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Yehudi Menuhin

Roy Plomley's castaway is violinist Yehudi Menuhin.

Luxury: Violin and strings

30 minutes

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Tue 5 Jul 195513:10
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Music Played

  • Richard Wagner - Brünnhilde's Immolation (from Götterdämmerung)

    Soloist: Kirsten Flagstad Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    St Matthew Passion - Erbarme dich

    Orchestra: Jacques Orchestra

  • Anna Russell

    Schreechenrauf

  • Georges Bizet

    La fleur que tu m'avais jetée (Flower Song) (from Carman)

    Soloist: Georges Thill

  • Franz Schubert

    Heidenröslein, D257

    Soloist: Irmgard Sefried, Hermann von Nordberg

  • Dylan Thomas

    And Death Shall Have No Dominion

  • Béla Bartók - String Quartet No. 2

    Orchestra: Budapest String Quartet

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No. 7 in A major

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

  • Luxury Choice

    • Violin and strings

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestYehudi Menuhin

Broadcast

  • Tue 5 Jul 195513:10
    Home Service

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