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Radio 4,15 Aug 1999,45 mins

Sir Roger Norrington

Desert Island Discs

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Sue Lawley's guest this week is the conductor Sir Roger Norrington. Known for conducting music at a cracking pace, he argues that it's the way the great composers would have played it. Music should be fun, he says, it should entertain - and never, ever, be pompous. He chooses eight records to take to the mythical island. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Brandenburg Concerto No.6 by Johann Sebastian Bach Book: Complete Works by Thomas Hardy Luxury: Chocolate

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Symphony No. 5 in C minor - 1st movement
    Symphony No. 5 in C minor - 1st movement
    Ludwig van Beethoven
  3. 2.
    In Darkness Let Me Dwell
    In Darkness Let Me Dwell
    John Dowland
  4. 3.
    Wie Lieblich Sind
    Wie Lieblich Sind
    Schutz