Sir Lewis Casson
Roy Plomley's castaway is actor and director Sir Lewis Casson.
Favourite track: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor by Johann Sebastian Bach
Luxury: Recorder and the 1912 portrait of Dame Sybil Thorndike
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565
Conductor: Leopold Stokowski. Performer: The Philadelphia Orchestra.Soloist: Jeanne Demessieux
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Felix Mendelssohn
War March of the Priest (from Athalie)
Orchestra: Boston Pops Orchestra Conductor: Arthur Fiedler
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ave verum corpus
Choir: Royal Choral Society Conductor: Malcolm Sargent
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Robert Schumann
Warum? (from Fantasiestücke, Op. 12)
Soloist: Artur Rubinstein
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Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 8 in B minor 'Unfinished'
Orchestra: New York Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Bruno Walter
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Igor Stravinsky
The Rite of Spring
Orchestra: Columbia Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Igor Stravinsky
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Peter Warlock
Sleep
Soloist: Kathleen Ferrier, Frederick Stone
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The Choir of Temple Church
Now Thank We All Our God
Artist: George Thalben-Ball
Luxury Choice
Recorder and the 1912 portrait of Dame Sybil Thorndike
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roy Plomley |
| Interviewed Guest | Sir Lewis Casson |
Broadcast
- Mon 12 Jul 196513:10Home Service
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