Hello I'm Krusty Young and this is a podcast from the Desert Island Discs archive.

For Wright's reasons, we've had to shorten the music.

The program was originally broadcast in 1983 and the presenter was Roy Plumley. On our desert island this week is the violin virtuoso

Rugiero Ricci. Mr. Ricci you spend most of your year traveling. Do you take

tapes with you? No, I carry a transistor. Yes. Tune into the FM station. Usually I look for local radio.

You like to listen to music? Unfortunately.

It's a habit.

During those precious few weeks in the year when you're at home, do you play discs?

Yeah, if I have a chance, yes, but that way.

You know, I teach now yes and there's not much time left

sometimes it takes me reach this to get to my own

sometimes I have to hit test pressing or something.

You're teaching you at the University of Michigan?

Yes, yeah.

So that means you're living up there and...

The cold country, yes.

It must be a bit cold after Florida where you've been for so many years. Yes it was big change.

It's all my old clothes out. Did you throw all your old records? Or have you kept them all?

I've got the old 78th, you know, but you know, on the new turntable, I got it, it only has 45 and 33.

Ah, well you need a new turntable, you can get them the place.

I guess you have to get one of the same. Three. a new turn table you can get them the place that keep changing your stylus.

Although last time was in London I bought one of those antique you know once you wind up

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