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From Ivory To Plastic
Pianist David Owen Norris goes on a journey in search of the private life of the piano. With Jools Holland. From 1998.
Concert pianist David Owen Norris goes on a musical journey spanning nearly 300 years in search of the public and private life of the piano.
Along the way he'll be playing pianos which belonged to Mozart and Chopin, and talking to pianist Jools Holland.
Producer: Sarah Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1998.
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