Julian Barnes

The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is the writer Julian Barnes. Since his first novel - Metroland - was published when he was 34, he has written another eight and won four literary prizes - most famously perhaps for Flaubert's Parrot.

He'll be talking to Sue Lawley about his passion for Flaubert, his love for Leicester City, his notions of love and his fear of death.

[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

Choices

1.

Giovanni Battista Pergolesi

Stabat Mater

Soloist: June Anderson Conductor: Bartoli

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2.

Jacques Brel

Mon Pere Disait

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3.

Columbia Symphony Orchestra

Simple Gifts

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4.

Walker

Struggle Buggy

Orchestra: The King Oliver Orchestra Artist: King Oliver

5.

Johannes Brahms

String Sextet

Soloist: Gendron, Yehudi Menuhin, Aronowitz

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6.

César Franck

Violin Sonata in A major

Soloist: Alexander Zakin, Isaac Stern

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7.

Castaway's favourite

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Requiem in D minor - Dies Irae

Choir: The Montverdi Choir Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists

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8.

Markus Reinhardt

La Marseillaise

Soloist: Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelli

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Book

Letters by Gustave Flaubert

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Luxury item

Writing equipment

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