F minor

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Ivan Hewett returns to explore the question of why certain musical keys have become associated with particular moods. Ivan meets harpsichordist Terence Charlston to discuss the anguished and stormy key of F minor, and its relationship to different tuning systems. The music ranges from Bach to Schubert, with some Fleetwood Mac and Andrew Lloyd Webber along the way. Producer: Rosie Boulton First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2012.