Violet Gordon Woodhouse
The Fall and Rise of Harpsichord 6
11 May 2019
![The headboard showing the inscription "T.R.C.G et J.C.C Fecerunt MCMLXI" - "Made by T.R.C.G[off] and J.C.C[obby] 1956".](https://media.rnztools.nz/rnz/image/upload/s--sj1Ua81H--/ar_16:10,c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,q_auto,w_288/v1643267143/4OWWG42_image_crop_10285)
In August 1956, a beautiful new harpsichord arrived in Wellington aboard the RMS Rangitoto. It had been purchased from its maker, Thomas Goff of London, by the New Zealand Broadcasting Service for use… Audio, Gallery
Violet Gordon Woodhouse
14 Dec 1998
Violet Gordon Woodhouse (1872-1948) was a British harpsichordist and clavichordist, the first ever to make a harpsichord recording. In this programme, produced in 1998, John Mansfield Thomson looks at… Audio