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Carmen Dragon

Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Carmen Dragon.

Favourite track: Symphony No 9 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Book: Book on astronomy
Luxury: Telescope

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Mon 13 Mar 196113:10
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Music Played

  • Ella Fitzgerald

    Summertime (from Porgy & Bess)

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565

    Conductor: Leopold Stokowski. Performer: The Philadelphia Orchestra.

    Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra Conductor: Leopold Stokowski

  • Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

    Mood Indigo

  • Gordon MacRae

    Oklahoma

  • Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Nutcracker Suite - Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Thomas Beecham

  • Georges Bizet

    Les tringles des sistres (Gypsy Song) (from Carmen)

    Soloist: Victoria de los Angeles, Marcelle Croisier et al Orchestra: French National Radio Orchestra and Chorus Conductor: Thomas Beecham

  • Claude Debussy

    Rêverie

    Orchestra: Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Carmen Dragon

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Ludwig van Beethoven

      Symphony No. 9 in D minor 'Choral'

      Soloist: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth Höngen, Hans Hopf, Otto Edelmann Orchestra: 1951 Bayreuth Festival Orchestra and Chorus Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

  • Book Choice

    • Book on astronomy

  • Luxury Choice

    • Telescope

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestCarmen Dragon

Broadcast

  • Mon 13 Mar 196113:10
    Home Service

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