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Nicholas Snowman

Sue Lawley's castaway is Director of the South Bank Centre Nicholas Snowman.

The castaway in this week's Desert Island Discs is the General Director of the South Bank, Nicholas Snowman. Very much a man of the arts, and a determined apostle of all things new, he founded the University Opera Society when he was at Cambridge and the London Sinfonietta when he left. He then moved to Paris, where he was appointed Artistic Director of the Pompidou Centre.

His latest post at the South Bank has attracted considerable controversy, with one critic describing his concert programme as "seriously unattractive". He'll be discussing his vision of the South Bank's musical future with Sue Lawley and talking about his achievement of establishing, for the first time, a resident orchestra in Britain's largest arts centre.

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

Favourite track: String Quintet No 4 In G Minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Book: Smiley's People by John Le Carre
Luxury: Coffee machine

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40 minutes

Last on

Fri 2 Nov 1990 09:05
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Hector Berlioz

    Nuit d'ivresse et d'extase infinie (from The Trojans)

    Soloist: John Vickers And Josephine Veasey Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

    • Berlioz: Les Troyens.
    • Philips.

  • Peter Sellers & Irene Handl

    The Critics

    • Songs for Swingin' Sellers.
    • EMI.

  • Harrison Birtwistle

    Verses for Ensembles

    Orchestra: London Sinfonietta

    • Birtwistle: Verses for Ensemble Etc.
    • Decca.

  • Gioachino Rossini

    Sois Immobile From William Tell

    Soloist: Maurice Renaud

    • 20 Great Baritones.
    • Tap.

  • Pierre Boulez

    Piano Sonata No. 2 - 3rd movement

    Soloist: Maurizio Pollini

    • Works by Stravinsky, etc..
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • The Gamelans

    Gending Bonang Babar Layar

    • Javanese Court Gamelon Vol 2.
    • Nonesuch.

  • Richard Wagner

    Love Duet (from Die WalkΓΌre)

    Soloist: Jeannine Altmyere And Peter Hofman

    • Die Walkure.
    • Philips.

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      String Quintet No. 4 in G minor

      • Mozart: String Quintets.
      • EMI.

  • Book Choice

    • Smiley's People - John Le Carre

  • Luxury Choice

    • Coffee machine

Credits

Presenter Sue Lawley
Interviewed Guest Nicholas Snowman

Broadcasts

  • Sun 28 Oct 1990 12:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Fri 2 Nov 1990 09:05
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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