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Radio 3,17 Jan 2020,14 mins
SeriesMy Life in Music
Now, oh now I needs must part by John Dowland arranged by Percy Grainger
The EssayAvailable for over a year
Away from the concert platform, five musicians write about the music that has shaped their personal lives. Pianist Kenneth Hamilton explores the idea that some music is too potent to bear because of the memories it evokes. He considers the role of music for elegy and shares how his mind was filled with Dowland’s song of parting at his mother’s recent death Producer: Rosie Boulton A Must Try Softer Production
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