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Eileen Joyce. The first of two programmes in which Piers Lane explores BBC archive recordings made by the pianist
Eileen Joyce. From a poverty-stricken upbringing in the Australian outback, Eileen Joyce travelled to Leipzig at the age of 16 to begin her studies in Europe. Today's programme includes the Litolff Scherzo for piano and orchestra and John Ireland's Piano Concerto, recorded at the Proms in 1949 in honour of the composer's 70th birthday.

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Eileen Joyce.
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Eileen Joyce.
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Eileen Joyce
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