Dave Brubeck
Roy Plomley's castaway is jazz musician Dave Brubeck.
Book: Encyclopaedia
Luxury: Piano
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major
Orchestra: Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
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Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
Cotton Tail
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Art Tatum
Tiger Rag
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Claude Debussy
String Quartet in G Minor
Orchestra: Loewenguth Quartet
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Darius Milhaud
La Création du monde
Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra Conductor: Leonard Bernstein
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Mahalia Jackson
Didn't It Rain?
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony No. 5 in D minor
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Artur Rodzinski
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D minor 'Choral'
Soloist: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Marga Höffgen, Ernst Haefliger et al Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Book Choice
Encyclopaedia
Luxury Choice
Piano
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roy Plomley |
| Interviewed Guest | Dave Brubeck |
Broadcast
- Mon 12 Oct 195913:10Home Service
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