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Lorin Maazel
Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Lorin Maazel.
Favourite track: Quartet No. 14 In D Minor by Franz Schubert
Book: The collected works by Epictetus
Luxury: Chess set with a problem book
Last on
Mon 2 Aug 197112:25
BBC Radio 4
Music Played
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Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 4 In G Major
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Goldberg variations
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Sonata No. 3 in A minor
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Richard Strauss
Don Quixote
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Claude Debussy
La danse de Puck (from Preludes, Book 1)
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Richard Wagner
Siegfried Idyll
Castaway's Favourite
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Franz Schubert
String Quartet No. 14 in D minor 'Death and the Maiden'
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Giuseppe Verdi
Falstaff
Book Choice
The collected works - Epictetus
Luxury Choice
Chess set with a problem book
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roy Plomley |
| Interviewed Guest | Lorin Maazel |
Broadcasts
- Sat 31 Jul 197119:00BBC Radio 4
- Mon 2 Aug 197112:25BBC Radio 4
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