John Barry
Sue Lawley's castaway is composer John Barry.
Sue Lawley's guest this week is the film composer John Barry. The Pope is said to adore his soundtrack to Dances with Wolves. Although he's probably best known for the theme tunes he wrote for the Bond movies; including Goldfinger and Diamonds are Forever. In all, he's won five Oscars - not bad for a Yorkshire lad who happened to hit London just as it began to swing.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: Symphony No.9 - Adagio by Gustav Mahler
Book: Eternal Echoes by John O'Donohue
Luxury: Grand piano
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Igor Stravinsky
The Rite of Spring
Orchestra: City of Birmingham Orchestra
- Le Sacre du Printemps - Apollo.
- EMI.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 5 in C minor - 1st movement
Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic
- Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k
Serenade in E Major, Op. 22 - 1st movement
Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
- Tschaikowsky: Dvorak: Streicherenaden.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 9 in D major - 4th movement
Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic
- Symphony No. 9.
- EMI.
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony No. 5 in D minor
Orchestra: New York Philharmonic
- Symphonies Nos. 5 & 9.
- CBS.
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Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 8 in C minor - 1st movement
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic
- Bruckner: Symphony No.8.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 5 in E flat major
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
- Symphonies No.3 & 5.
- RCA.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor -1st movement
Soloist: Sviatoslav Richter
- Great Concertos: Sviatoslav Richter.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Book Choice
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Eternal Echoes - John O'Donohue
Luxury Choice
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Grand piano
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Sue Lawley |
| Interviewed Guest | John Barry |
Broadcasts
- Sun 13 Jun 1999 11:15麻豆社 Radio 4
- Fri 18 Jun 1999 09:00麻豆社 Radio 4
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