Peter Diamand
Roy Plomley's castaway is Director of the Edinburgh Festival Peter Diamand.
Favourite track: String Quintet in C Major by Franz Schubert
Book: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Luxury: Head of Nefertiti from the Berlin Museum
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Franz Schubert
String Quintet in C Major
Soloist: William Pleeth Orchestra: Amadeus String Quartet
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B flat major
Orchestra: Netherlands Chamber Orchestra Conductor: Szymon Goldberg
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111
Soloist: Artur Schnabel
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Giuseppe Verdi
Una macchia è qui tuttora (from Macbeth)
Soloist: Maria Callas Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Nicola Rescigno
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Igor Stravinsky
Petrushka
Orchestra: Paris Conservatoire Orchestra Conductor: Pierre Monteux
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Benjamin Britten
Hymn: Queen and huntress (from Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings)
Soloist: Peter Pears, Barry Tuckwell Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Benjamin Britten
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
String Quintet No. 4 in G minor
Soloist: Cecil Aronowitz Orchestra: Amadeus String Quartet
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Gustav Mahler
Der Abschied (from Das Lied von der Erde)
Soloist: Kathleen Ferrier Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Bruno Walter
Book Choice
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Luxury Choice
Head of Nefertiti from the Berlin Museum
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roy Plomley |
| Interviewed Guest | Peter Diamand |
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