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Radio 4,21 Jul 1984,40 mins

Natalia Makarova

Desert Island Discs

Available for over a year

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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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Egmont Overture
    Egmont Overture
    Ludwig van Beethoven
  3. 2.
    Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor
    Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor
    Max Bruch
  4. 3.
    Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major
    Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major
    Johann Sebastian Bach