HRH The Duchess of Kent
Sue Lawley's castaway is HRH The Duchess Of Kent.
The castaway in this week's edition of Desert Island Discs is Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent. After a lifelong devotion to music, she will be whittling down her choice of eight records with great difficulty. Now Patron of the Leeds Piano Competition and the Yehudi Menuhin School, as well as President of the Royal Northern College of Music, the Duchess of Kent studied music herself until she was twenty-five. Her Royal Highness will be talking to Sue Lawley about her love of music, her Yorkshire childhood and her prolific work for charity.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: Ave Verum Corpus by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Book: A do-it-yourself manual
Luxury: Lamp with solar batteries
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Keyboard Sonata No. 6 in D major, K284
Soloist: Mitsuko Uchida
- Mozart: Piano Sonatas.
- Philips.
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Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 6 in B minor 'PathΓ©tique' - 2nd movement
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra
- Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B Minor.
- World Records.
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Francis Jackson
The Tuba Tune
- Great Cathedral Organ Series.
- HMV.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for Two Violins in D minor
Soloist: Yehudi Menuhin / George Enseco Orchestra: Paris Symphony Orchestra
- Bach: Violin Ctos..
- EMI.
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Giacomo Puccini
Che gelida manina (Your tiny hand is frozen) (from La Bohème)
Soloist: Placido Domingo Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
- La Boheme-Caballe/Domingo/Milnes/LPO.
- RCA.
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Edward Elgar
Cello Concerto in E minor - 3rd movement
Soloist: Jacqueline du Pre Orchestra: The London Symphony Orchestra
- Elgar: Cello Ct..
- EMI.
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The Beatles
Maxwell's Silver Hammer
- The Beatles.
- Apple.
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Castaway's Favourite
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ave verum corpus
Choir: Swedish Radio Chorus / Stockholm Chamber Choir Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
- Mozart: Requiem etc..
- HMV.
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Book Choice
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A do-it-yourself manual
Luxury Choice
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Lamp with solar batteries
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Sue Lawley |
| Interviewed Guest | HRH The Duchess of Kent |
Broadcasts
- Christmas Eve 1989 12:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Sun 16 Dec 1990 12:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Fri 21 Dec 1990 09:05Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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