Andrew Motion
Sue Lawley's castaway is poet Andrew Motion.
Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the poet Andrew Motion.
He describes his writing as a "biological thing" - like developing a headache or the flu - but much, much more pleasurable. Also a biographer, his first, controversial work was about his friend and fellow poet Philip Larkin. While researching for it, he collected together his own personal writings and burnt them. Dominant in his work is the figure of his mother; injured in an accident which left her severely ill and from which she eventually died. His poems, he says, are his way of bringing her back to life.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: Cello Suite No. 6 in D by Johann Sebastian Bach
Book: Prelude - Penguin edition by William Wordsworth
Luxury: Pencils and paper
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Bob Dylan
Love Minus Zero, No Limit
- Unplugged.
- Columbia.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata No. 56: Ich will den Kreustab
Soloist: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Orchestra: Munich Bach Orchestra
- Bach: Cantatas Vol. 5.
- Archiv.
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Philip Larkin
Here
- On Record.
- Yorkshire Arts.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
From Far, From Eve and Morning from On Wenlock Edge
Soloist: Adrian Thompson Orchestra: Delme String Quartet
- Song Cycles by Vaughan Williams & Gurney.
- Hyperion.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 29 in B flat major, Op. 106 'Hammerklavier - 3rd movement
Soloist: Alfred Brendel
- Piano Sonatas 26 & 29.
- Philips (Digital Classics).
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Alban Berg
Violin Concerto
Orchestra: New York Philharmonic
- Kammerkonzert.
- CBS Masterworks.
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Cassandra Wilson
Tupelo Honey
- Blue Light Til Dawn.
- Blue Note.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Suite for Solo Cello No. 6 in D major
Soloist: Maurice Gedron
- Cello Suites 1, 4 & 6.
- Philips (Baroque Classics).
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Book Choice
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Prelude - Penguin edition - William Wordsworth
Luxury Choice
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Pencils and paper
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Sue Lawley |
| Interviewed Guest | Andrew Motion |
Broadcasts
- Sun 22 Mar 1998 12:15±«Óãtv Radio 4
- Fri 27 Mar 1998 09:05±«Óãtv Radio 4
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