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Tom Courtenay

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Tom Courtenay.

Favourite track: String Quintet in C Major by Franz Schubert
Book: Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Luxury: Football

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Mon 24 Jul 196713:10
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Music Played

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Symphony No. 4 in A major 'Italian'

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Otto Klemperer

  • Robert Schumann

    Piano Concerto in A Minor

    Soloist: Annie Fischer Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Otto Klemperer

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Suite for Solo Cello No. 1 in G Major

    Soloist: Pablo Casals

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Concerto No. 19 in F major

    Soloist: Ingrid Maebler Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Colin Davis

  • Franz Schubert

    Der Jüngling an der Quelle, D300

    Soloist: Elisabeth Schumann

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major 'Eroica'

    Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

  • Joseph Haydn

    Keyboard Trio in G Major,Op. 73/2 'Gypsy'

    Soloist: Alfred Cortot, Jacques Thibaud, Pablo Casals

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Franz Schubert

      String Quintet in C Major

      Soloist: Isaac Stern, Alexander Schneider et al

  • Book Choice

    • Great Expectations - Charles Dickens

  • Luxury Choice

    • Football

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestTom Courtenay

Broadcast

  • Mon 24 Jul 196713:10
    Home Service

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