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Aaron Copland

Roy Plomley's castaway is composer Aaron Copland.

Favourite track: Liebster Jesu, wir sind Hier by Johann Sebastian Bach
Luxury: Chess set

30 minutes

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Mon 15 Dec 195813:10
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Music Played

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Johann Sebastian Bach

      Chorale Prelude: Liebster jesu, wir sind hier

      Soloist: Helmut Walcha

  • Henry Purcell

    When I am laid in earth (Dido's Lament) (from Dido and Aeneas)

    Soloist: Kirsten Flagstad Orchestra: Mermaid Orchestra

  • Claude Debussy

    Les collines d'Anacapri (from Preludes, Book 1)

    Soloist: Walter Gieseking

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    33 Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli - Variation No. 24

    Soloist: Artur Schnabel

  • Hector Berlioz

    Flight into Egypt (from The Childhood of Christ)

    Soloist: Giorgio Tozzi Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Charles Munch

  • Igor Stravinsky

    Symphony of Psalms - 3rd movement

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir Conductor: Ernest Ansermet

  • Arnold Schoenberg

    Five Orchestral Pieces - No. 4

    Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Rafael Kubelik

  • Aaron Copland

    Symphony No. 3

    Orchestra: Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Antal Dorati

  • Luxury Choice

    • Chess set

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestAaron Copland

Broadcast

  • Mon 15 Dec 195813:10
    Home Service

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