Date recorded: 17 November 2008. 

Renowned Australian cellist David Pereira plays one of the National Museum's most treasured musical instruments, the AE Smith cello, accompanied by harpist Alice Giles.

Date recorded: 17 November 2008. Renowned Australian cellist David Pereira plays one of the National Museum's most treasured musical instruments, the AE Smith cello, accompanied by harpist Alice Giles.

Olivier Messiaen, Quartet for the End of Time (1942)

The National Museum of Australia's audio series explores Australia's social history: Indigenous people, their cultures and histories, the nation's history since 1788, and the interaction of Australians with the land and environment. The series includes talks by curators, conservators, historians, environmental scientists and other specialists.

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