Steven Isserlis with the MSO, Bill Bailey on Duet and more
| | | Rosemary Brown claimed she had little musical training but produced over 300 pieces of music from long-dead composers including Beethoven, Chopin and even John Lennon.
When she was seven, a man she later identified as Liszt appeared to her and said: "When you grow up, I will come back and give you music."
In 1964 he returned and began to transmit music to her, guiding her hands on the piano.
Her work quickly gained attention from the British public through the 60s and 70s, although reactions to her claims were mixed.
"I certainly think she would be unable to fake music. She's not clever," said Ian Parrott, Professor of Music at Aberystwyth University.
Fact or fiction, researchers believe there are many things we can learn from Brown's music. | | |
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| Tamara-Anna Cislowska welcomes English comedian, writer, actor and musician Bill Bailey to share an hour of music and conversation, including some "cockney-fied" improvisations on Bach and Mozart. | |
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| Cello virtuoso Steven Isserlis joins the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra for Shostakovich’s tempestuous First Cello Concerto in a program that also features a premiere by Australian composer Naomi Dodd. | |
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| Australian screen music composers are creating music for some of the biggest hits in film, TV and video games. These annual awards recognise their achievements. | |
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| The process of letting go can be painful and involve a process of grief, perhaps even anger, and longing. Unwind and find solace in the power of music, grounded in psychology, with Greta Bradman. | |
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| Live music highlights around Australia this week include Bach Akademie Australia's Christmas Oratorio, Ensemble Q's Frankenstein!!, the final of the Australian National Academy of Music Concerto Competition and more. | |
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| Celebrating Australia's female composers! This edition of Women of Note features audience favourites Sally Whitwell, Genevieve Lacey, Anne Cawrse and Nat Bartsch, leading Indigenous figure Dr Lou Bennett, and rising stars Isabella Gerometta, Meredith Connie, Kate Moore and Meta Cohen. | |
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