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Castaway
1 appearance
French jazz violinist.
On the island
Eight records
Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 'Pastoral'
Herbert von Karajan with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
I think I like uh the six inch and the turban.
So Almonds conducting the French National Radio Orchestra
The best is Quilioda la que médi dun pon.
I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me
I heard the first time Louis Armstrong d'Anois, and that really was a great shock for me.
A great shock, music and great shock again for me was to hear [Art Tatum].
In conversation
Presenter asks
4:05At what age did you decide you wanted to be a musician?
Well, I didn't decide anything. My father decided that for me. But it was about 10 when I started at the end of the First War when he came back from his ingitariat service.
Presenter asks
4:26When did you first become attached to jazz? What was the impact?
Well, I mean it Well, I start to play the violin I will tell you about 10 and about 14 I start to Well my living room with it. And I was playing in the silent pitch here at that time. And in the interval we used to go next door where there is some record. And we used to put a little a coin. Yeah, to listening and I've got time to listening to a covet. I was very surprised and impressioned by what I heard. And one of them gave me such an idea for like a music or jazz.
Presenter asks
5:52What was the first important thing to happen in your career?
Well, the important thing was when I get away from the misery. And when I meet Gregor, I need Gregorian, I was about 19, then I start to... To lead the way I like. That was one of the top-down orchestras of the day.
The keepsakes
The book
The luxury
Uh you win a joke. Yes and we're funded apparently. That's it's good practical stuff.
Presenter asks
9:21He was a gypsy, and he played with the very severe physical handicap, didn't he?
And he was ... Uh physically very strong. They have a long finger which permit him to develop the technique with the two first fingers. He managed to put those dead fingers on the string A and B, which help him to do those Full code As it used to do. And only him could do a thing like that in my opinion.
Presenter asks
10:03He was a genius, but he must have been a difficult man to work with, wasn't he?
He was difficult because nobody understood him. He was illiterate. Uh completely, an alphabet. I teach him to sign his name because for the contract it meant the...
Presenter asks
17:42How efficient would you be as a castaway on this desert island? Would you look after yourself?
Well, as long as it is possible. First thing you must build a hut. Yes, could you do that? Well, no, I never did that. Do you think you could? Always leave me not, you know? And in any case, when you are in need of something, you always find it if you have imagination. I mean unless it is a desert island. highly desert, you can't build anything there.
“Well, I didn't decide anything. My father decided that for me.”
“The important thing was when I get away from the misery.”
“He managed to put those dead fingers on the string A and B, which help him to do those Full code As it used to do. Only him could do a thing like that in my opinion.”
“When you are in need of something, you always find it if you have imagination.”
“I take one novel code with me. One of your own.”