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The Harpsichord - "Skeletons Copulating on a Tin Roof"?
From the "skeletons copulating on a tin roof" jibes of conductor Sir Thomas Beecham to its unfavourable characterisation as the ideal instrument of the Addams Family, the harpsichord is an often misunderstood instrument - sometimes dividing audiences. Harpsichord virtuoso Mahan Esfahani heads off on a personal journey to uncover the instrument's chequered history.
Cutdown of Radio 3's Sunday Feature: Mission Harpsichord.
(Photo: Mahan Esfahani with the instrument. Credit: Marco Borggreve)
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