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Gerard Hoffnung

Roy Plomley's castaway is artist and comedian Gerard Hoffnung.

Luxury: His paintbox and tuba

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30 minutes

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Mon 14 Jan 195713:10
Home Service & BBC Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Maurice Ravel

    Cat duet (from L'enfant et les sortilèges)

    Soloist: Yvon Le Marc'hadour, Marguerite Legouhy Orchestra: French National Radio Orchestra

  • Richard Strauss

    Marie Theres'! Hab' mir's gelobt (Act 3 Trio) (from Der Rosenkavalier)

    Soloist: Lehmann, Schumann, Olszewska Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

  • Claude Debussy

    String Quartet in G minor

    Orchestra: Quartetto Italiano

  • Salvador Camarata & His Orchestra

    An American In Paris

  • Unknown - Hoffnung Music Festival (Excerpts)

  • Peter Warlock

    Corpus Christi

    Soloist: Ann Wood, Peter Pears Choir: BBC Chorus

  • Igor Stravinsky

    The Rite of Spring

    Orchestra: New York Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Igor Stravinsky

  • Arthur Honegger

    Symphony No 3

    Orchestra: Paris Conservatoire Orchestra

  • Luxury Choice

    • His paintbox and tuba

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestGerard Hoffnung

Broadcast

  • Mon 14 Jan 195713:10
    Home Service & BBC Radio 4

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