Margaret Price
Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Margaret Price.
Favourite track: Liebestod by Richard Wagner
Book: Pacific Cookbook by Victor Sperandeo
Luxury: Perfume
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Music Played
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Waltz in A flat major, Op. 69/1
Soloist: Dinu Lipatti
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Richard Strauss
Morgen, Op. 27/4
Soloist: Elisabeth Schumann
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Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Polonaise (from Eugene Onegin)
Orchestra: USSR Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Rostropovich
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Paris Conservatoire Orchestra
Dance At The Wedding
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Ralph Richardson
La Belle Dame Sans Merci
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Ella Fitzgerald
Can't Help Lovin Dat Man
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ch'io mi scordi di te (concert aria)
Soloist: Margaret Price, James Lockhart
Castaway's Favourite
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Liebestod (from Tristan und Isolde)
Soloist: Kirsten Flagstad Orchestra: Philharmonia Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler
Book Choice
Pacific Cookbook - Victor Sperandeo
Luxury Choice
Perfume
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roy Plomley |
| Interviewed Guest | Margaret Price |
Broadcasts
- Sat 13 Dec 197519:00BBC Radio 4
- Mon 15 Dec 197512:25BBC Radio 4
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