Richard Adams
Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Richard Adams.
Favourite track: Non So Piu by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Book: A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu by Marcel Proust
Luxury: Leonardo Da Vinci's painting of The Annunciation
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Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Missa Papae Marcelli
Choir: King's College Chapel Choir
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Purcell Consort of Voices
As Vesta Was From Latmos Hill Descending
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Goldberg variations
Soloist: Helmut Walcha
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Joseph Haydn
String Quartet in E flat major
Orchestra: Amadeus String Quartet
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Non so più cosa son (from The Marriage of Figaro)
Soloist: Yvonne Minton Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Colin Davis
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 4 In B Flat Major
Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Georg Solti
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Franz Schubert
Piano Trio No. 1 in B flat major
Soloist: Yehudi Menuhin, Hephzibah Menuhin, Maurice Gendron
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Richard Strauss
Du wirst mich befreien (from Ariadne auf Naxos)
Soloist: Gundula Janowitz Choir: Dresden State Opera Conductor: Rudolf Kempe
Book Choice
A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu - Marcel Proust
Luxury Choice
Leonardo Da Vinci's painting of The Annunciation
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roy Plomley |
| Interviewed Guest | Richard Adams |
Broadcasts
- Sat 5 Nov 197718:15BBC Radio 4
- Tue 8 Nov 197712:25BBC Radio 4
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