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Radio 4,28 Mar 1999,45 mins

Luise Rainer

Desert Island Discs

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Sue Lawley's guest this week is the actress Luise Rainer who recently appeared in the film The Gambler. In 1936 she won the first of two Oscars for her telephone scene in the film The Great Zeigfeld. Despite her success, she felt uncomfortable in Hollywood and made her friends among the European expatriate community, including Schoenburg, Einstein and Thomas Mann. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: The Creation by Franz Joseph Haydn Book: The Proper Study of Mankind by Isaiah Berlin Luxury: To be missed by the people she loves

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Piano Concerto in F major
    Piano Concerto in F major
    George Gershwin
  3. 2.
    Farewell Prayer - from Act 4 of Boris Godunov
    Farewell Prayer - from Act 4 of Boris Godunov
    Modest Mussorgsky
  4. 3.
    Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op.27/2 'Moonlight'
    Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op.27/2 'Moonlight'
    Ludwig van Beethoven