Amadeus String Quartet
Roy Plomley's castaways are the musicians the Amadeus String Quartet.
Book: A la Recherche du Temps Perdu by Marcel Proust and Instrument-making and Divine Comedy (in Italian with dictionary) by Dante Alighieri and War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Luxury: Projector, viola, radio, paper and pencils
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 7 In A Major
Orchestra: New York Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Arturo Toscanini
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Voi che sapete (from The Marriage of Figaro)
Soloist: Teresa Berganza Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: John Pritchard
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ach, ich fühl's (from The Magic Flute)
Soloist: Tiana Lemnitz Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Thomas Beecham
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Robert Schumann
Cello Concerto in A Minor
Soloist: Pablo Casals Orchestra: Pardes Festival Orchestra Conductor: Eugene Ormandy
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Franz Schubert
String Quartet in C major
Soloist: William Pleeth Orchestra: Amadeus String Quartet
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Franz Schubert
Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt
Soloist: Janet Baker, Gerald Moore
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Klänge der Heimat (Czardas) (from Die Fledermaus)
Soloist: Hilde Gueden Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Clemens Krauss
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Mass in B minor - Et resurrexit
Choir: Munich Bach Choir & Orchestra
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Projector, viola, radio, paper and pencils
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roy Plomley |
| Interviewed Guest | Amadeus Quartet |
Broadcasts
- Sat 11 Feb 197818:15BBC Radio 4
- Tue 14 Feb 197812:20BBC Radio 4
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