Sir Magdi Yacoub
Sue Lawley's castaway is pioneering surgeon Sir Magdi Yacoub.
The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is one of the great pioneers of heart transplant surgery - Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub.
He'll be talking to Sue Lawley about his dedication to his patients, whether heart transplants are now routinely successful and about some of the earlier controversies which his experimental surgery has attracted. He will also be describing his early ambitions to be a doctor, which were discouraged by his father, and how important music is to him. He often has it playing in the operating theatre.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: Fantasia For Piano In D Minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Book: Pluto's Republic by Sir Peter Meddower
Luxury: Hammock
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - Prelude & Fugue in C major
Soloist: Sviatoslav Richter
- J.S. Bach The Well-Tempered Clavier.
- RCA Classics.
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Bob Marley
No Woman No Cry
- Natty Dread.
- Tuff Gong.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Requiem in D minor - Confutatis
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonica, The Vienna State Opera and Chorus
- Mozart: Requiem, Vienna Philharmonic And State Opera.
- Decca.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Requiem in D minor - Lacrymosa
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonica, The Vienna State Opera and Chorus
- Mozart Requiem - Vienna Philharmonic.
- Decca.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Swan Lake - Dance of the Swans
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonica Conductor: James Levine
- Ballet Suites.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
St Matthew Passion - Wir setzen uns mit Tr盲nen nieder
Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra Conductor: George Solti
- J.S. Bach St. Mathew Passion.
- Decca.
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Franz Schubert
St盲ndchen (from Schwanengesang)
Soloist: Fritz Wunderlich
- Fritz Wunderlich - Lieder By Schumann, Beethoven.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Castaway's Favourite
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Fantasia in D minor, K397
Soloist: Emil Gilels
- Mozart Piano Sonatas.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Book Choice
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Pluto's Republic - Sir Peter Meddower
Luxury Choice
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Hammock
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Sue Lawley |
| Interviewed Guest | Sir Magdi Yacoub |
Broadcasts
- Sun 18 Jun 1995 12:15成人快手 Radio 4
- Fri 23 Jun 1995 09:05成人快手 Radio 4
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