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Dame Moura Lympany

Roy Plomley's castaway is concert pianist Dame Moura Lympany.

Book: A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu by Marcel Proust
Luxury: Flower seeds

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Mon 7 Oct 195713:10
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Music Played

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Concerto No. 4 In G major

    Soloist: Artur Schnabel Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra

  • Maurice Ravel

    Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2

    Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Serge Koussevitzky

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

    Performer: Alexander Gavrylyuk. Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.

    Soloist: Sergei Rachmaninov Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra Conductor: Leopold Stokowski

  • Claude Debussy

    Voiles (from Preludes, Book 1)

    Soloist: Walter Gieseking

  • Jacqueline François

    La Vie En Rose

  • Bing Crosby - Deep Purple

  • Charles Gounod

    Ave Maria

    Artist: John McCormack

  • Noël Coward

    I'll See You Again

  • Book Choice

    • A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu - Marcel Proust

  • Luxury Choice

    • Flower seeds

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestDame Moura Lympany

Broadcast

  • Mon 7 Oct 195713:10
    Home Service

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