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Natalia Makarova

Roy Plomley's castaway is ballet dancer Natalia Makarova.

Natalia Makarova is starring in a revival of the musical On Your Toes, but she trained as a classical ballet dancer at the Kirov School in Leningrad. She tells Roy Plomley about her defection to the West during a tour with the Kirov Ballet in 1970, about her work with the American Ballet Theatre and the Royal Ballet and she chooses the eight records she would take to the mythical island.

[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

Favourite track: Violin Concerto No 2 in E by Johann Sebastian Bach
Book: Poetry by Aleksandr Pushkin
Luxury: Wine - Chateau Margot 1961

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Fri 27 Jul 198409:05
BBC Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Egmont Overture

    Orchestra: New Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini

  • Max Bruch

    Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor

    Soloist: Jascha Heifetz Orchestra: New Symphony Orchestra of London

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Johann Sebastian Bach

      Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major

      Soloist: Isaac Stern Orchestra: New York Philharmonic Orchestra

  • Johannes Brahms

    Violin Concerto in D major

    Soloist: Leonard Kogan Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra

  • César Franck

    Violin Sonata In A Major

    Soloist: Isaac Stern, Alexander Zakin

  • Gustav Mahler

    Das Lied von der Erde (Song of the Earth)

    Soloist: Janet Baker Orchestra: Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra Conductor: Bernard Haitink

  • Ernest Chausson

    Poème

    Soloist: Isaac Stern Orchestra: Paris Orchestra

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Romance No. 2 in F major for Violin & Orchestra

    Soloist: David Oistrakh Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Sir Eugene Goossens

  • Book Choice

    • Poetry - Aleksandr Pushkin

  • Luxury Choice

    • Wine - Chateau Margaux 1961

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestNatalia Makarova

Broadcasts

  • Sat 21 Jul 198418:25
    BBC Radio 4
  • Fri 27 Jul 198409:05
    BBC Radio 4

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