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Elizabeth Bowen

Roy Plomley's castaway is novelist Elizabeth Bowen.

Book: Emma by Jane Austen
Luxury: Kaleidoscope

30 minutes

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Mon 11 Mar 195713:10
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Music Played

  • Paul Robeson

    St Louis Blues

  • André Kostelanetz Orchestra

    Hallelujah

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op.27/2 'Moonlight'

    Soloist: Artur Schnabel

  • Franz Schubert

    Symphony No. 8 in B minor 'Unfinished'

    Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Charles Munch

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor

    Soloist: Bruno Walter Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

  • Richard Strauss

    Ohne mich jeder Tag (from Der Rosenkavalier)

    Soloist: Richard Mayr Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Sheep may safely graze (from Cantata No. 208)

    Orchestra: Sadler's Wells Orchestra Conductor: William Walton

  • Jeremiah Clarke

    Trumpet Voluntary

    Soloist: George Eskdale Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Charles Mackerras

  • Book Choice

    • Emma - Jane Austen

  • Luxury Choice

    • Kaleidoscope

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestElizabeth Bowen

Broadcast

  • Mon 11 Mar 195713:10
    Home Service

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