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Frances Partridge

Sue Lawley's castaway is writer Frances Partridge.

The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is as old as this century and is said to be the last survivor of the much written-about Bloomsbury set. She is Frances Partridge and she'll be talking to Sue Lawley about her colourful life, unconventional beliefs and friendships with such influential writers and philosophers of her time as Bertrand Russell, Wittgenstein, EM Forster, Lytton Strachey and Maynard Keynes.

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

Favourite track: Sinfonia Concertante In E Flat For Volin & Viola by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Book: Memoirs by Duc de Saint-Simon
Luxury: Flower press

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40 minutes

Last on

Fri 4 Mar 1994 09:05
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Franz Schubert

    Piano Trio No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 100, D. 929

    Soloist: Alexander Schneider, Mieczyslaw Horszoski, Pablo Casals

    • Schubert Trio No 2 in E Flat.
    • Philips.

  • Claudio Monteverdi

    Chiome d'oro (Madrigal, Book 7)

    Soloist: Evelyn Tubb, Emma Kirkby

    • Monteverdi Duets And Solos.
    • IMP.

  • Fats Waller

    Ain't Misbehavin'

    • The One And Only Thomas Fats Waller.
    • Memoir.

  • JoaquΓ­n Nin y Castellanos

    Malaguena

    Soloist: Gerald Moore, Victoria De Los Angeles

    • A Tribute To Gerald Moore.
    • HMV.

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Sinfonia Concertante in E flat major

      Soloist: William Primrose, Isaac Stern Orchestra: Perpignan Festival Orchestra

      • Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante/Violin Concerto No 3.
      • Fontana.

  • Richard Strauss

    Metamorphosen

    Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

    • Metamorhosen.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Johannes Brahms

    String Sextet No. 1 in B flat major

    Soloist: William Pleeth, Cecil Aronowitz Orchestra: Amadeus Quartet

    • Brahms Quintets And Sextets.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Dio che nell'alma infondere (from Don Carlos)

    Soloist: Placido Domingo / Sherrill Milnes Choir: Ambrosian Opera Chorus Orchestra: The Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House (Covent Garden) Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini

    • Don Carlos.
    • HMV.

  • Book Choice

    • Memoirs - Duc de Saint-Simon

  • Luxury Choice

    • Flower press

Credits

Presenter Sue Lawley
Interviewed Guest Frances Partridge

Broadcasts

  • Sun 27 Feb 1994 12:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Fri 4 Mar 1994 09:05
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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