This is going to be a prelude to one heck of a big entry so  In the words of Uncle Mac, the great presenter over children's BBC programs many decades ago, 'are you sitting comfortably? Then I'll begin'. This morning while listening to Angela Hallett playing Chopin in Radio Three  I realised that the organiser had put so much love and caring into this event, almost guaranteeing, though that is a...

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