Victor Gollancz
Roy Plomley's castaway is publisher Victor Gollancz.
Favourite track: Symphony No 3 in E Flat Major by Ludwig van Beethoven
Book: The Year of Grace by Victor Gollancz
Luxury: Meerschaum pipe
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Music Played
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Igor Stravinsky
The Firebird
Orchestra: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande Conductor: Ernest Ansermet
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Hector Berlioz
Voici des roses (from The Damnation of Faust)
Soloist: Charles Panzera
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Contessa, perdono (from The Marriage of Figaro)
Soloist: Sena Jurinac, Franco Calabrese Orchestra: Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Governor's Aria, Act 2 (from Fidelio)
Soloist: Alfred Poell Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler
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Giuseppe Verdi
Libiamo, ne' lieti calici (Brindisi) (from La traviata)
Soloist: Enrico Caruso, Alma Gluck
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Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 9 in C major 'Great'
Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major
Soloist: Yehudi Menuhin Orchestra: Robert Masters Chamber Orchestra
Castaway's Favourite
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major 'Eroica'
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Otto Klemperer
Book Choice
The Year of Grace - Victor Gollancz
Luxury Choice
Meerschaum pipe
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roy Plomley |
| Interviewed Guest | Victor Gollancz |
Broadcast
- Mon 2 Jan 196113:10Home Service
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