Bernard Newman
Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and explorer Bernard Newman.
Luxury: Atlas
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Carl Maria von Weber
Invitation To The Dance
Orchestra: Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden Conductor: Hugo Rignold
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Fidelio
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Jesu, Joy of Mans Desiring from Cantata BWV 147
Choir: Choir Of Temple Church, London
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Frédéric Chopin - Waltz in A flat major, Op. 64/3
Soloist: Nikita Magaloff
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Franz Liszt
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1
Orchestra: Leighton Lucas and his Orchestra
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Richard Wagner - Tannhäuser
Orchestra: Chorus and Orchestra Of Munich State Opera Conductor: Robert Heger
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Christoph Willibald Gluck
Che farò senza Euridice (What is Life?) (from Orpheus and Euridice)
Soloist: Hilary Newman
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Charles Gounod
Faust
Soloist: Victoria De Los Angeles, Boris Christoff, Nicolai Gedda Orchestra: Paris Opera Orchestra Conductor: Andre Cluytens
Luxury Choice
Atlas
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roy Plomley |
| Interviewed Guest | Bernard Newman |
Broadcast
- Mon 27 Aug 195613:10Home Service
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