Jancis Robinson
Sue Lawley's castaway is wine connoisseur Jancis Robinson.
Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the wine writer Jancis Robinson.
One of only 200 Masters of Wine in the world, she recalls how her passion was first aroused by a full-bodied Chambolle-Musigny. It was, she says, the first time she realised that wine was an intellectual experience and not just for lubrication. A familiar face on television for her Matters of Taste and Wine Course series, she also edited the prestigious Oxford Companion to Wine. But her main occupation is tasting, and she can sip and spit more than a hundred varieties at a sitting.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: Sabat Mater Inflammatus Et Accensus by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
Book: Middlemarch by George Eliot
Luxury: Cellar of wines and a corkscrew
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King's College Chapel Choir
The Holly And The Ivy
- Christmas Carols From King's College Cambridge.
- EMI.
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Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
Dancing In The Street
- Motown Hits Of Gold Vol 3.
- Motown.
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George Frideric Handel
Rodelinda
Soloist: Dame Joan Sutherland Orchestra: Welsh National Opera Soloist: Alicia Nafe
- Rodelinda - Handel.
- Decca.
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Maria Muldaur
Midnight At The Oasis
- After Midnight.
- Verve.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ah perdona al primo affetto (from La Clemenza di Tito)
Soloist: Lucia Popp, Frederica Von Stade
- La Clemenza Did Tito.
- Philips.
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Ry Cooder
Tattler
- Why Don't You Try Me Tonight - The Best Of Ry Cood.
- Warner Brothers.
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Castaway's Favourite
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Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
Inflammatus et accensus (from Stabat Mater)
Soloist: Lucia Valentini, Margaret Marshall Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
- Sabat Mater - Pergolesi.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Gaetano Donizetti
Viva il Madera! (from Lucrezia Borgia)
Orchestra: The Italiana Opera Orchestra and Chorus
- Lucrezia Borgia.
- RCA Classics.
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Book Choice
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Middlemarch - George Eliot
Luxury Choice
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Cellar of wines and a corkscrew
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Sue Lawley |
| Interviewed Guest | Jancis Robinson |
Broadcasts
- Sun 27 Oct 1996 12:15成人快手 Radio 4
- Fri 1 Nov 1996 09:05成人快手 Radio 4
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