Helene Hanff
Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Helene Hanff.
Favourite track: In Tears Of Grief by Johann Sebastian Bach
Book: Memoirs by Louis De Rouvroy
Luxury: Scrabble
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Helene Hanff
Duration: 32:37
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Johann Sebastian Bach/Stokowski
Toccata and Fugue In D Minor
Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra Conductor: Leopold Stokowski
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George Frideric Handel
Comfort ye my people (from Messiah)
Soloist: Philip Langridge Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields Conductor: Neville Marriner
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Samuel Barber
Knoxville: Summer of 1915
Soloist: Leontyne Price Orchestra: New Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Thomas Schippers
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Serenade To Music
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Adrian Boult
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London Symphony Orchestra
Coronation March
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Stephen Sondheim
The Miller's Son
Soloist: D Jamin-Bartlett
Castaway's Favourite
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Johann Sebastian Bach
St Matthew Passion - Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder
Choir: Bach Choir Orchestra: Thames Chamber Orchestra Conductor: David Willcocks
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Igor Stravinsky
The Firebird
Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini
Book Choice
Memoirs - Louis De Rouvroy
Luxury Choice
Scrabble
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roy Plomley |
| Interviewed Guest | Helene Hanff |
Broadcasts
- Sat 19 Dec 198118:15BBC Radio 4
- Christmas Day 198109:05BBC Radio 4
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