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14/07/2009

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Music from Beyond the Veil

Paul Robertson examines the claims and counter-claims for musical mediumship.

Professor Paul Robertson on claims and counter-claims for musical mediumship. Could inspiration come from beyond? From July 2009.

Prof Paul Robertson examines the claims and counter-claims for musical mediumship and asks whether musical inspiration comes from within ourselves or if it could come from somewhere beyond.  

He recounts the story of how, 40 years ago, a Balham housewife and medium with little musical training created a sensation when she claimed to have received new works from beyond the grave from Liszt, Brahms, Beethoven, Rachmaninov and other great composers. Rosemary Brown's abilities divided the musical world, with her supporters convinced that the works were genuine while her critics dismissed them as pastiche.

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