Jack Brymer
Roy Plomley's castaway is clarinettist Jack Brymer.
Favourite track: String Quintet No. 3 in G Minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Book: The collected works by Charles Dickens
Luxury: Piano
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Jack Brymer
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Hector Berlioz
Le Corsaire Overture
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Thomas Beecham
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
String Quintet No. 4 in G minor
Soloist: Arthur Grumiaux, Arpad Gerecz
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Jean Sibelius
Violin Concerto in D Minor
Soloist: Isaac Stern Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Thomas Beecham
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Nocturne in D flat major, Op. 27/2
Soloist: Solomon
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
L'ho perduta (from The Marriage of Figaro)
Soloist: Margaret Price Orchestra: New Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Otto Klemperer
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The Oscar Peterson Trio
Have You Met Miss Jones?
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Ludwig van Beethoven
String Quartet No.14 in C sharp minor, Op. 131
Orchestra: Amadeus String Quartet
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Richard Strauss
Don Quixote
Soloist: Paul Tortelier Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Thomas Beecham
Book Choice
The complete works - Charles Dickens
Luxury Choice
Piano
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roy Plomley |
| Interviewed Guest | Jack Brymer |
Broadcasts
- Sat 26 May 197918:15BBC Radio 4
- Tue 29 May 197912:20BBC Radio 4
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