Beverley Baxter
Roy Plomley's castaway is MP Beverley Baxter.
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Tristan und Isolde
Artist: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler
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Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Serge Koussevitzky
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
Soloist: Sergei Rachmaninov Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra Conductor: Leopold Stokowski
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César Franck
Symphonic Variations
Soloist: Alfred Cortort Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Landon Ronald
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Georges Bizet
Au fond du temple saint (from The Pearl Fishers)
Soloist: Admond Clement, Marcel Journet
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Richard Strauss
Der Rosenkavalier (Waltzes)
Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Fritz Reiner.Orchestra: Dresden State Opera Orchestra Conductor: Karl Böhm
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Louis Armstrong
Gonna Shout All Over God's Heaven
Artist: Lyn Murray Quartet
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Edward Elgar
Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36: Variation IX "Nimrod"
Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Adrian Boult
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roy Plomley |
| Interviewed Guest | Beverley Baxter |
Broadcast
- Sat 26 Jun 194318:05Forces Programme
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