Carlo Maria Giulini
Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Carlo Maria Giulini.
Favourite track: String Quartet No 15 in A Minor (Opus 132) by Ludwig van Beethoven
Book: The Mirror of Perfection - The Praise of Created Things by St Francis of Assisi
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Ludwig van Beethoven
String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132
Orchestra: Busch Quartet
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Franz Schubert
Impromptu in A flat major, D935 No. 2
Soloist: Artur Schnabel
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 36 in C major 'Linz'
Orchestra: Columbia Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Bruno Walter
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major 'Eroica'
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Otto Klemperer
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Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 4 in E minor
Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler
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Claude Debussy
Fêtes (from Nocturnes)
Orchestra: Santa Cecilia Orchestra, Rome Conductor: Victor de Sabata
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Giuseppe Verdi
Rigoletto Act 3
Soloist: Leonard Warren, Zinka Milanov et al Orchestra: NBC Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Arturo Toscanini
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Giuseppe Verdi
Credo in un Dio crudel (from Otello)
Soloist: Titta Ruffo
Book Choice
The Mirror of Perfection - The Praise of Created Things - St Francis of Assisi
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roy Plomley |
| Interviewed Guest | Carlo Maria Giulini |
Broadcast
- Mon 19 Aug 196812:25Home Service
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