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Nina Cassian

Sue Lawley's castaway is poet Nina Cassian.

Sue Lawley's guest this week is the Romanian poet Nina Cassian. She was forbidden to return home, after a visit to New York, because of her outspoken critisism the Ceaucescu regime. The loneliness of the unwilling exile is often reflected in her work, but so is love, passion and her wicked sense of humour.

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

Favourite track: Ach Golgatha by Johann Sebastian Bach
Book: Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne
Luxury: Cigarettes and whisky

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45 minutes

Last on

Fri 19 Feb 1999 09:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Johann Sebastian Bach

      St Matthew Passion - Ach, Golgotha

      Soloist: Michael Chance

      • St Matthew Passion.
      • ARCHIV.

  • Paul Dukas

    The Sorcerer's Apprentice

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra

    • Works By Dukas, Prokofiev & Britten.
    • Cala.

  • Olivier Messiaen

    Vingt regards sur l'enfant JΓ©sus

    Soloist: Joanna MacGreggor

    • Vingt Regards Sur L’Enfant Jesus.
    • Collins Classics.

  • Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta

    Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra

  • Claude Debussy

    La Plus Que Lente

    Soloist: Kathryn Stott

    • Piano Works.
    • Conifer Classics.

  • Benjamin Britten

    Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra

    Orchestra: London Symphony and English Chamber Orchestra

    • The Young Person's Guide.
    • Decca.

  • Mazurka in A minor, Op.17/4

    Soloist: Vladimir Ashkenazy

  • Lotte Lenya

    Speak Low

    • Berling and American Theater Songs.
    • CBS.

  • Book Choice

    • Winnie the Pooh - A.A. Milne

  • Luxury Choice

    • Cigarettes and whisky

Credits

Presenter Sue Lawley
Interviewed Guest Nina Cassian

Broadcasts

  • Sun 14 Feb 1999 11:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Fri 19 Feb 1999 09:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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