Sybille Bedford
Sue Lawley's castaway is novelist Sybille Bedford.
Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the writer Sybille Bedford. Born the daughter of a German baron in 1911, her childhood brought her into contact with the great literary figures of her age - Aldous Huxley, Virginia Woolf and T S Eliot. She has received critical acclaim as a novelist, journalist and law reporter, covering the Lady Chatterley trial, the Auschwitz trial and the trial of Jack Ruby.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: Slow Movement of 'Double' Violin Concerto in D Minor by Johann Sebastian Bach
Book: A La Recherche de Temps Perdu by Marcel Proust
Luxury: A French restaurant in full working order
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major
Soloist: Artur Schnabel Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Sir Malcolm Sargent
- Schnabel plays the Beethoven Piano Concertos.
- Pearl.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major
Orchestra: Concentus Musicus of Vienna Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt
- Brandenburg Concertos.
- Teldec.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Dove sono (from The Marriage of Figaro)
Soloist: Aulikki Rautawaara Orchestra: The Orchestra of the Glyndebourne Festival Opera & Chorus Conductor: Fritz Busch
- Le Nozze dI Figaro: the Glyndebourne Recordings of 1934/5.
- Pearl.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Deh vieni, non tardar (from The Marriage of Figaro)
Soloist: Audrey Mildmay Orchestra: The Orchestra of the Glyndebourne Festival Opera & Chorus Conductor: Fritz Busch
- Le Nozze dI Figaro: the Glyndebourne Recordings of 1934/5.
- Pearl.
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Franz Schubert
String Quintet in C major - 2nd movement
Soloist: William Pleeth Orchestra: Amadeus Quartet
- Amadeus Quartet & William Pleeth.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for Two Violins in D minor - 2nd movement
Orchestra: The Robert Masters Chamber Orchestra Conductor: Yehudi Menuhin
- Bach Violin Concertos.
- Royal Classics.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Horn Concerto No. 3 in E flat major
Soloist: Dennis Brain Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
- Mozart Horn Concertos.
- EMI.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Deh! vieni, alla finestra (from Don Giovanni)
Soloist: Ezio Pinza Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Conductor: Bruno Walter
- Don Giovanni.
- Radio Years.
Book Choice
A La Recherche de Temps Perdu - Marcel Proust
Luxury Choice
A French restaurant in full working order
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Sue Lawley |
| Interviewed Guest | Sybille Bedford |
Broadcasts
- Sun 5 Jul 199811:15BBC Radio 4
- Fri 10 Jul 199809:00BBC Radio 4
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