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Dorothy Dickson

Roy Plomley's castaway is musician Dorothy Dickson.

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Tue 27 May 195218:20
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Music Played

  • Richard Wagner - Liebestod (from Tristan und Isolde)

    Soloist: Kirsten Flagstad

  • Frédéric Chopin - Nocturne in E flat major, Op. 9/2

    Soloist: Artur Rubinstein

  • Yvonne Printemps

    J'ai Deux Amants (from L'Amour Masque)

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Violin Concerto in E minor

    Soloist: Jascha Heifetz Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Thomas Beecham

  • William Shakespeare

    Let Me Not to the Marriage of True Minds (Sonnet 116)

    Artist: Edith Evans

  • Maurice Chevalier

    Paris Sera Toujours Paris

  • Giacomo Puccini

    O mio babbino caro (from Gianni Schicchi)

    Artist: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No. 7 In A Major

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestDorothy Dickson

Broadcast

  • Tue 27 May 195218:20
    Home Service

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