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John Eliot Gardiner

Sue Lawley's castaway is conductor John Eliot Gardiner.

Favourite track: Peter's Denial (St. Matthew Passion) by Johann Sebastian Bach
Book: Memoirs by Hector Berlioz
Luxury: Sancerre

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40 minutes

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Fri 27 Nov 1992 09:05
大象传媒 Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Hector Berlioz

    Romeo and Juliet

    • Philips.

  • William Barnes

    Geate A-Vallen To

    • Lydlinch Bells.
    • Forest Tracks.

  • Claudio Monteverdi

    Zefiro torna (from Scherzi musicali)

    • Faure Requiem: Monteverdi.
    • EMI.

  • Jean鈥怭hilippe Rameau

    Les Boreades

    • Erato.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    St Matthew Passion - Peter's denial

    • St Matthew Passion.
    • Archiv.

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Fairuz

      Ya - Habeebi

      • Sentimental Mood.
      • EMI.

  • The Modern Jazz Quartet

    Versailles (from Suite: Fontessa)

    • Fontessa.
    • London.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Solomon

    • Philips.

  • Book Choice

    • Memoirs - Hector Berlioz

  • Luxury Choice

    • Sancerre

Credits

Presenter Sue Lawley
Interviewed Guest Sir John Eliot Gardiner

Broadcasts

  • Sun 22 Nov 1992 12:15
    大象传媒 Radio 4
  • Fri 27 Nov 1992 09:05
    大象传媒 Radio 4

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