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Pamela Frankau

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Pamela Frankau.

25 minutes

Last on

Sat 29 Jan 194418:05

Music Played

  • Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

    Sanctus

    Orchestra: Berlin State Orchestra and Choir

  • Henry Purcell

    When I am laid in earth (Dido's Lament) (from Dido and Aeneas)

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B Flat Major

    Orchestra: Busch Chamber Players

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    The Magic Flute

    Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Arturo Toscanini

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major 'Emperor'

    Soloist: Benno Moiseiwitsch Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: George Szell

  • Johannes Brahms

    Trio In A minor, Op. 114

    Soloist: Louis Kentner, Reginald Kell et al

  • Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Symphony No. 5 in E minor

    Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra Conductor: Leopold Stokowski

  • Claude Debussy

    Fêtes (from Nocturnes)

    Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra Conductor: Leopold Stokowski

Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestPamela Frankau

Broadcast

  • Sat 29 Jan 194418:05

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