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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Soave sia il vento (from Cosi fan tutte)
Soloist: Monserrat Caballe, Janet Baker and Richard Van Allan Orchestra: The Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House Conductor: Sir Colin Davis
Cosi fan Tutte, Philips
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George Frideric Handel And the glory of the Lord (from Messiah)
Performer: Academy and Chorus of St Martin in the Fields Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner
Messiah, Philips
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Johann Sebastian Bach Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D Minor
Soloist: Kenneth Gilbert
Chromatic Fantasia & Fuge, Archiv
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Duke Ellington & His Orchestra Malletoba Spank
Jazz Party, CBS
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Claudio Monteverdi Zefiro torna (from Scherzi musicali)
Artist: Nigel Rogers and Ian Partridge
Madrigals and Sacred Concertos, Archiv
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Franz Schubert String Quintet in C major - 2nd movement
Soloist: Mstislav Rostropovich Orchestra: Emerson String Quartet
Streichquintett, Deutsche Grammophon
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Sir William Walton Symphony No. 1 in B flat minor - 2nd movement
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Andre Previn
Symphony No. 1, Telarc
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Gustav Mahler Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen (from Rückert-Lieder)
Soloist: Dame Janet Baker Conductor: Sir John Barbirolli
Kindertotenlieder. Ruckert Lieder, EMI
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Desert Island Disc Fragment Archive 1942-1959
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Desert Island Disc Fragment Archive 1960-1969
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Desert Island Disc Fragment Archive 1970-1986
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Desert Island Discs Archive: 1951-1955
Castaways choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the mythical desert island....
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Desert Island Discs Archive: 1956-1960
Castaways choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the mythical desert island....
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Desert Island Discs Archive: 1961-1965
Castaways choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the mythical desert island....
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Desert Island Discs Archive: 1966-1970
Castaways choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the mythical desert island....
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Desert Island Discs Archive: 1971-1975
Castaways choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the mythical desert island....
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Desert Island Discs Archive: 1976-1980
Castaways choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the mythical desert island....
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Desert Island Discs Archive: 1981-1985
Castaways choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the mythical desert island....
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Desert Island Discs Archive: 1986-1991
Castaways choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the mythical desert island....
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Desert Island Discs Archive: 1991-1996
Castaways choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the mythical desert island....
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Desert Island Discs Archive: 1996-2000
Castaways choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the mythical desert island....
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Desert Island Discs Archive: 2000-2005
Castaways choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the mythical desert island....
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Desert Island Discs Archive: 2005-2011
Castaways choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the mythical desert island....
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Desert Island Discs with Kirsty Young
Kirsty Young asks castaways to choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the...
