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Michael Berkeley's guest today is the writer Penelope Farmer, author of several bestselling books for children and adults and compiler of the anthology Sisters. Her musical tastes range from chamber music by Haydn and Mozart to 20th-century and contemporary music, with works by Szymanowski, Janacek, Boulez, Harrison Birtwistle and Sofia Gubaidulina among her choices.
(Repeated tomorrow 6.30pm)

Contributors

Presenter:
Michael Berkeley
Guest:
Penelope Farmer
Executive Producer:
Wendy Thompson
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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