One of the largest and most diverse collections of antique musical instruments is to be offered at auction next month. The collection has been amassed over 40 years by English collector and dealer, ...

The priciest instruments can be found on the market for over £10m – and yet, the average musician earns less than £20,000 a year. So why do musical instruments continue to demand such high prices?

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FRAN SCOTT: I love this piece. In fact I think it was the first bitof classical music that I ever heard. GREG FOOT: Ah yes Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. It's got the best startto any piece of music ever ...