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* A Musical Friend

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The third in a series of four readings from Charles Villiers Stanford's memoir of the composer William Stemdale
Bennett gives an account of the much-publicised row in 1848 between Bennett and the composer Michael Costa which led to the end of Bennett's career as a concert pianist. Readers DENYS HAWTHORNE and JONATHON TAFLER Producer JUDITH ELLIOTT

Contributors

Unknown:
Charles Villiers
Unknown:
William Stemdale
Unknown:
Michael Costa
Readers:
Denys Hawthorne
Readers:
Jonathon Tafler
Producer:
Judith Elliott
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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