John as DID castaway, Sue Lawley, host…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p009493c
Choices include Arrau, Beethoven, Goon Show, Heifetz.
Hallé/James Loughran (Enigma Records)
CBSO (Chandos)
(Enigma)
Many Happy Returns to pianist John Lill, 81 today. John’s Desert Island Discs (2001). Beethoven’s ‘Emperor’ (Weller) & ‘Hammerklavier’; Brahms’s B-flat Concerto (Loughran) and Prokofiev’s First (Svetlanov).
Happy Birthday, John – a kind, generous, warm-hearted man and wonderful pianist.
Happy Birthday, dear John – a great musician, a brilliant concert pianist, a lovely personality, and my special spiritual mentor for over 50 years, now and forever. Thank-you so much.