Cyril Connolly
Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and critic Cyril Connolly.
Favourite track: Quartet No 15 in A Minor (Opus 132) by Ludwig van Beethoven
Book: A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu by Marcel Proust
Luxury: Foam rubber sleeping bag
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Varsanyi Rudolf
Akinek A Konnye Pereg
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La Niña de los Peines
Malaguena
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Domenico Scarlatti
Harpsichord Sonata in C major
Soloist: Fernando Valenti
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Claude Debussy
Pelléas et Mélisande Act 3, Scene 1
Soloist: Erna Spoorenberg, Camille Maurane, Geogre London Orchestra: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande Conductor: Ernest Ansermet
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Marriage of Figaro Act 2, Scene 9
Soloist: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Maria Stader, Irmgaard Seefried Orchestra: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Ferenc Fricsay
Castaway's Favourite
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Ludwig van Beethoven
String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132
Orchestra: Budapest String Quartet
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Igor Stravinsky
The Rake's Progress Act 3, Scene 3
Soloist: Hilde Gueden Orchestra: Orchestra and Chorus of Metropolitan Opera Association Conductor: Igor Stravinsky
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Giuseppe Verdi
Agnus Dei (from Requiem Mass)
Choir: Brompton Oratory Choir
Book Choice
A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu - Marcel Proust
Luxury Choice
Foam rubber sleeping bag
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roy Plomley |
| Interviewed Guest | Cyril Connolly |
Broadcast
- Mon 28 Feb 196613:10Home Service
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