Edward Downes
Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Edward Downes.
Favourite track: Bailero by Mardeleine Grey
Book: Encyclopaedia
Luxury: Chinese language course
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George Gershwin
Summertime (from Porgy & Bess)
Soloist: Leontyne Price Orchestra: RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
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Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 7 in E major
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Georg Solti
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Alexander Borodin
Symphony No. 2 in B minor
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Rafael Kubelik
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Modest Mussorgsky
Khovanshchina Prelude
Orchestra: Cleveland Orchestra Conductor: George Szell
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Claude Debussy
La Mer
Orchestra: New Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Pierre Boulez
Castaway's Favourite
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Madeleine Grey
Bailero
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William Butler Yeats
The Lake Isle of Innisfree
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Tristan und Isolde Act 3
Soloist: Ludwig Suthaus Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler
Book Choice
Encyclopaedia
Luxury Choice
Chinese language course
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roy Plomley |
| Interviewed Guest | Sir Edward Downes |
Broadcast
- Mon 17 Feb 196912:25BBC Radio 4
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