Simon Murray was the guest on Desert Island Discs last week. Unfortunately it is not possible to listen to it again online, but here are his choices.
1. Why
Performer Annie Lennox
2. A Vucchella – A Sweet Mouth
Performer Luciano Pavarotti accompanied by John Wustman
3. Eugenie
Performer Members of the French Foreign Legion
CD Title Chants de La Legion Etrangere
4. The 2nd movement of Chopin’s Piano Concerto No 2 in F Minor
Performer Idil Biret with the Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Robert Stankovsky
Composer Chopin
5. Sweet Caroline
Performer Neil Diamond
6. Intermezzo
Performer Riccardo Muti conducts Cavalleria Rusticana
Composer Pietro Mascagni
7. Three Little Birds
Performer Bob Marley
8. O Soave Fanciulla – Oh beautiful maiden
Performer Maria Callas and Giuseppe di Stefano with the Orchestra of La Scala, Milan conducted by Antonino Votto
Composer Puccini
Book: The Cautionary Tales of Belloc
Luxury: Lots of paper, pencil and pencil sharpener
Interested to join Murray expedition to Kilimanjaro