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“Uchronia” - noun - neologism. An alternative history or genre of speculative fiction that reimagines historical events or characters in a new light. Five startling, counterfactual stories featuring Chopin, Sibelius, Stravinsky, Beethoven and Satie. These stories were originally created for classical music magazine Scherzo from the imagination of Spanish writer and radio presenter Martín Llade, with hints of Borges and Marcel Schwob. Uchronias straddles the gap between fact and fiction, creating hypothetical, “what if” scenarios around 19th and 20th century composers and their lives. Stories by Martín Llade Read by Blake Ritson With thanks to Juan Lucas and David Johnston. Stories originally published as "El horizonte quimérico" by Scherzo Editorial S.L. Executive producer, Sara Davies Sound mix, Adam Woodhams Translated, produced and presented by Nicolas Jackson An Afonica production for BBC Radio 3