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Rt Hon Michael Portillo MP

This week, Sue Lawley's castaway on Desert Island Discs is Michael Portillo.

Favourite track: Viene la Sera by Giacomo Puccini
Book: Proust: Time Regained by Alain de Botton
Luxury: Solar-powered laptop

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45 minutes

Last on

Fri 21 Jul 2000 09:00
Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Madonna

    La Isla Bonita

    • True Blue.
    • Sire.

  • Manuel de Falla

    Nights in the Gardens of Spain - 3rd movement

    Soloist: Alicia de Larrocha Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra

    • Nights in the Gardens of Spain.
    • Decca.

  • Cream

    Badge

    • The Cream of Eric Clapton.
    • Polydor.

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Giacomo Puccini

      Un bel di vedremo (One fine day) (from Madama Butterfly)

      Soloist: Luciano Pavarotti and Mirella Freni

      • Madam Butterfly.
      • Decca.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Violin Sonata No. 23 in D major, K306

    Soloist: Hiro Kurosaki and Linda Nicholson

    • Mozart Complete Violin Sonatas.
    • Erato.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    String Quartet No. 13 in B flat major, Op. 130

    Orchestra: Lindsay String Quartet

    • String Quartets No. 12-16.
    • ASV.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Violin Concerto in D minor

    Soloist: Nigel Kennedy Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    • Violin Concertos by Tchaikovsky & Sibeli.
    • EMI.

  • Love Duet (from Tristan und Isolde)

    Soloist: John Mitchison and Linda Esther Gray

  • Book Choice

    • A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu - Marcel Proust

  • Luxury Choice

    • Solar-powered laptop

Credits

Presenter Sue Lawley
Interviewed Guest Michael Portillo

Broadcasts

  • Sun 16 Jul 2000 11:15
    Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Radio 4
  • Fri 21 Jul 2000 09:00
    Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Radio 4

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