Marie Rambert
Roy Plomley's castaway is ballet dancer Marie Rambert.
Favourite track: Sanctus by Johann Sebastian Bach
Book: Paradise Lost by John Milton
Luxury: Writing materials
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Music Played
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Mazowsze Choral Ensemble
The Little Quail
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Modest Mussorgsky
I Have Attained the Highest Power (from Boris Godunov)
Soloist: Feodor Chaliapin
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Peter Warlock
Capriol Suite - 2nd movement
Orchestra: Constant Lambert String Orchestra
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Ernest Chausson
Poème
Soloist: Yehudi Menuhin Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Adrian Boult
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Christoph Willibald Gluck
Che farò senza Euridice (What is Life?) (from Orpheus and Euridice)
Soloist: Kathleen Ferrier Orchestra: Southern Philharmonic Conductor: Fritz Stiedry
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Mistinguett
Ca C'est Paris
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William Shakespeare
To be or not to be (from Hamlet)
Artist: Henry Ainley
Castaway's Favourite
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Mass in B minor - Sanctus
Orchestra: Orchestra of Vienna Singverein and Chorus Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Book Choice
Paradise Lost - John Milton
Luxury Choice
Writing materials
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roy Plomley |
| Interviewed Guest | Marie Rambert |
Broadcast
- Mon 30 May 196013:10Home Service
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