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Rve Instrument Makers
1: John Broadwood
In anticipation of the gift of a Broadwood piano in 1818, Beethoven enthused that he would look on it "as an altar upon which I shall place the most beautiful offerings of my spirit to the divine
Apollo". Donald Macleod introduces music including:
Beethoven Bagatelle , Op 119 No 9 Melyn Tan (fortepiano)
Handel Prelude and Minuet
Malcolm Binns (harpsichord)
JC Bach Rondo (Piano Quartet in G) John Tunnell (violin),
Penelope Howard (viola), Olga Hegedus (cello), Celia Bizony (piano)
Haydn My Mother Bids Me Bind My Hair Patricia Wright (soprano), Jon Gillaspie (fortepiano)
Beethoven Piano Concerto No 3 in C minor (3rd mvt) Mary Verney (fortepiano), Hanover Band
Chopin Etude in C sharp minor, Op 25 No 7 Kenneth van Barthold
(Chopin's Broadwood piano) Harry Woods Side by Side
65-note Broadwood player piano
Beethoven Bagatelle, Op 33 No 1 Melvyn Tan (fortepiano) Producer Piers Burton-Page
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Contributors

Unknown:
John Broadwood
Introduces:
Donald MacLeod
Unknown:
Beethoven Bagatelle
Harpsichord:
Malcolm Binns
Piano:
Bach Rondo
Violin:
John Tunnell
Violin:
Penelope Howard
Viola:
Olga Hegedus
Piano:
Celia Bizony
Soprano:
Patricia Wright
Soprano:
Jon Gillaspie
Unknown:
Mary Verney
Unknown:
Kenneth van Barthold
Piano:
Harry Woods

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