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Sir Paul Gore-Booth

Roy Plomley's castaway is Head of the Diplomatic Service Sir Paul Gore-Booth.

Favourite track: Piano Concerto No 20 in D Minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Book: Books by Mary Baker Eddy
Luxury: Piano

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24 minutes

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Wed 13 Nov 196819:00
BBC Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Sheep may safely graze (from Cantata No. 208)

    Soloist: Erika Koth Choir: Choir of St Hedwig's Cathedral, Berlin Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Rudolf Kempe

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor

      Soloist: Daniel Barenboim Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No. 6 in F major 'Pastoral'

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Otto Klemperer

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Si, pel ciel (Oath duet) (from Otello)

    Soloist: Jussi Björling, Robert Merrill Orchestra: RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Renato Cellini

  • Johannes Brahms

    Violin Concerto in D major

    Soloist: Yehudi Menuhin Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Rudolf Kempe

  • Act 1 Duet (from Die Fledermaus)

    Soloist: Anton Dermota, Hilde Gueden Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Clemens Krauss

  • Edythe Wright

    The Birth of the Blues

  • Robert Schumann

    Piano Concerto in A minor

    Soloist: Sviatoslav Richter Orchestra: Warsaw National Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Witold Rowicki

  • Book Choice

    • Books - Mary Baker Eddy

  • Luxury Choice

    • Piano

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestSir Paul Gore-Booth

Broadcast

  • Wed 13 Nov 196819:00
    BBC Radio 4

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