Mitsuko Uchida
Sue Lawley's castaway is pianist Mitsuko Uchida.
This week, Sue Lawley's desert island castaway is the pianist Mitsuko Uchida. She was born in Japan, but, when she was 12, her family moved to Vienna, where she fully immersed herself in the music that she has now become famous for playing - Bach, Beethoven, Schubert and in particular, Mozart. Her aim is to be always faithful to the composer whose work she is trying to interpret.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: Cello Suite No 1 in G Major by Johann Sebastian Bach
Book: A title, in Russian and English, by Leo Tolstoy
Luxury: Piano
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Music Played
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Castaway's Favourite
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Suite for Solo Cello No. 1 in G major
Soloist: Pablo Casals
- J.S. Bach Cello Suites B.W.V. 1007-12.
- EMI.
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Franz Schubert
Fr眉hlingstraum (from Winterreise)
Soloist: Peter Pears, Benjamin Britten
- Schubert: Winterresie.
- Decca.
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Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
Soloist: Edwin Fischer Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic
- Brahms Piano Concerto No 2.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Di scrivermi ogni giorno (from Cosi fan tutte)
Soloist: Erich Kunz, Sena Jurinac, Blande Thebom
- Cosi fan Tutte - Glyndebourne.
- EMI.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132
Soloist: Adolph Busch
- Busch Quartet - Works By Beethoven.
- EMI.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Sonata for solo violin No 3 in C major BWV1005
Performer: Isabelle Faust.Soloist: Milton Katims, Isaac Stern, Alexander Schneider
- Bach: 6 Sonatas & Partitas.
- Vanguard.
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Franz Schubert
String Quintet in C major
Soloist: Milton Katims, Isaac Stern, Alexander Schneider
- Schubert String Quintet.
- Sony Classical.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
St John Passion - My dearest Saviour
Orchestra: The English Chamber Orchestra Choir: The Wandsworth School Boys Choir
- Bach St. John Passion.
- Decca.
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Book Choice
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A title, in Russian and English, - Leo Tolstoy
Luxury Choice
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Piano
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Sue Lawley |
Interviewed Guest | Mitsuko Uchida |
Broadcasts
- Sun 28 Apr 1996 12:15大象传媒 Radio 4
- Fri 3 May 1996 09:05大象传媒 Radio 4
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