Rumer Godden
Sue Lawley's castaway is writer Rumer Godden.
Always an outsider, she seems to have gone against all the mores of her time; from opening a dancing school in Calcutta to living alone with her children in Kashmir. On Desert Island Discs this week, the writer Rumer Godden describes how her rich life in India (under the Raj) and in Britain has influenced her novels.
She says she can't remember a time when she didn't write. Now in her late 80s, and after publishing more than 50 books, including Black Narcissus and The River, she's just added another to her list.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: Kinderscenen Traumerei by Robert Schumann
Book: The Atlantic book of British and American Poetry by Edith Sitwell
Luxury: A widow's cruse filled with whisky
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Dominic Muldowney
Peacock Spring Music
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Castaway's Favourite
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Robert Schumann
Tr盲umerei (from Scenes from Childhood)
Soloist: Vladimir Horowitz
- The Sound Of Horowitz.
- CBS.
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Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
Stormy Weather
- Stormy Weather.
- Phontastic.
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Ariel Ram铆rez
Misa Criolla
Orchestra: Los Frontierizos Choir: The Choir Of The Bassilica
- Misa Criolla And Misa Flamenca.
- Philips.
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Hector Berlioz
Symphonie Fantastique
Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra
- Berloz: Symphonie Fantastique, Op 14.
- CBS.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Porgi, amor (from The Marriage of Figaro)
Soloist: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Orchestra: The Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus
- Mozart - The Marriage Of Figaro.
- EMI.
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Les Sylphides
Orchestra: The Ballet Theatre Orchestra Conductor: Joseph Levine
- Chopin Les Sylphides.
- Capitol Records.
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Franz Liszt
B茅n茅diction de Dieu dans la solitude
Soloist: Claudio Arrau
- Claudio Arrau - Liszt.
- Philips.
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Book Choice
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The Atlantic book of British and American Poetry - Edith Sitwell
Luxury Choice
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A widow's cruse filled with whisky
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Sue Lawley |
| Interviewed Guest | Rumer Godden |
Broadcasts
- Sun 13 Oct 1996 12:15大象传媒 Radio 4
- Fri 18 Oct 1996 09:05大象传媒 Radio 4
- Fri 13 Nov 1998 09:05大象传媒 Radio 4
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