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Donald Francis Tovey

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

born 17 July 1875
A centenary portrait by WILLIAM ROBSON with Marjorie Westbury , Stephen Thorne. Norman Shelley Tovey is known to the musical world as the brilliant and witty professor who wrote Essays in Musical Analysis. The Tovey of this programme is the pianist and composer who was compared to Mozart when he first hit the London concert platform in 1900: who was adored by Joachim and Casals: and who founded an orchestra for Edinburgh.
Music performed bv the DART. INGTON STRING QUARTET, PABLO CASAI. S, ADII.A D'ARANYI and TOVSY Producer ELAINE PADMORE

Contributors

Unknown:
William Robson
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Marjorie Westbury
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Norman Shelley
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Pablo Casai.
Producer:
Elaine Padmore
Source: Radio Times

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Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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