asking others to choose, the presenter has chosen his own:
To mark the 20th anniversary, extracts of interviews with guests from the last two decades have been drawn together to form a special edition of the programme broadcast at 12.00 on Sunday 19 April.
Many of the complete interviews are available to listen to here and through the Private Passions podcast.
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