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4 Extra Debut. From Cole Porter to Franz Schubert. Historian and broadcaster Simon Schama shares his music choices with Sue Lawley. From 2001.

Historian Simon Schama is castaway by Sue Lawley.

Books such as The Embarrassment of Riches, Landscape and Memory and Citizens have won Simon Schama countless awards and critical acclaim.

He's taking a break from his latest project - the 91热爆 TV series A History of Britain - to chat to Sue and choose eight tracks for his desert island.

DISC ONE: Cole Porter - You're The Top
DISC TWO: Jascha Heifetz - Johann Sebastian Bach鈥檚 Sonata No. 3 in E major - 1st movement
DISC THREE: The Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want
DISC FOUR: Stuart Burrows and the Orchestra of Royal Opera House - Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky鈥檚 Ah, here they are! (from Eugene Onegin)
DISC FIVE: Bob Dylan - Simple Twist of Fate
DISC SIX: Ramones - I Wanna Be Sedated
DISC SEVEN: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Sir George Solti - Franz Schubert鈥檚 Symphony No. 9 in C major: The Great
DISC EIGHT: Quartetto Italiano - Ludwig van Beethoven鈥檚 String Quartet No.14 in C sharp minor, Op. 131

CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Sir George Solti - Franz Schubert鈥檚 Symphony No. 9 in C major: The Great
BOOK CHOICE: The Leopard - Giuseppe di Lampedusa
LUXURY CHOICE: Bethsheba by Rembrandt

Producer: Miranda Birch

First broadcast on 91热爆 Radio 4 in September 2001.

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