Vladimir Ashkenazy

Desert Island Discs

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Society & Culture, Music Commentary, Music, Personal Journals

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🗓️ 2 December 1978

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Roy Plomley's castaway is pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy. Favourite track: Piano Concerto No. 27 In B Flat by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: Blank book and pens Luxury: Well-programmed robot

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0:00.0	Hello, I'm Christy Young, and this is a podcast from the Desert Island Discs Archive.
0:05.6	For rights reasons, we've had to shorten the music.
0:08.5	The program was originally broadcast in 1978, and the presenter was Roy Plumley.
0:30.9	On this occasion, our cast away is the celebrated concert pianist Vladimir Ashkenazi.
0:37.5	Mr. Ashkenazi, did you find it difficult to choose just eight records?
0:41.1	That's mega eight.
0:42.8	Yes, very difficult, yes.
0:44.4	I could have chosen probably close to a hundred.
0:48.6	What's the first one you have there?
0:50.4	Rachman of Second Symphony.
0:52.2	Why do you choose it?
0:53.6	I think that Rachman of his, to my mind,
0:57.6	is perhaps the most Russian of Russian composers.
1:00.4	I can't really impress my opinion, it can be quite irrational.
1:04.9	I just simply feel that his expression is the most Russian, most complete, also.
1:27.6	I'd like to thank you all for your time, Mr. Ashkenazi.
1:32.4	Thank you, Mr. Ashkenazi.
1:34.4	Thank you, Mr. Ashkenazi.
1:36.4	Thank you, Mr. Ashkenazi.
1:38.4	Thank you, Mr. Ashkenazi.
1:40.4	Thank you, Mr. Ashkenazi.
1:42.4	Thank you, Mr. Ashkenazi.
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