Sir Lennox Berkeley
Roy Plomley's castaway is composer Sir Lennox Berkeley.
Favourite track: Petite Symphonie Concertante by Frank Martin
Book: The New Oxford Book of English Verse
Luxury: Painting of a restaurant on the banks of the Marne
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major
Soloist: Murray Perahia Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata No. 42: Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbats
Soloist: Alexander Young, Teresa Stich-Randall Orchestra: Vienna Radio Orchestra Conductor: Hermann Scherchen
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Ludwig van Beethoven
String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135
Orchestra: Juilliard Quartet
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Giuseppe Verdi
Labbro di foco! (from Falstaff)
Soloist: Graziella Sciutta, Juan Oncina Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Leonard Bernstein
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Claude Debussy
Prélude à l'après midi d'un faune
Orchestra: New York Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Leonard Bernstein
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Frank Martin
Petite Symphonie Concertante
Orchestra: Suisse Romande Orchestra Conductor: Anserment
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Benjamin Britten
The Turn Of The Screw
Soloist: David Hemmings, Peter Pears Orchestra: English Opera Group Orchestra Conductor: Benjamin Britten
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Maurice Ravel
Valses nobles et sentimentales
Soloist: Vlado Perlemuter
Book Choice
The New Oxford Book of English Verse
Luxury Choice
Painting of a restaurant on the banks of the Marne
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roy Plomley |
| Interviewed Guest | Lennox Berkeley |
Broadcasts
- Sat 13 May 197818:15BBC Radio 4
- Tue 16 May 197812:20BBC Radio 4
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