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Rt Hon Lord Sainsbury

Sue Lawley's castaway is businessman and politician Lord Sainsbury.

Favourite track: String Quintet In C Second Movement by Franz Schubert
Book: The New Oxford Book of English Verse
Luxury: Bed

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40 minutes

Last on

Fri 16 Oct 1992 09:05
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Franz Schubert

      String Quintet in C major - 2nd movement

      Orchestra: The Lindsay String Quartet

      • String Quintet In C.
      • ASV.

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Cinderella Act 2

    Orchestra: The Cleveland Orchestra Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy

    • Decca.

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    La Traviata

    Soloist: Ileana Cotrubas, Placido Domingo Orchestra: The Bavarian State Opera Conductor: Carlos Kleiber

    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • FrΓ©dΓ©ric Chopin

    Andante spianato & Grande Polonaise in E flat major

    Soloist: Shura Cherkassy

    • Nimbus Records.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Eugene Onegin

    Soloist: Neil Shicoff, Anne Sofie Von Otter Orchestra: The Dresden State Opera Orchestra Conductor: James Levine

    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • The Pan Am North Stars

    That Happy Feeling

    • RCA Victor.

  • Gustav Mahler

    Das Lied von der Erde (Song of the Earth)

    Soloist: Fritz Wunderlich Orchestra: The Philharmonia And New Philharmonia Orchestra

    • EMI.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No. 39 in E flat major - 4th movement

    Orchestra: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Thomas Beecham

    • Odyssey.

  • Book Choice

    • The New Oxford Book of English Verse

  • Luxury Choice

    • Bed

Credits

Presenter Sue Lawley
Interviewed Guest Rt Hon Lord Sainsbury

Broadcasts

  • Sun 11 Oct 1992 12:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Fri 16 Oct 1992 09:05
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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