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Richard Burnett, centre, playing the piano, with Ian Partridge, left, and the actor Prunella Scales.
Richard Burnett, centre, playing the piano, with Ian Partridge, left, and the actor Prunella Scales. Photograph: Fritz Curzon
Richard Burnett, centre, playing the piano, with Ian Partridge, left, and the actor Prunella Scales. Photograph: Fritz Curzon

Letter: Richard Burnett obituary

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Anyone who thinks that the classic and romantic repertory is predictable would be in for a shock, hearing the music on the original instruments championed by Richard Burnett. The tone colours, the attacks, indeed everything about a work emerges fresh and new. Burnett was not a dull scholar, always playing safe. His interpretations were often mischievous and jokey. He kept music alive and relevant to our lives now.

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