Alan Bullock
Roy Plomley's castaway is historian Alan Bullock.
Favourite track: Thirty-Three Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli (Opus 120) by Ludwig van Beethoven
Book: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Luxury: Writing materials
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Antonio Vivaldi
The Four Seasons - Autumn
Soloist: John Corigliano Orchestra: New York Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Guido Cantelli
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, K478
Soloist: Clifford Curzon Orchestra: Amadeus Quartet
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Dove sono (from The Marriage of Figaro)
Soloist: Lisa Della Casa Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Erich Leinsdorf
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Johann Sebastian Bach/Stokowski
Suite for Solo Cello No. 3 in C major
Soloist: Andres Segovia
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Concerto in A major
Soloist: Jack Brymer Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Thomas Beecham
Castaway's Favourite
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Ludwig van Beethoven
33 Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli
Soloist: Hans Richter-Haaser
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Joseph Haydn
And God created great whales (from The Creation)
Soloist: Kim Borg Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Igor Markevitch
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Brünnhilde's Immolation (from Götterdämmerung)
Soloist: Birgit Nilsson Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Georg Solti
Book Choice
War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy
Luxury Choice
Writing materials
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roy Plomley |
| Interviewed Guest | Alan Bullock |
Broadcast
- Mon 18 Apr 196613:10Home Service
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