Sir Michael Balcon
Roy Plomley's castaway is film producer Sir Michael Balcon.
Favourite track: Symphony No 1 in C Minor by Johannes Brahms
Book: Oxford English Dictionary
Luxury: Wine
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Music Played
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Gaetano Donizetti
Mad Scene (from Lucia Di Lammermoor)
Soloist: Joan Sutherland Orchestra: Paris Conservatoire Orchestra Conductor: Nello Santi
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Maurice Ravel
Daphnis and Chloe -Daybreak
Choir: Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Pierre Monteux
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Frédéric Chopin - Waltz in B minor, Op. 69/2
Soloist: Dinu Lipatti
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Symphony No. 7 'Sinfonia antartica'
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Adrian Boult
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Richard Strauss
Ohne mich jeder Tag (from Der Rosenkavalier)
Soloist: Kerstin Meyer, Otto Edelmann Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
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William Shakespeare
Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day? (Sonnet 18)
Artist: John Gielgud
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Giacomo Puccini
In quelle trine morbide (from Manon Lescaut)
Soloist: Renata Tebaldi Orchestra: Santa Cecilia Orchestra, Rome Conductor: Alberto Erede
Castaway's Favourite
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Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 1 in C minor
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Otto Klemperer
Book Choice
Oxford English Dictionary
Luxury Choice
Wine
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roy Plomley |
| Interviewed Guest | Michael Balcon |
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