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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 the composers Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Frédéric Chopin.

David also chats to the pianist Jools Holland.

Producer: Sarah Taylor

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1998.

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