Poverty versus abundance in the US. Plus managing a social stigma for people who stammer. 
1.
Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin
Piano Sonata No. 3 in F sharp minor
Soloist: Vladimir Ashkenazy
John Piper
Broadcast
First broadcast: Sat 10 Dec 1983
Artist
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]
Choices
2.
Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev
Symphony No. 5 in B flat major
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Andre Previn
3.
Castaway's favourite
Sergey Vasilievich Rachmaninov
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Soloist: Vladimir Ashkenazy Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Andre Previn
4.
Gabriel Fauré
Ballade in F sharp minor
Soloist: John Ogdon Orchestra: City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Andre Previn
6.
Francis Poulenc
Malvina (from Le Bal masqué)
Soloist: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
7.
Earl Hines & Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra
Tea For Two
8.
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 89 in F major
Orchestra: Philharmonia Hungarica Conductor: Antal Dorati
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Broadcast
First broadcast: Sat 18 Jul 1970
Artist
Roy Plomley's castaway is artist John Piper.
Choices
1.
Castaway's favourite
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sinfonia Concertante in E flat major
Soloist: Norbert Brainin, Peter Schidlof Orchestra: Netherlands Chamber Orchestra
5.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Don Giovanni Act 1
Soloist: Giuseppe Taddei Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra
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