CM on TV

Other than the Classical Arts Showcase program that runs only on local option channels, I'm sure that most here would agree that there is a dearth of 'serious' music on television - except - at unspecified times on two cable channels. Can anyone name them?

Ovation? Certainly not Bravo any more. They've gone straight downhill.

CSPAN's late-night (for me) coverage of British Parliment? Then again, that's just intro and epilogue music.

'Breakfast with the Arts' on A&E Sunday mornings generally contains some classical performance or interview with a classical artist.

Dave

The problem is that filmed concerts or operas are usually not very interesting to watch, and unless you have your TV hooked up to a stereo, not great to listen to.

Interviews with musicians are a notch above interviews with athletes for intellectual content (with a few exceptions).

(Just my experience.)

I can see how some would react, 'Thank goodness we have a ghetto, instead of nothing at all.'

You got it, Mark. I am referring to the times when Congress is in session and there is a quoroum call or a computerized vote on the floor. One can hear lots of GOOD serious music, although not always in entirety. Selections played run the gamut in instrumentation 'though orchestral works predominate followed by solo piano and various instrumental concertos. Don't recall having heard any 'modern' works (or vocal). I presume what is played reflects the taste of the founder of C-Span, Brian Lamb, whose pioneering establishmnet of this programming cannot be praised enough.