Virgil Thomson
Roy Plomley's castaway is composer Virgil Thomson.
Favourite track: Protegga Il Giusto Cielo (from Don Giovanni) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Book: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Luxury: Music manuscript paper, pencils and a rubber
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Goldberg variations - Variation No. 29
Soloist: Wanda Landowska
Castaway's Favourite
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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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Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse
Portrait de Socrate (Le Banquet) (from Socrate)
Soloist: Violette Journeaux Orchestra: Paris Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Rene Leibowitz
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Claude Debussy
Pour les accords (from Etudes)
Soloist: Walter Gieseking
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Japanese Court Music
Dance of the Great Peace
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Franz Schubert
Meeres Stille D216
Soloist: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Jorg Demus
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New York Wind Ensemble
Intergrales
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Original Dixieland Five
Barnyard Blues
Book Choice
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Luxury Choice
Music manuscript paper, pencils and a rubber
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roy Plomley |
| Interviewed Guest | Virgil Thomson |
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- Mon 20 Nov 196113:10Home Service
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