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Radio 4,28 Apr 1996,40 mins

Mitsuko Uchida

Desert Island Discs

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This week, Sue Lawley's desert island castaway is the pianist Mitsuko Uchida. She was born in Japan, but, when she was 12, her family moved to Vienna, where she fully immersed herself in the music that she has now become famous for playing - Bach, Beethoven, Schubert and in particular, Mozart. Her aim is to be always faithful to the composer whose work she is trying to interpret. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Cello Suite No 1 in G Major by Johann Sebastian Bach Book: A title, in Russian and English, by Leo Tolstoy Luxury: Piano

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Suite for Solo Cello No. 1 in G major
    Suite for Solo Cello No. 1 in G major
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  3. 2.
    Frühlingstraum (from Winterreise)
    Frühlingstraum (from Winterreise)
    Franz Schubert
  4. 3.
    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
    Johannes Brahms