Lilli Palmer
Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Lilli Palmer.
Favourite track: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor by Bach/Stokowski
Book: Faust by Johann Wolfgang Goethe
Luxury: Painting materials
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Robert Schumann
Im wunderschönen Monat Mai (from Dichterliebe)
Soloist: Richard Tauber, Percy Kahn
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Protegga il giusto cielo (from Don Giovanni)
Soloist: Joan Sutherland, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Luigi Alva Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini
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Richard Strauss
Marie Theres'! Hab' mir's gelobt (Act 3 Trio) (from Der Rosenkavalier)
Soloist: Lotte Lehmann, Elisabeth Schumann, Maria Olszewska Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Robert Heger
Castaway's Favourite
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Johann Sebastian Bach/Stokowski
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra Conductor: Leopold Stokowski
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Robert Schumann
Des Abends(from Fantasiestücke, Op. 12)
Soloist: Sviatoslav Richter
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Luis Alberto del Paraná y Los Paraguayos
Malaguena
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109
Soloist: Artur Schnabel
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Gustav Mahler
Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen (from Rückert-Lieder)
Soloist: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Karl Bohm
Book Choice
Faust - Johann Wolfgang Goethe
Luxury Choice
Painting materials
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roy Plomley |
| Interviewed Guest | Lilli Palmer |
Broadcast
- Mon 20 Jun 196613:10Home Service
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