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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1Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor: (i) Adagio
cello:
Zara Nelsova (cellist)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Charles Groves (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BBC Worldwide Music Ltd. (possibly defunct, website expired sometime after April 2016) (in 1995)
live recording of:
Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85: I. Adagio – Moderato
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (from 1918 until 1919)
part of:
Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85
Elgar7:05
2‘Au fond du temple saint’ - Duet from The Pearl Fishers
baritone vocals [Zurga]:
Anthony Michaels‐Moore (baritone)
tenor vocals [Nadir]:
Edmund Barnham (tenor)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Robin Stapleton (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Carlton Classics (in 1990)
recording of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I. No. 2 Duo « Au fond du temple saint » (Zurga, Nadir)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer) (from 1863-04 until 1863-08)
librettist:
Michel Carré (librettist) and Eugène Cormon
part of:
ABC Classic 100 (2001) (number: 7)
part of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I
Bizet5:09
3Four Last Songs ‘Beim Schlafengehen’
soprano vocals:
Heather Harper (soprano)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Norman Del Mar (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BBC Worldwide Music Ltd. (possibly defunct, website expired sometime after April 2016) (in 1996)
live recording of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150: III. „Beim Schlafengehen“ (Four Last Songs, AV 150: 3. “When You Go to Sleep”)
lyricist:
Hermann Hesse (German‐Swiss poet, novelist, and painter)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (on 1948-08-04)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
premiered at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1950-05-22)
part of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150 (Four Last Songs, AV 150)
Richard Strauss4:51
4Symphony no. 9 ‘From the New World’ in E minor: Adagio
producer:
C. B. Samuelson (BBC producer)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1975-06-16)
conductor:
Sir Charles Groves (conductor) (on 1975-06-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BBC Worldwide Music Ltd. (possibly defunct, website expired sometime after April 2016) (in 1995)
recorded at:
Budokan Hall, Tokyo (Nippon Budokan) in Kitanomaru Kōen, Chiyoda (Chiyoda-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1975-06-16)
recording of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“: II. Largo (Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 “From the New World”: II. Largo) (on 1975-06-16)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1893-01-10 until 1893-05-24)
part of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“ (Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95 “From the New World”)
live recording of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“: I. Adagio — Allegro molto (Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 “From the New World”: I. Adagio – Allegro molto)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1893-01-10 until 1893-05-24)
part of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“ (Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95 “From the New World”)
Dvořák11:59
5‘Vissi d’arte’ from Tosca
soprano vocals:
Josephine Barstow (soprano)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Norman Del Mar (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Carlton Classics (in 1991)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II (Tosca: Act II)
Puccini3:22
6Symphony no. 9, ‘Choral’: (iv) Presto – Allegro assai (excerpt)
choir vocals:
The Sinfonia Chorus
orchestra:
Northern Sinfonia of England (Royal Northern Sinfonia)
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
chorus master:
Alan Fearon (chorus master)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ASV Ltd. (not for release label use; fka Academy Sound & Vision Ltd. until 1995-02-03) (in 1988)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: IV. Finale. Presto – Allegro assai (Ode an die Freude / Ode to Joy)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1822 until 1824)
librettist:
Friedrich Schiller (German poet and playwright)
quotes lyrics from:
An die Freude
part of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”
Beethoven7:58
7Siegfried’s Funeral March from Götterdämmerung
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Francesco d'Avalos
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ASV Ltd. (not for release label use; fka Academy Sound & Vision Ltd. until 1995-02-03) (in 1987)
recording of:
Excerpt from Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D: Akt III, Scene II. Trauermusik beim Tode Siegfrieds (Funeral March)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1869 until 1874, from 1872-01-04 until 1874-11-21)
part of:
Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D: Akt III, Scene II "Hoiho?" - "Hoiho!"
Wagner9:32
8‘Soave sia il vento’ - Trio from Cosi fan tutte
producer:
Hubert Geschwandtner (producer/engineer) (from 1990-02 until 1990-04) and Karol Kopernický (producer) (from 1990-02 until 1990-04)
bass vocals:
Peter Mikuláš (operatic bass) (from 1990-02 until 1990-04)
choir vocals:
Slovak Philharmonic Chorus (Slovak Philharmonic Choir) (from 1990-02 until 1990-04)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Rohangiz Yachmi (mezzo-soprano) (from 1990-02 until 1990-04)
soprano vocals:
Joanna Borowska (soprano) (from 1990-02 until 1990-04)
orchestra:
Capella Istropolitana (from 1990-02 until 1990-04)
conductor:
Johannes Wildner (conductor) (from 1990-02 until 1990-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Naxos and HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1990, in 1994)
recorded at:
Moyzesova sieň (Moyzes Hall) in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj (Bratislava Region), Slovakia (from 1990-02 until 1990-04)
recording of:
Così fan tutte: Atto I. No. 10 Terzettino “Soave sia il vento” (Fiordligi, Dorabella, Don Alfonso) (from 1990-02 until 1990-04)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Così fan tutte: Atto I
Mozart3:14
9Prisoners’ Chorus from Fidelio
choir vocals:
Slovak Philharmonic Choir
orchestra:
Slovak Radio Symphony (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Johannes Wildner (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1996)
recording of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Act I, Scene II, no. 10a. Prisoner’s Chorus „O welche Lust, in freier Luft“ (Chor, 1st Prisoner, 2nd Prisoner)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1805, in 1814)
additional librettist:
Georg Friedrich Treitschke
librettist:
Jean-Nicolas Bouilly
translator:
Joseph Sonnleithner
part of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Akt I
Beethoven7:15
10Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor: (iii) Allegro scherzando
piano:
David Golub (pianist and conductor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Wyn Morris (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Carlton Classics (in 1998)
recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: III. Allegro scherzando
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1900-12-15)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1900 until 1901-04)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18
Rachmaninov12:14

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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]