Mark Elder
Roy Plomley's castaway is musical director of the English National Opera Mark Elder.
Favourite track: I Used To Be Colour Blind by Fred Astaire
Book: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Luxury: Sherry
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major
Soloist: Alfred Brendel Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields Conductor: Neville Marriner
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The Clerkes of Oxenford
Almighty and Everlasting God
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Giuseppe Verdi
Torno all'assalto (from Falstaff)
Soloist: Luigi Alva, Anna Moffo Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
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Antonín Dvořák
In Nature's Realm Overture
Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Karel Ancerl
Castaway's Favourite
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Fred Astaire
I Used To Be Colour Blind
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Richard Strauss
Ein Heldenleben
Orchestra: Dresden Staatskapelle
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Franz Schubert
String Quintet in C major
Soloist: Issac Stern, Alexander Schneider, Milton Katims, Pablo Casals, Paul Tortelier
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Wie Klug Wie Gut
Soloist: Elisabeth Grummer, Gottlob Frick Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Book Choice
War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy
Luxury Choice
Sherry
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roy Plomley |
| Interviewed Guest | Sir Mark Elder |
Broadcasts
- Sat 8 Nov 198018:15BBC Radio 4
- Fri 14 Nov 198009:05BBC Radio 4
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