This week journalist and author Jessica Duchen joins Holly Baker to talk about her new book Myra Hess - National Treasure, which is out now on Kahn & Averill.

This week's Gramophone podcast is sponsored by Wigmore Hall. This week the Hall sees recitals from Violinist Victoria Mullova and Pianist Yunchan Lim, as well as Baritone Roderick Williams with Andrew West, and Soprano Heloise Werner with friends - for more information about these events and much more, head to the Wigmore Hall website. 

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You can listen to Myra Hess' complete solo and concerto studio recordings via Presto Classical, below.