Desert Island Discs: Sue Lawley Celebrates 10 Years of The Castaways’ Choice

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1Pomp and Circumstance March no. 1 in D
recording engineer:
Tryggvi Tryggvason (classical music engineer and producer, aka Trygg Tryggvason) (from 1988-04-26 until 1988-04-27)
producer:
John Boyden (producer)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1988-04-26 until 1988-04-27)
conductor:
Barry Tuckwell (hornist / conductor) (from 1988-04-26 until 1988-04-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Carlton Classics (in 1988)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1988-04-26 until 1988-04-27)
recording of:
Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39: March no. 1 in D major (from 1988-04-26 until 1988-04-27)
premiered in:
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (on 1901-10-19)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (Edward Elgar, composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1901)
publisher:
Boosey & Co. Ltd. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes)
part of:
Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39
Elgar5:44
2Clarinet Concerto in A: (ii) Adagio
clarinet:
Emma Johnson (UK clarinettist) (in 1985)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1985)
conductor:
Raymond Leppard (conductor and harpsichordist) (in 1985)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ASV Ltd. (not for release label use; fka Academy Sound & Vision Ltd. until 1995-02-03) (in 1985)
recording of:
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio (Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio) (in 1985)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1791-09-28 until 1791-10-07)
part of:
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622
Mozart7:40
3Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves from Nabucco
choir vocals:
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Robin Stapleton (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Carlton Classics (in 1990)
recording of:
Nabucco: Parte III, scena 2. Coro “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate” (Coro) (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1841)
librettist:
Temistocle Solera
part of:
Nabucco: Parte III. La profezia
Verdi5:09
4‘Nessun dorma’ from Turandot
choir vocals:
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
tenor vocals:
Edmund Blakeman
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Robin Stapleton (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Carlton Classics (in 1991)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1921-03 until 1924-03)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA (Italian publisher)
part of:
Turandot: Atto III (Turandot: Act III)
Puccini3:12
5Symphony no. 6, ‘Pastoral’ in F: (v) Allegretto (Shepherd’s Song)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BBC Worldwide Music Ltd. (possibly defunct, website expired sometime after April 2016) (in 1995)
live recording of:
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”: V. Allegretto “Shepherds’ song: Cheerful and thankful feelings after the storm” (Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale": V. "Shepherds' song: Cheerful and thankful feelings after the storm" Allegretto)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1808)
part of:
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”
Beethoven9:00
6Jerusalem
choir vocals:
BBC Singers (professional chamber choir of the BBC)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
James Loughran
chorus master:
John Poole (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BBC Worldwide Music Ltd. (possibly defunct, website expired sometime after April 2016) (in 1997)
live recording of:
Jerusalem (orchestrated by Elgar)
orchestrator:
Edward Elgar (composer)
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker)
composer:
Hubert Parry (English composer)
orchestration of:
Jerusalem (anthem by Hubert Parry)
Parry2:48
7Quintet in C: (ii) Adagio
cello [violoncello]:
Thomas Igloi
instruments:
The Alberni Quartet
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CRD Records (in 1975)
partial recording of:
String Quintet in C major, D. 956: II. Adagio
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1828)
part of:
String Quintet in C major, D. 956
Schubert5:15
8Violin Concerto in D: (iii) Allegro giocoso ma non troppo vivace
violin:
Oscar Shumsky (violinist)
orchestra:
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra (BBC Philharmonic)
conductor:
Bryden Thompson (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BBC Worldwide Music Ltd. (possibly defunct, website expired sometime after April 2016) (in 1998)
live recording of:
Konzert für Violine und Orchester D-Dur, op. 77: III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace (Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, Op. 77: III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1878)
part of:
Konzert für Violine und Orchester D-Dur, op. 77 (Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 77)
Brahms8:30
9‘Marie Theres’!’ … ‘Hab’ mir’s gelobt’ - Trio from Der Rosenkavalier
vocals:
Ana Pusar Jerič, Margot Stejskal and Ute Walther
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Dresden (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Hans Vonk (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Denon Records (not for release use) (in 1987) and NIPPON COLUMBIA CO., LTD. (holding company - normally not a release label) (in 1987)
recording of:
Der Rosenkavalier, op. 59: Akt III. “Marie Theres’!” … “Hab’ mir’s gelobt” (Octavian, Marschallin, Sophie, Faninal)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (from 1909 until 1910)
librettist:
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
part of:
Der Rosenkavalier, op. 59: Akt III
Richard Strauss4:21
10Rhapsody in Blue
piano:
Gwenneth Pryor (pianist)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Williams (Welsh conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Carlton Classics (in 1988)
recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (standard 1942 orchestration)
orchestrator:
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (in 1942)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Ferde Grofé Music Publishing (New York), New World Music Co. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Classic 100: Feel Good (2024) (number: 5)
revision of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)
Gershwin17:23
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Credits

Release

photography:Chris Capstick
liner notes:Sue Lawley (radio presenter)
Diana Plomley
producer:John Langridge (BBC producer)
remastering:John Hunt (BBC Radiophonic Workshop engineer)
compiler:John Langridge (BBC producer)
copyrighted (©) by:BBC Music (in 1998)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:BBC Worldwide Music Ltd. (possibly defunct, website expired sometime after April 2016) (in 1998)
ASIN:UK: B000026AUN [info]