II. Larghetto (Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61) — Ludwig van Beethoven

desert is.landest. 1942

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II. Larghetto (Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61) — Ludwig van Beethoven

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

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

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II. Larghetto (Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61) — Ludwig van Beethoven — Song · desert is.land

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Sir Richard Sykes

André Previn

Alan Parker

Roald Dahl

James Gunn RA

Elena Gerhardt