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Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Nova Pilbeam.

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Sat 22 Dec 194520:45
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Music Played

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Bagatelles, Op. 126 - No. 4 in B minor

    Soloist: Artur Schnabel

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No. 41 in C major 'Jupiter'

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Bruno Walter

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Violin Sonata No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1018

    Soloist: Alfred Dubois, Marcel Maas

  • Franz Schubert

    Der Lindenbaum (from Winterreise)

    Soloist: Garhard Husch, Hans Udo Muller

  • Béla Bartók

    Romanian Folk Dances

    Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Choir: Budapest Festival Chorus. Conductor: Iván Fischer.

    Soloist: Yehudi Menuhin, Marcel Gazzelle

  • George Frideric Handel

    For unto us a child is born (from Messiah)

    Choir: Philharmonic Choir

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Trio No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 11

    Soloist: M Raucheisen

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Mass in B Minor - Cum sancto spiritu

    Choir: Philharmonic Choir Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestNova Pilbeam

Broadcast

  • Sat 22 Dec 194520:45
    Home Service

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