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Frédéric Chopin
Nocturne in D flat major, Op. 27/2
Soloist: Artur Rubinstein
Nigel Kennedy
Broadcast
First broadcast: Sun 12 Jan 1986
Violinist
Nigel Kennedy, who achieved international success as a violinist in his early 20s, talks to Michael Parkinson about his musical education at the Menuhin School and in New York, his active interest in jazz and Aston Villa Football Club, 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]
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