Sir Frank Kermode
Sue Lawley's castaway is literary critic Sir Frank Kermode.
The castaway on Desert Island Discs this week is the literary critic, Sir Frank Kermode. One of the most influential teachers of his age, he is credited with bringing the new literary theory of Structuralism to this country. Something, as he admits to Sue Lawley, he now profoundly regrets. He traces his life, "lived like tumbleweed in the wind", from a short-sighted, studious boy growing up on the Isle of Man to King Edward Professor of English Literature at Cambridge University.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: Cantata BWV 106 The Actus Tragicus by Johann Sebastian Bach
Book: The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon
Luxury: Samuel Palmer's painting Moonlit Landscape
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George Frideric Handel
L'allegro, il penseroso ed il moderato
Choir: English Baroque Soloists Soloist: Michael Ginn
- Handel: 'Allegro, Ll Penseroso Ed Il Moderato'.
- Erato.
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Franz Schubert
Impromptu in A flat major, D935 No. 2
Soloist: Clifford Curzon
- Schubert: Sonato In B Flat Major, Impromptu In Ab.
- Decca.
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Joseph Haydn
Adam and Eve Duet (from The Creation)
Orchestra: Vienna Symphonic Orchestra Soloist: Robert Holl Soloist: Edita Gruberova
- Die Schopfung/The Creation.
- Teldec.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Soave sia il vento (from Cosi fan tutte)
Soloist: Lella Cuberli Soloist: John Tomlinson Conductor: Bartoli
- Erato.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Che soave zeffiretto (from The Marriage of Figaro)
Soloist: Barbara Bonney Soloist: Charlotte Margiono
- Le Nozze Di Figaro.
- Teldec.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata No. 106: Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit
Soloist: Teresa Stich-Randall
- Cantatas.
- Vanguard Classics.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111 - 2. Arietta
Soloist: Alfred Brendel
- Piano Sonatas Op. 109, 110, 111.
- Philips Digital Classics.
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Richard Strauss
Ich kenn' Ihn schon recht wohl (from Der Rosenkavalier)
Soloist: Elisabeth Schumann Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Conductor: Bruno Walter
- Der Rosenkavalier.
- EMI Classics.
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Book Choice
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - Edward Gibbon
Luxury Choice
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Samuel Palmer's painting Moonlit Landscape
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Sue Lawley |
| Interviewed Guest | Sir Frank Kermode |
Broadcasts
- Sun 7 Sep 1997 12:15麻豆社 Radio 4
- Fri 12 Sep 1997 09:05麻豆社 Radio 4
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