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Radio 4,11 Feb 1978,40 mins

Amadeus String Quartet

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Roy Plomley's castaways are the musicians the Amadeus String Quartet. Book: A la Recherche du Temps Perdu by Marcel Proust and Instrument-making and Divine Comedy (in Italian with dictionary) by Dante Alighieri and War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy Luxury: Projector, viola, radio, paper and pencils

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Symphony No. 7 In A Major
    Symphony No. 7 In A Major
    Ludwig van Beethoven
  3. 2.
    Voi che sapete (from The Marriage of Figaro)
    Voi che sapete (from The Marriage of Figaro)
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  4. 3.
    Ach, ich fühl's (from The Magic Flute)
    Ach, ich fühl's (from The Magic Flute)
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart