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Castaway
1 appearance
A harpist from Madrid, Spain, and the third generation of harpists in her family.
On the island
Eight records
Simple Symphony, Op. 4: Playful Pizzicato
The first time I went to a concert when I was a very young child. This uh symphony was played at the concert. And it just completely captivated me. And also this movement. I had a Harpies family. It reminded me very much of the sound the harp could produce, and is such a marvelous music.
Christa Ludwig and Jon Vickers
It's my favorite opera and possibly my favorite piece of music ever.
The Marriage of Figaro: Voi che sapete
Her singing de Calubino part in the marriage of Figueroa, because I think it's difficult to improve on this version and certainly such a warm personality comes through.
L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande conducted by Ernest Ansermet
The Romanian Dances by Bartoc is just such a happy piece, strong, and to be in a desert island I want something to be able to dance to with optimism and life, and I think Bartoc has all this.
Prelude in A major, Op. 28 No. 7
When I was also a very small child, I went to a concert. when Ruby Stein was playing the Twenty Four Preludes. And I thought that was it. I didn't want to hear any more ever. And then About the same week in Madrid, can you believe it? In those days too, Alfred Corteau was playing the same pieces and I really couldn't believe that I got even more involved with it.
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Moura Lympany with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent
I have strong feelings about this has always been one of my most romantic things in my life when I was very young, whenever you associate yourself with being really in love. You walked back home and put this concerto and you were even more in love. It was just painfully so.
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
David Oistrakh with the French National Radio Orchestra conducted by Otto Klemperer
This is one of the greatest solo concertos, to my opinion, again, ever. And Brams is one of my favorite composers too.
In conversation
Presenter asks
0:36How frightened are you of this idea of being marooned on a desert island?
Not very. I think it is almost a very desirable place to go today in the era we are living.
Presenter asks
0:47What would you be happiest to have got away from?
I think possibly money, because it's been the reason, to my opinion, of so much unhappiness. Destruction and envy and this will be obviously avoided with my friends a few animals.
Presenter asks
1:12Did you find it difficult to choose eight records?
No, I didn't, because the music that I hope to hear in this Ireland for the rest of my life Certainly as you've been with me. all the life before, so it's music that I always wanted to hear every day.
Presenter asks
4:08When did you make your first professional appearance?
At the age of nine I um I presented myself, I suppose, is the uh the word to a competition organized by National Radio of Spain for children under fourteen. And then I won the first prize. … And the first prize was including a bicycle, which they didn't allow me to have. … But because in case I fall and I broken my arm or something, they took it away from me.
The keepsakes
The luxury
I would take with me some oils and a comb. I don't think I want a mirror because I'm not interested to see how I look, but to know how I feel. It would be more to do with making myself more clean and comfortable. And as I said, that would be something that I didn't have to share with anybody.
Presenter asks
17:58How practical are you?
I think I am extremely practical. … Yes, I am sure I could [look after myself]. Um and I think I would aim for quite high standards too. I I would be able to manage quite well, I think.
“I am the third generation of harpies. My great aunt, my teacher, was the first one, and then my mother was also a harpist and a pianist.”
“A childhood of a person who is going to be a musician. And they think he's going to be a professional musician, it's a very sacrificing one. He does pay the dividends eventually, but at the time you don't realize this, and it's very hard.”
“I don't think it's necessary to have uh the harp music in the rest of the time that I'm going to be in this island. I have heard almost all the things I wanted to hear, and certainly the greatest music has not been written for the harp, and if I'm going to have to listen to music, I want to hear some of the greatest.”