Hildegarde
Roy Plomley's castaway is cabaret singer Hildegarde.
Favourite track: Piano Concerto No 3 in C Minor by Ludwig van Beethoven
Book: The Drill of a Soul by Pope John XXIII
Luxury: Face and hand creams
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Music Played
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Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor
Soloist: Artur Rubinstein Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Erich Leinsdorf
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Claude Debussy
La plus que lente (Waltz)
Soloist: Jascha Heifetz, Isidor Achron
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John Williams
Moon River
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Noel Coward & Gertrude Lawrence
Has Anybody Seen Our Ship
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Chorale Prelude: Wir glauben all'an einen Gott
Orchestra: Stokowski Symphony Orchestra
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Barbra Streisand
People
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
King Dodon in his palace (from The Golden Cockerel)
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Thomas Beecham
Castaway's Favourite
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor
Soloist: Artur Schnabel Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Issay Dobrowen
Book Choice
The Diary of a Soul - Pope John XXIII
Luxury Choice
Face and hand creams
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roy Plomley |
| Interviewed Guest | Hildegarde |
Broadcast
- Mon 22 Nov 196513:10Home Service
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