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Roy Plomley's castaway is composer Eric Coates.

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Music Played

  • Edward Elgar

    Cockaigne Overture

    Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Edward Elgar

  • City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Pastoral Dance

  • Henryk Wieniawski

    Violin Concerto No 2 in D Minor (Op 22)

    Soloist: Jascha Heifetz Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: John Barbirolli

  • Claude Debussy

    Prélude à l'après midi d'un faune

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Thomas Beecham

  • Johannes Brahms

    Clarinet Quintet In B minor

    Soloist: Reginald Kell Orchestra: Busch Quartet

  • Fritz Kreisler

    Tambourin Chinois (Opus 3)

    Orchestra: André Kostelanetz Orchestra

  • Frédéric Chopin - Waltz in E minor, Op. posth

    Soloist: Witold Malcuzynski

  • Eric Coates

    Valse

    Orchestra: National Symphony Orchestra

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestEric Coates

Broadcast

  • Wed 20 Jun 195118:20
    Home Service

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