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Sir Michael Tippett

Roy Plomley's castaway is composer Sir Michael Tippett.

Favourite track: St Louis Blues by Bessie Smith
Book: The Odyssey by Homer
Luxury: Harmonium

30 minutes

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Mon 29 Apr 196812:25
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Music Played

  • Franz Schubert

    String Quintet in C major

    Soloist: Isaac Stern, Alexander Schneider et al

  • Henry Purcell

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

    Soloist: Kirsten Flagstad Orchestra: Mermaid Orchestra

  • Dawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journey (from Götterdämmerung)

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

  • Claudio Monteverdi

    Chiome d'oro (Madrigal, Book 7)

    Orchestra: Nadia Boulanger Ensemble

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Bessie Smith

      St Louis Blues

  • Michael Tippett

    Symphony No. 2

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Colin Davis

  • Charles Ives

    Fourth Of July

    Orchestra: New York Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Leonard Bernstein

  • Igor Stravinsky

    Symphonies of Wind Instruments

    Orchestra: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande Conductor: Ernest Ansermet

  • Book Choice

    • The Odyssey - Homer

  • Luxury Choice

    • Harmonium

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestMichael Tippett

Broadcast

  • Mon 29 Apr 196812:25
    Home Service

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