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Radio 4,26 Apr 1992,40 mins

Anthony Rolfe Johnson

Desert Island Discs

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The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is the distinguished tenor Anthony Rolfe Johnson. He'll be talking to Sue Lawley about his Methodist upbringing in the East End of London, his years as a farmer in Sussex and explaining why he was 29 years old before he took his enormous talent for singing seriously. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Gloria In Excelis Deo by Johann Sebastian Bach Book: Welsh-English Dictionary Luxury: Parquet floor and tap shoes

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Der Neugierige (from Die Sch枚ne M眉llerin)
    Der Neugierige (from Die Sch枚ne M眉llerin)
    Franz Schubert
  3. 2.
    Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen (from R眉ckert-Lieder)
    Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen (from R眉ckert-Lieder)
    Gustav Mahler
  4. 3.
    Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd sch枚n (from The Magic Flute)
    Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd sch枚n (from The Magic Flute)
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart