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Alec Robertson

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Alec Robertson.

Favourite track: In Paradisum by Gabriel Fauré
Book: 48 Preludes and fugues by Bach
Luxury: Piano

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Mon 5 Jun 197212:25
BBC Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, BWV 1015

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    String Quartet No. 13 in B flat major, Op. 130

  • Béla Bartók

    Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion

  • Franz Schubert

    An mein Klavier, D324

  • Renata Tabaldi, Academia Santa Cecilia

    Io Son L'Umile Ancella

  • Edward Elgar

    Introduction and Allegro for Strings

  • Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Sleeping Beauty - Panorama Act 2

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Gabriel Fauré

      In Paradisum (from Requiem), Op 48

  • Book Choice

    • 48 Preludes and fugues - Bach

  • Luxury Choice

    • Piano

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestAlec Robertson

Broadcasts

  • Sat 3 Jun 197219:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Mon 5 Jun 197212:25
    BBC Radio 4

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