ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½

Use ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½.com or the new ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ App to listen to ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK.

Episode details

Radio 4,10 Dec 1983,40 mins

Available for over a year

The artist John Piper is a man of many talents. Not only is he a distinguished painter, but also he is particularly interested in tapestry and stained glass, and he has done windows for cathedrals at Coventry and Liverpool. In conversation with Roy Plomley, he talks about the many facets of his life, especially his designs for many of the operas of Benjamin Britten, and he chooses the eight records he would take to the mythical island. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini by Sergei Rachmaninov Book: The complete works by William Blake Luxury: Pianola

Programme Website
More episodes

Tracklist

  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Piano Sonata No. 3 in F sharp minor
    Piano Sonata No. 3 in F sharp minor
    Alexander Scriabin
  3. 2.
    Symphony No. 5 in B flat major
    Symphony No. 5 in B flat major
    Sergey Prokofiev
  4. 3.
    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
    Sergey Rachmaninov