James Bowman
Sue Lawley's castaway is singer James Bowman.
The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is the country's most distinguished counter-tenor James Bowman. He'll be talking to Sue Lawley about how he uses his voice as an instrument, producing the unusually high falsetto sound which characterises counter-tenor parts. He'll also be describing his association with Benjamin Britten, who offered him his first part - as Oberon in Britten's opera A Midsummer Night's Dream. Britten went on to write parts for him in Death in Venice and The Journey of the Magi, all of which have contributed to his highly successful career.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: Symphony No 2 in D, Op 73 by Johannes Brahms
Book: Rebecca by Dame Daphne Du Maurier
Luxury: Faberg茅 egg
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Benjamin Britten
Billy Budd
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Benjamin Britten
- Billy Budd Opus 50 London Symphony Orchestra.
- Decca.
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George Frideric Handel
Tamerlano
Soloist: Michael Chance Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
- Handel - Tamerlano.
- Erato.
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Hubert Parry
Blest Pair Of Sirens
Choir: The Choir Of Winchester Cathedral Orchestra: The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
- Winchester Cathedral Choir.
- Argo.
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Stephanie Coles
Soldiering On
- Talking Heads.
- 麻豆社 Records.
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Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 2 in D major
Orchestra: The Royal Concert Orchestra Amsterdam
- Brahms' Symphony Nos 2 & 3.
- Philips.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sinfonia Concertante in E flat major
Soloist: Bruno Giuranna Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields Conductor: Neville Marriner
- Sinfonia Concertante K 364 Mutter.
- EMI.
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Charles Villiers Stanford
Symphony No. 3 in F minor 'Irish'
Orchestra: The Ulster Orchestra Conductor: Vernon Handley
- Stanford Symphony No 3 in F Minor.
- Chandos.
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Richard Strauss
Beim Schlafengehen (from Four Last Songs)
Soloist: Jessye Norman Orchestra: The Gewandhaus Orchestra Conductor: Kurt Masur
- Richard Strauss' Four Last Songs.
- Philips.
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Book Choice
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Rebecca - Dame Daphne Du Maurier
Luxury Choice
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Faberge egg
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Sue Lawley |
| Interviewed Guest | James Bowman |
Broadcasts
- Sun 9 Apr 1995 12:15麻豆社 Radio 4
- Fri 14 Apr 1995 09:05麻豆社 Radio 4
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