Derren Brown, illusionist
Derren Brown, illusionist and mentalist, chooses the eight tracks, book and luxury he want to take with him if cast away to a desert island.
BOOK CHOICE: Collected works of Carl Jung
LUXURY: Leica Camera
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Goldberg Variations
Presenter: Lauren Laverne
Producer: Sarah Taylor
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Antonio Vivaldi
Gloria in D major, RV 589
Orchestra: The Wren Orchestra. Choir: St John's College, Cambridge. Conductor: George Guest.- Vivaldi: Glorias.
- Argo.
- 2.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Goldberg Variations BWV.988 (Aria)
Performer: Murray Perahia.- Goldberg Variations, BWV 988.
- Sony Classical.
- 1.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Concerto No 9 in E flat Major, KV 271
Orchestra: Gulbenkian Orchestra. Conductor: Theodor Guschlbauer.- Mozart: Concertos No 9 & 23.
- Erato.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Erbarme dich
Performer: Michael Chance. Orchestra: The Brandenburg Consort. Conductor: Stephen Cleobury.- St Matthew Passion.
- Vanguard Classics.
- 15.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Cello Suite No 1 in G major, BWV1007 - 1: Prelude
Performer: Steven Isserlis.- The Cello Suites.
- Hyperion.
- 1.
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Strauss
Morgen! Op. 27 No. 4 (Tomorrow!)
Performer: Felicity Lott. Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchesta. Conductor: Neeme Järvi.- Strauss: Four Last Songs.
- Chandos.
- 9.
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Rufus Wainwright
Dinner at Eight
- Want One.
- DreamWorks.
- 14.
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Ben Folds
The Luckiest
- Rockin’ The Suburbs.
- Epic.
- 12.
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- Sun 26 May 201911:15BBC Radio 4
- Fri 31 May 201909:00BBC Radio 4
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