Music History professor Frederick Reece and his research on musical forgeries are cited extensively in "The Lost Haydn Sonatas," Episode Three of a five-episode series, Classical Deceptions, by journalist Phil Hebblethwaite on the BBC Radio 3 program "The Essay."
Episode Synopsis
The Essay
Classical Deceptions: The Lost Haydn Sonatas
Thirty years ago, the classical music world hailed the discovery of six lost Haydn sonatas. Only it soon turned out that they probably weren’t written by Haydn at all, and the finger of suspicion was pointed at an obscure German musician. In this third essay of the five-episode BBC Radio3 series, "Classical Deceptions," journalist Phil Hebblethwaite explores the fallout from the scandal. Can a work of art still have value if it's not authentic?
Written and presented by Phil Hebblethwaite
Producer: Jo Glanville
Editor: Joanne Rowntree
Researcher: Heather Dempsey
Studio Engineer: Dan King
With thanks to Michael Beckerman and Frederick Reece
A Loftus Media Production for BBC Radio