Kiri Te Kanawa
Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Kiri Te Kanawa.
Favourite track: Flute Concerto No. 1 in G by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Book: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Luxury: Cooking knives
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Tomaso Albinoni & Remo Giazotto
Adagio in G Minor for Organ & Strings
Orchestra: Saar Chamber Orchestra
Castaway's Favourite
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major
Soloist: Richard Adeney Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra Conductor: Raymond Leppard
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Richard Strauss
Tod und Verklärung (Death and Transfiguration)
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler
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Hector Berlioz
Villanelle (from Les nuits d'été)
Soloist: Janet Baker Orchestra: New Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: John Barbirolli
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Los Fronterizos
Kyrie
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Der Ring des Nibelungen
Soloist: Anna Russell
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The Chieftains
Women Of Ireland
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Louis Armstrong
What A Wonderful World
Book Choice
War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy
Luxury Choice
Cooking knives
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roy Plomley |
| Interviewed Guest | Kiri Te Kanawa |
Broadcasts
- Sat 8 Mar 198018:15BBC Radio 4
- Fri 14 Mar 198009:05BBC Radio 4
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