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Sir Timothy Clifford

Sue Lawley's castaway is National Galleries of Scotland Director Sir Timothy Clifford.

Sue Lawley's castaway is National Galleries of Scotland Director Sir Timothy Clifford.

Favourite track: La Ci Darem La Mano in Act 1 of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Book: A La Recherche du Temps Perdu by Marcel Proust
Luxury: Renaissance casket with a selection of 15th & 16th century Italian drawings in it

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45 minutes

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Sun 16 Sep 2001 11:15
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Celeste Aida (from Aida)

    Soloist: Placido Domingo Orchestra: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

    • Aida.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Get Off My Cloud

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Non piΓΉ andrai (from The Marriage of Figaro)

    Orchestra: Band of the Coldstream Guards

    • March Spectacular.
    • Bandleader.

  • Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

    Missa Papae Marcelli

    Choir: Choir of Kings College, Cambridge

    • Baroque Palestrina Monteverdi.
    • EMI.

  • Jimmy Shand and His Band

    Marie's Wedding

    • A Scottish Fancy.
    • Grasmere.

  • Giacomo Puccini

    Mario! (from Tosca)

    Soloist: Maria Callas and Giuseppe di Stefano

    • Tosca.
    • EMI.

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      LΓ  ci darem la mano (from Don Giovanni)

      Soloist: Thomas Allane and Marie McLaughlin

      • Don Giovanni.
      • Philips.

  • Siegfried's Funeral March (from GΓ¶tterdΓ¤mmerung)

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: George Solti

  • Book Choice

    • A La Recherche du Temps Perdu - Marcel Proust

  • Luxury Choice

    • Renaissance casket with a selection of 15th & 16th century Italian drawings in it

Credits

Presenter Sue Lawley
Interviewed Guest Sir Timothy Clifford

Broadcasts

  • Sun 20 May 2001 11:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Fri 25 May 2001 09:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Sun 16 Sep 2001 11:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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