Zubin Varla
Sunday 5 March 2006 12:00-13:00 (Radio 3)
Michael Berkeley talks to actor Zubin Varla, whose choices range from a Bach cello suite and a Chopin Nocturne to a song from Schumann's Liederkreis. He also selects symphonies by Shostakovich and Mahler, and Keith Jarrett playing Over the Rainbow.
Varla has recently appeared as Brutus in David Farr's production of Julius Caesar at the RSC and the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith. He also appeared on stage to great acclaim as Mozart (Amadeus), Salim (Midnight's Children) and in many other RSC productions. His TV work includes The Bill, Dalziel and Pascoe and Spooks.
An accomplished musician, Varla plays violin, piano and percussion, and has given professional concerts with the Bergonzi Quartet.
Playlist
Sig M. Berkeley: The Wakeful Poet (from Music from Chaucer) (pub. OUP)
Beaux-Arts Brass Quintet
BBQ BBQ 003 T.10
Bach: Suite No.4 in E flat, BWV 1010 (4th mvt - Sarabande)
Mstislav Rostropovich (cello)
EMI 5553632 T.11
Shostakovich: Symphony No.5, Op.47 (opening of 3rd mvt - Largo)
Kirov Orchestra/Valery Gergiev
Philips 470 651-2 T.3 (exc.)
Joe Zawinul: 74 miles away (opening)
Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (sax)/Nat Adderley (cornet)/Joe Zawinul (piano)/Victor Gaskin (bass)
Roy McCurdy (drums)
Capitol 5970702 T.1 (exc.)
Chopin: Nocturne in C sharp minor, Op.27/1
Daniel Barenboim (piano)
DG 423 916-2 Disc 1 T.7
Schumann: Schöne Wieger meiner Leiden (from Liederkreis, Op.24)
Thomas Hampson (baritone)/Wolfgang Sawallisch (piano)
EMI 555598-2 T.5
Mahler: Symphony No.9 (extract from 4th mvt - Adagio)
Berlin PO/Claudio Abbado
DG 471 624-2 T.4 (exc.)
Arlen & Harburg: Over the Rainbow
Keith Jarrett (piano)
ECM 537 268-2 T.3
