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Jonathan Swain
Jonathan Swain
Jonathan realised at an early age that he had little talent for performing music. It wasn't a snap judgment. In his teens, he was fortunate enough to be able to try his hand at several musical instruments, but the gulf between his own efforts and the achievements he could hear very clearly in others, appeared unbridgeable. So, Jonathan went into Law...

It didn't last long. The musical bent got the better of him, especially a fascination with why the same piece of music can move you in the hands of one performer, and leave you stone cold in the hands of another.

And the getting of wisdom on the subject eventually landed him the cherished jobs of writing for Gramophone magazine, presenting Radio 3's Record Review (now CD Review), and more recently, CD Masters. He is currently a nocturnal host for Radio 3's hopefully happy insomniacs (Through the Night).

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