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John Drummond

Sue Lawley's castaway is director of the Promenade Concerts John Drummond.

The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is the Director of the Promenade Concerts John Drummond. He'll be talking to Sue Lawley about his years at the 麻豆社, starting as a general trainee, leaving it to become Director of the Edinburgh Festival and returning as Controller of Music and then Controller of Radio Three. He'll be discussing his passionate attachment to fine music and musicianship and his conviction that such music should not just be heard, but must be properly listened to.

[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

Favourite track: Soave Sia Il Vento from Cosi fan Tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Book: Encyclopaedia of the libretti of all the well-known operas
Luxury: Small theatre

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40 minutes

Last on

Fri 1 Jul 1994 09:05
麻豆社 Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Leos Jan谩膷ek

    The Cunning Little Vixen Prelude

    • Janacek The Cunning Little Vixen.
    • EMI Classics.

  • Maurice Ravel

    String Quartet in F major - 1st movement

    • Debussy / Ravel / String Quartets.
    • Philips.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor - 2nd movement

    • Horowitz Plays Rachmaninov.
    • RCA Victor.

  • Igor Stravinsky

    2nd Tableau of Les Noces

    • Stravinsky - Les Noces.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Soave sia il vento (from Cosi fan tutte)

      • Glyndebourne Festival / Cosi fan Tutte.
      • EMI Digital.

  • Carl Nielsen

    Symphony No. 6 - 1st movement

    • Nielson: Symphonies 4 & 5.
    • Virgin Classics.

  • Alban Berg

    Wozzeck

    • Alban Berg - Wozzeck.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Harrison Birtwistle

    Earth Dances

    • Sir Harrison Birtwistle: Earth Dances.
    • Collins Classics.

  • Book Choice

    • Encyclopaedia of the libretti of all the well-known operas

  • Luxury Choice

    • Small theatre

Credits

Presenter Sue Lawley
Interviewed Guest John Drummond

Broadcasts

  • Sun 26 Jun 1994 12:15
    麻豆社 Radio 4
  • Fri 1 Jul 1994 09:05
    麻豆社 Radio 4

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