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Radio 4,07 Feb 1999,45 mins

Andras Schiff

Desert Island Discs

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Sue Lawley's guest this week is the pianist Andras Schiff. Born in Hungary, Bartok was the first composer he fell in love with and his music is still a regular part of his repertoire; despite making his fingers bleed. He compares learning a new composition to maturing wine - you can taste it almost immediately but it takes many years to become a vintage performance. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: String Quintet in C - Second Movement by Franz Schubert Book: Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri Luxury: Piano

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    String Quintet in C major - 2nd movement
    String Quintet in C major - 2nd movement
    Franz Schubert
  3. 2.
    Opening of Sonata in C Major
    Opening of Sonata in C Major
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  4. 3.
    From the diary of a fly (from Mikrokosmos Book 6)