Whatever happened to the etiquette of classical concert-goers? I just happened to turn the television to BBC1 to catch the end of the first movement of the Beethoven piano concerto from tonight's Prom concert. And people applauded at the end of the movement. Huh? When did it become acceptable or even just not completely impolite to do that? I know I haven't been to a classical concert in years, but... what the hell did I miss? Is it the Done Thing these days or are Prom attendees just incredibly ignorant and rude?
Oh, but the Also Sprach Zarathustra is _so_good_. Damn that Richard Strauss for being a genius!
