A S Byatt
Sue Lawley's castaway is novelist A S Byatt.
The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is the novelist and critic A S Byatt. Winner of the 1990 Booker prize for her novel 'Possession' - the story of a clandestine romance between two Victorian poets - she'll be talking to Sue Lawley about the isolation of her school days as a highly academic child, the release of university life at Cambridge and her subsequent life at the forefront of the British literary world.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: Jetzt Fand Ich's by Richard Wagner
Book: A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu by Marcel Proust
Alternative to Bible: King James Bible
Luxury: Large filing cabinet full of A4 paper & pens
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George Frideric Handel
He shall feed His flock (from Messiah)
Soloist: Hanna Schwarz Orchestra: The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Sir Colin Davis
- Messiah.
- Philips.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Concerto in A major
Orchestra: The Zimbler Sinfonietta Conductor: Reginald Kell
- Concerto in A Major For Clarinet and Orchestra.
- Brunswick.
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Alfred Deller
Care-Charming Sleep
- English Lute Songs.
- Vanguard.
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Wallace Stevens
The Idea Of Order At Key West
Soloist: Wallace Stevens
- The Caedoon Treasury Of Modern Poets Reading Poems.
- Caedmon.
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Giuseppe Verdi
Dies irae (from Requiem Mass)
Orchestra: The Philharmonic Chorus and Orchestra Conductor: Carlo Maria Guilini
- Requiem 4 Sacred Pieces.
- EMI.
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William Shakespeare
When that I was and a little tiny boy (from Twelfth Night)
Artist: Cleo Laine
- Wordsongs.
- Philips.
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Castaway's Favourite
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Richard Wagner
Jetzt fand ich's (from Das Rheingold)
Orchestra: The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Soloist: Set Svanholm
- Decca.
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Robert Schumann
Zwielicht (from Liederkreis, Op. 39)
Soloist: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
- Liederkreis Opus 39.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Book Choice
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A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu - Marcel Proust
Luxury Choice
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Large filing cabinet full of A4 paper & pens
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Sue Lawley |
| Interviewed Guest | A.S. Byatt |
Broadcasts
- Sun 16 Jun 1991 12:15成人快手 Radio 4
- Fri 21 Jun 1991 09:05成人快手 Radio 4
- Sun 5 Jan 1992 12:15成人快手 Radio 4
- Fri 10 Jan 1992 09:05成人快手 Radio 4
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