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Kathleen Ferrier, Colin Currie, Duke Ellington, & Benjamin Britten

Tom Service explores the life of Kathleen Ferrier, meets star percussionist Colin Currie, reviews a new book on Duke Ellington and looks at a Benjamin Britten manuscript recently saved for the nation.

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45 minutes

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Sat 7 Apr 2012 12:15

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