Richard Rogers
Sue Lawley's castaway is architect Richard Rogers.
The castaway in this week's Desert Island Discs is one of Britain's leading and most controversial architects Richard Rogers. He'll be talking to Sue Lawley about two of his most celebrated designs - the Pompidou Centre in Paris and the Lloyds Building in London - and describing how his passion for the new and the innovative has brought him into disagreement with many critics, including Prince Charles, with whom he shares a passionate concern for the quality of our built environment.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: Piano Concerto No 24 Second Movement by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Book: The Odyssey by Homer
Luxury: His wife, Ruth, but if this is disallowed then a painting
Last on
More episodes
Previous
Music Played
-
Castaway's Favourite
-
![]()
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor - 2nd movement
Soloist: Vladimir Ashkenazy Orchestra: The Philharmonia And New Philharmonia Orchestra
- Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos 20 & 24- Ashkenazy.
- Decca.
-
-
![]()
Polanaise in A flat major, Op. 53 'Heroic'
Soloist: Artur Rubinstein
-
![]()
Wilson Pickett
In The Midnight Hour
- Wilson Pickett's Greatest Hits.
- Atlantic.
-
![]()
Giuseppe Verdi
E il sol dell'anima (from Rigoletto)
Soloist: Luciano Pavarotti, Joan Sutherland
- Sutherland/ Pavarotti: Operatic Duets.
- Decca.
-
![]()
They Can't Take That Away From Me
-
![]()
Joseph Haydn
Trumpet Concerto in E flat major
Soloist: Maurice Andre Orchestra: The Philharmonia And New Philharmonia Orchestra
- Maurice Andre: Works Of Haydn.
- EMI.
-
![]()
Peter Gabriel
Biko
- Peter Gabriel.
- Charisma.
-
![]()
Sir George Benjamin
Antara
- Antara.
- Nimbus Records.
-
Book Choice
-
The Odyssey - Homer
Luxury Choice
-
His wife, Ruth, but if this is disallowed then a painting
-
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Sue Lawley |
| Interviewed Guest | Richard Rogers |
Broadcasts
- Sun 18 Mar 1990 12:15大象传媒 Radio 4
- Fri 23 Mar 1990 09:05大象传媒 Radio 4
Featured in...
![]()
Archive 1986-1991—Desert Island Discs
Guests are invited to choose the eight records they would take to a desert island
The Desert Island Discs podcast
Subscribe or download individual episodes.
Listen to over 2,000 programmes
Click above to browse castaways, from 1942 to today.
Articles
Read the surprising things we've learned about some stand-out castaways.
Podcast
-
![]()
Desert Island Discs
Castaway guests share the soundtrack of their lives.
Related Content