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David Rendall

Roy Plomley's castaway is tenor David Rendall.

David Rendall, the tenor, is singing in the new production of Madame Butterfly at the Coliseum in London, just one of the many engagements around the world which fill his diary until 1988. In conversation with Roy Plomley, he recalls how, in only six years, he jumped from being a clerk in the ±«Óãtv Gramophone Library to singing principal roles at Covent Garden, 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]

Favourite track: Die Schone Mullerin No 7 by Franz Schubert
Book: The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran
Luxury: Wine - Chateau Lascombes 1966

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40 minutes

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Fri 2 Nov 1984 09:05
±«Óãtv Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Vangelis

    Chariots of Fire

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No. 6 in F major 'Pastoral' - 3rd movement (Peasants' merrymaking)

    Orchestra: Cleveland Orchestra Conductor: George Szell

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Franz Schubert

      Ungeduld (from Die Schöne Müllerin)

      Soloist: Fritz Wunderlich, Hubert Giessen

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Dies irae (from Requiem Mass)

    Soloist: Price, Elias Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Fritz Reiner

  • Gustav Mahler

    Das Trinklied vom Jammer der Erde (from Das Lied von der Erde)

    Soloist: Fritz Wunderlich Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Otto Klemperer

  • Giacomo Puccini

    La Bohème Act 3

    Soloist: Victoria De Los Angeles, Jussi Björling Orchestra: RCA Victor Orchestra Conductor: Sir Thomas Beecham

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Cosi fan tutte

    Soloist: Kiri Te Kanawa, Frederica van Stade Orchestra: Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Alain Lombard

  • Kurt Weill

    Buddy on the Nightshift (from Propaganda Songs)

    Soloist: Teresa Stratas

    • The Unkown Kurt Weill.

  • Book Choice

    • The Prophet - Kahlil Gibran

  • Luxury Choice

    • Wine - Chateau Lascombes 1966

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest David Rendall

Broadcasts

  • Sat 27 Oct 1984 18:25
    ±«Óãtv Radio 4
  • Fri 2 Nov 1984 09:05
    ±«Óãtv Radio 4

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