The man with no hands, who made models inside bottles
Matthias Buchinger was born without hands or legs, but still managed to create miniature scenes inside glass bottles. Kate Romano, one of Essential Classics鈥� Time Travellers, explores the history of putting ships in bottles.
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The music in this feature is Britten鈥檚 Four Sea Interludes from 鈥楶eter Grimes鈥� performed by the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Neeme J盲rvi.
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