What happens
At a Philadelphia music school in 1926, world-renowned pianist and conductor Leopold Goranoff is hearing auditions when he spots an old friend, Frederick Hofmann, a former musician who now runs a farm. Frederick brings his daughter Myra, a gifted young pianist, and Goranoff takes her under his wing. Myra soon finds herself drawn into the rivalry and affections surrounding Goranoff, while George, the young farmhand who has grown up with her, watches from close by. This is the Lux Radio Theatre's Hollywood adaptation of the Republic Pictures film, presented in November 1946 with Joseph Cotten, Catherine McLeod and Otto Kruger.
Philadelphia music school, the Hofmann farm, and concert halls in Paris, London, Rio and New York, 1926 onward
Characters: Leopold Goranoff, Myra Hofmann, George, Frederick Hofmann, Madame Goranoff, Nicholas
Listen for: Goranoff's rough-edged confidence on hearing Myra play, and George's quiet devotion to her
Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.