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Luise Rainer

Sue Lawley's castaway is actress Luise Rainer.

Sue Lawley's guest this week is the actress Luise Rainer who recently appeared in the film The Gambler. In 1936 she won the first of two Oscars for her telephone scene in the film The Great Zeigfeld. Despite her success, she felt uncomfortable in Hollywood and made her friends among the European expatriate community, including Schoenburg, Einstein and Thomas Mann.

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

Favourite track: The Creation by Franz Joseph Haydn
Book: The Proper Study of Mankind by Isaiah Berlin
Luxury: To be missed by the people she loves

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45 minutes

Last on

Fri 2 Apr 1999 09:00
±«Óãtv Radio 4

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Music Played

  • George Gershwin

    Piano Concerto in F major

    Soloist: Oscar Levant Orchestra: New York Symphony Orchestra

    • Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue / Concerto in F.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Farewell Prayer - from Act 4 of Boris Godunov

    Soloist: Fedor Chaliapine

    • Aris d'Operas.
    • EMI.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op.27/2 'Moonlight'

    Artist: Artur Rubinstein

    • Beethoven Sonatas - Moonlight - Pathetique.
    • RCA.

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Lacrymosa (from Requiem Mass)

    Choir: Robert Shaw Chorale Orchestra: NBC Symphony Orchestra

    • Requiem - Te Deuim - Other.
    • RCA.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No. 7 in A major - 2nd movement

    Artist: Columbia Symphony Orchestra

    • Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8.
    • CBS.

  • Marian Anderson

    Negro Spiritual - Crucifixion

    • Bach, Brahms, Schubert.
    • RCA.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Sonata for Solo Violin No. 1 in G minor - 2nd movement

    Artist: Sandor Vegh

    • Bach - Sonatas & Patitas.
    • Valois.

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Joseph Haydn

      The Creation

      Soloist: Fravcisco Araiza Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic

      • The Creation.
      • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Book Choice

    • The Proper Study of Mankind - Isaiah Berlin

  • Luxury Choice

    • To be missed by the people she loves

Credits

Presenter Sue Lawley
Interviewed Guest Luise Rainer

Broadcasts

  • Sun 28 Mar 1999 11:15
    ±«Óãtv Radio 4
  • Fri 2 Apr 1999 09:00
    ±«Óãtv Radio 4

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