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Endings and Beginnings

Something Understood Marie-Louise Muir reflects on the mysteries of the creative process.

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Presented byKirsty Young

Desert Island Discs Presenter Kirsty Young

Jon Vickers

Jon Vickers

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Broadcast

First broadcast: Mon 25 Mar 1968

Opera singer - tenor

Roy Plomley's castaway is tenor Jon Vickers.

Choices

Bing Crosby

1.

Bing Crosby

Welcome to My Dream

Others who chose this artist

The Mantovani Orchestra

2.

The Mantovani Orchestra

True Love

Others who chose this artist

Enrico Caruso

3.

Enrico Caruso

Rachel! Quand de Signeur le Grace Tutelaire

Others who chose this artist

Glasgow Orpheus Choir

4.

Glasgow Orpheus Choir

The Twenty-Third Psalm

Others who chose this artist

Johann Sebastian Bach

5.

Johann Sebastian Bach

Jesu, joy of man's desiring (from Cantata No. 147)

Soloist: Dinu Lipatti

Others who chose this artist

Johann Sebastian Bach

6.

Johann Sebastian Bach

Sheep may safely graze (from Cantata No. 208)

Soloist: Phyllis Sellick, Cyril Smith

Others who chose this artist

Johann Sebastian Bach

7.

Castaway's favourite

Johann Sebastian Bach

St Matthew Passion - Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder

Choir: Mendelssohn Choir Orchestra: Toronto Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Ernest Macmillan

Others who chose this artist

Book

Report to Greco by Saki

Others who chose this author

Luxury item

Child's ball

Others who chose a similar luxury

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Music, Classical Music

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