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Sir Howard Hodgkin

Sue Lawley's castaway is painter Sir Howard Hodgkin.

The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is the painter Sir Howard Hodgkin. He'll be talking to Sue Lawley about the hard road to recognition in this country - which he describes as being 'enemy territory' for painters. At 62, he has now achieved fame, fortune and to him a somewhat irksome knighthood. He'll be describing his problematic schoolboy years, his total commitment to art and what he considers to be the impact of his own work.

[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

Favourite track: Youkali by Teresa Stratas
Book: Journal De Eugene Delacroix by Eugene Delacroix
Luxury: Mayonnaise - permanent supply

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40 minutes

Last on

Fri 2 Dec 1994 09:05
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Teresa Stratas

      Youkali

      • The Unknown Kurt Weill.
      • Nonesuch.

  • NoΓ«l Coward

    Let's Do It

    • The Noel Coward Album.
    • Sony Masterworks.

  • Christoph Willibald Gluck

    Che farΓ² senza Euridice (What is Life?) (from Orpheus and Euridice)

    Soloist: Karin Branzell

    • Famous Voices From The Past - Karin Branze.
    • Rococo.

  • Amarlal

    Haveli Sangit

    • Nonesuch.

  • Igor Stravinsky

    Auction Scene (from The Rake's Progress)

    Soloist: John Dobson Choir: The London Sinfonietta Chorus Conductor: Riccardo Chailly

    • Stravinsky - The Rake's Progress.
    • Decca.

  • Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse

    Trois morceaux en forme de poire

    Soloist: Aldo Ciccolini, Gabriel Tacchino

    • Oeuvres D'Erik Satie: Aldo Ciccolini/Gabriel Tacchino.
    • EMI Digital.

  • Igor Stravinsky

    Italian Suite for Cello and Piano - Introduction

    Soloist: Roland Pontinen, Torleif Thedeen

    • The Russion Cello Thedeen And Roland Pontinen.
    • Bis.

  • The Andrews Sisters

    Patience And Fortitude

    • More Hits Of The Andrew Sisters.
    • MCA Coral.

  • Book Choice

    • Journal De Eugene Delacroix - Eugene Delacroix

  • Luxury Choice

    • Mayonnaise - permanent supply

Credits

Presenter Sue Lawley
Interviewed Guest Sir Howard Hodgkin

Broadcasts

  • Sun 27 Nov 1994 12:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Fri 2 Dec 1994 09:05
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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