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Paying the Piper: The Coal-Man and the Hosier
The story of the hosiery manufacturer who introduced Beethoven to England and the coal merchant whose musical gatherings attracted the greatest musicians of the late 17th century.
John Florance investigates two unsung heroes of British cultural history: the hosiery manufacturer William Gardiner, who introduced the unknown Beethoven to England, and the coal merchant Thomas Britton, whose musical gatherings above his coal store in Clerkenwell attracted some of the greatest musicians of the late 17th and early 18th century and an audience that bridged the social divide.
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Sat 29 Nov 200815:30
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