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Sybille Bedford

Sue Lawley's castaway is novelist Sybille Bedford.

Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the writer Sybille Bedford. Born the daughter of a German baron in 1911, her childhood brought her into contact with the great literary figures of her age - Aldous Huxley, Virginia Woolf and T S Eliot. She has received critical acclaim as a novelist, journalist and law reporter, covering the Lady Chatterley trial, the Auschwitz trial and the trial of Jack Ruby.

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

Favourite track: Slow Movement of 'Double' Violin Concerto in D Minor by Johann Sebastian Bach
Book: A La Recherche de Temps Perdu by Marcel Proust
Luxury: A French restaurant in full working order

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45 minutes

Last on

Fri 10 Jul 1998 09:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major

    Soloist: Artur Schnabel Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Sir Malcolm Sargent

    • Schnabel plays the Beethoven Piano Concertos.
    • Pearl.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major

    Orchestra: Concentus Musicus of Vienna Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt

    • Brandenburg Concertos.
    • Teldec.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Dove sono (from The Marriage of Figaro)

    Soloist: Aulikki Rautawaara Orchestra: The Orchestra of the Glyndebourne Festival Opera & Chorus Conductor: Fritz Busch

    • Le Nozze dI Figaro: the Glyndebourne Recordings of 1934/5.
    • Pearl.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Deh vieni, non tardar (from The Marriage of Figaro)

    Soloist: Audrey Mildmay Orchestra: The Orchestra of the Glyndebourne Festival Opera & Chorus Conductor: Fritz Busch

    • Le Nozze dI Figaro: the Glyndebourne Recordings of 1934/5.
    • Pearl.

  • Franz Schubert

    String Quintet in C major - 2nd movement

    Soloist: William Pleeth Orchestra: Amadeus Quartet

    • Amadeus Quartet & William Pleeth.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Johann Sebastian Bach

      Concerto for Two Violins in D minor - 2nd movement

      Orchestra: The Robert Masters Chamber Orchestra Conductor: Yehudi Menuhin

      • Bach Violin Concertos.
      • Royal Classics.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Horn Concerto No. 3 in E flat major

    Soloist: Dennis Brain Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

    • Mozart Horn Concertos.
    • EMI.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Deh! vieni, alla finestra (from Don Giovanni)

    Soloist: Ezio Pinza Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Conductor: Bruno Walter

    • Don Giovanni.
    • Radio Years.

  • Book Choice

    • A La Recherche de Temps Perdu - Marcel Proust

  • Luxury Choice

    • A French restaurant in full working order

Credits

Presenter Sue Lawley
Interviewed Guest Sybille Bedford

Broadcasts

  • Sun 5 Jul 1998 11:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Fri 10 Jul 1998 09:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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