Denise Robins
Roy Plomley's castaway is romantic novelist Denise Robins.
Favourite track: Die Walkure by Richard Wagner
Book: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Luxury: Family photograph
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major
Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields
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Die Walküre
Orchestra: NBC Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Arturo Toscanini
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Performer: Alexander Gavrylyuk. Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.Soloist: Vladimir Ashkenazy Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Andre Previn
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Enrique Granados
The maiden and the nightingale (from Goyescas)
Soloist: Victoria De Los Angeles Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra
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Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Lorin Maazel
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Robert Schumann
Im wunderschönen Monat Mai (from Dichterliebe)
Soloist: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
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Fantaisie-Impromptu in C sharp minor, Op. 66
Soloist: Artur Rubinstein
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Sheep may safely graze (from Cantata No. 208)
Soloist: Phyllis Sellick, Cyril Smith
Book Choice
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Luxury Choice
Family photograph
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roy Plomley |
| Interviewed Guest | Denise Robins |
Broadcasts
- Sat 20 Jan 197319:00BBC Radio 4
- Mon 22 Jan 197312:25BBC Radio 4
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