In October 1939, Myra Hess began a series of daily chamber-music concerts at the National Gallery which continued throughout the War. In this five-part series, Robert Philip traces the history of the concerts, and plays recordings of those that took part.
Today's progarmme includes Myra Hess playing the first movement of Beethoven's Piano Sonata in F minor, Op 57 (Appassionata) and the Scherzo from Brahms's Piano Quintet in F minor, Op 34 with the Griller Quartet. With the voices of Howard Ferguson, Sir Kenneth Clark and Myra Hess herself.