Isaac Stern, Alexander Schneider, Milton Katims, Pablo Casals, Paul Tortelier

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desert is.land

“And if you could take only one…” — a semantic wireless tuned to the Desert Island Discs archive.

The listing

Transmission

Not affiliated with the BBC · Built for the love of the long wave · Made by Daniel Hails

Isaac Stern, Alexander Schneider, Milton Katims, Pablo Casals, Paul Tortelier — Artist · desert is.land

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5 episodes

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Total castaways

1980s

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Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

David Wynne
David Wynne on sending a cheeky note to Jacob Epstein
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John Thaw
John Thaw on being transfixed by Sibelius's first symphony
Castaway · 7 October 1990Sue Lawley
Paul Tortelier

desert is.land

“And if you could take only one…” — a semantic wireless tuned to the Desert Island Discs archive.

The listing

Transmission

Not affiliated with the BBC · Built for the love of the long wave · Made by Daniel Hails

Paul Tortelier on preferring marbles to the cello as a child

Castaway · 31 March 1984Roy Plomley

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Claudio Abbado on deciding to become a conductor at age seven after hearing his first concert at La Scala

Castaway · 9 February 1980Roy Plomley

21°31′S 170°40′W

Alfred Brendel on being forced to remove his tails after a piano stool mishap

Castaway · 20 November 1971Roy Plomley