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Roy Plomley's castaway is French horn player Alan Civil.

Favourite track: Symphony No 9 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Book: The score of Gruppen by Karlheinz Stockhausen
Luxury: Something to improve the taste of coconut milk

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Mon 6 Jan 197512:25
BBC Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Eastman Wind Ensemble

    Old Comrades (March)

  • Arthur Sullivan

    None shall part us from each other (from Iolanthe)

    Librettist: William Gilbert.

  • Guckenheimer Sour Kraut Band

    Raymonda

  • Benjamin Britten

    Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings

  • Philharmonia Orchestra

    Skaters' Waltz

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Mass in B Minor - Cum sancto spiritu

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Ludwig van Beethoven

      Symphony No. 9 in D minor 'Choral'

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Serenade No. 10 in B flat major for 13 Wind Instruments

  • Book Choice

    • The score of Gruppen - Karlheinz Stockhausen

  • Luxury Choice

    • Something to improve the taste of coconut milk

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestAlan Civil

Broadcasts

  • Sat 4 Jan 197519:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Mon 6 Jan 197512:25
    BBC Radio 4

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