Anthony Rolfe Johnson
Sue Lawley's castaway is tenor Anthony Rolfe Johnson.
The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is the distinguished tenor Anthony Rolfe Johnson. He'll be talking to Sue Lawley about his Methodist upbringing in the East End of London, his years as a farmer in Sussex and explaining why he was 29 years old before he took his enormous talent for singing seriously.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: Gloria In Excelis Deo by Johann Sebastian Bach
Book: Welsh-English Dictionary
Luxury: Parquet floor and tap shoes
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Franz Schubert
Der Neugierige (from Die Schöne Müllerin)
Soloist: Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears
- Die Schone Mullerin.
- Decca.
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Gustav Mahler
Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen (from Rückert-Lieder)
Soloist: Christa Ludwig Orchestra: The Philharmonia Chorus and Orchestra Conductor: Sir Adrian Boult
- Mahler; Leider.
- EMI.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön (from The Magic Flute)
Soloist: Fritz Wunderlich, Karl Böhm Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic
- Mozart The Magic Flute.
- DG.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Mass in B minor - Gloria in excelsis
Choir: Academy and Choir Of St. Martin In The Fields Conductor: Neville Marriner
- Mass In B Minor, Baker, Tear, Ramey.
- Philips.
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Benjamin Britten
Hymn: Queen and huntress (from Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings)
Soloist: Peter Pears, Benjamin Britten, Dennis Brain Orchestra: The Boyd Neel Orchestra
- Britten Serenade, Pears, Brain, Britten.
- Decca.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D minor 'Choral' - 3rd movement
Orchestra: The Gewandhaus Orchestra Conductor: Kurt Masur
- Beethoven : Symphony.
- Philips.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Goldberg Variations - Variation No. 2
Soloist: Glenn Gould
- Goldberg Variations: Gould.
- CBS.
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Claudio Monteverdi
Duo Seraphim (from Vespers 1610)
Soloist: Nigel Robson / Sandro Naglai Choir: The Monteverdi Choir Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
- Vespers Of The Blessed Virgin: Monteverdi.
- Archiv.
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Book Choice
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Welsh-English Dictionary
Luxury Choice
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Parquet floor and tap shoes
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Sue Lawley |
| Interviewed Guest | Anthony Rolfe Johnson |
Broadcasts
- Sun 26 Apr 1992 12:15BBC Radio 4
- Fri 1 May 1992 09:05BBC Radio 4
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