Geoffrey Grigson
Roy Plomley's castaway is critic Geoffrey Grigson.
Favourite track: She Never Told Her Love by Franz Joseph Haydn
Book: The Oxford English Dictionary
Luxury: Pate de foie gras
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Joseph Haydn
String Quartet in F major, Op. 3/5 'Serenade'
Orchestra: Janacek Quartet
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Benjamin Britten
Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings
Soloist: Peter Pears, Dennis Brain Orchestra: Boyd Neel String Orchestra Conductor: Benjamin Britten
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Henry Purcell
When I am laid in earth (Dido's Lament) (from Dido and Aeneas)
Soloist: Victoria de los Angeles Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra Conductor: John Barbirolli
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Joseph Haydn
She never told her love (Canzonetta)
Soloist: Peter Pears, Benjamin Britten
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Joseph Haydn
String Quartet in D major
Orchestra: Tatrai Quartet
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Georges Bizet
Jeux d'enfants
Orchestra: Paris Conservatoire Orchestra Conductor: Jean Martinon
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Benjamin Britten
Death be not proud (from The Holy Sonnets of John Donne)
Soloist: Peter Pears Orchestra: Zorian String Quartet Conductor: Benjamin Britten
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Giuseppe Verdi
Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) (from Nabucco)
Orchestra: La Scala Chorus and Orchestra
Book Choice
The Oxford English Dictionary
Luxury Choice
Pate de foie gras
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roy Plomley |
| Interviewed Guest | Geoffrey Grigson |
Broadcasts
- Sat 16 Oct 198218:15BBC Radio 4
- Fri 22 Oct 198209:05BBC Radio 4
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