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Vlado Perlemuter

Roy Plomley's castaway is pianist Vlado Perlemuter.

The pianist Vlado Perlemuter, who was born 80 years ago in Lithuania, has spent most of his life in Paris, where he taught at the Conservatoire between concert tours. In conversation with Roy Plomley, he recalls some of the many musicians and composers he knew, including Cortot, Faure, Ravel and Dukas.

[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

Favourite track: Brandenburg Concerto No 3 in G Major by Johann Sebastian Bach
Book: Complete plays by Moli猫re
Luxury: Painting from the Louvre

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40 minutes

Last on

Fri 20 Jul 1984 09:05
麻豆社 Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    String Quartet No. 7 in F major, Op. 59/1 'Rasumovsky'

    Orchestra: The Busch Quartet

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Johann Sebastian Bach

      Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major

      Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

  • Maurice Ravel

    Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2

    Orchestra: Paris Orchestra Conductor: Charles Munch

  • Benjamin Britten

    The foggy, foggy dew

    Soloist: Peter Pears, Benjamin Britten

  • Douglas Byng

    Miss Otis Regrets

    • Hi Diddle Diddle.

  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Boris Godunov

    Soloist: Feodor Chaliapin

  • Johannes Brahms

    Clarinet Quintet In B Minor

    Orchestra: Vienna Octet

  • Claude Debussy

    La mer - 3rd movement

    Orchestra: Suisse Romande Orchestra Conductor: Ernest Ansermet

  • Book Choice

    • Complete plays - Moli猫re

  • Luxury Choice

    • Painting from the Louvre

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Vlado Perlemuter

Broadcasts

  • Sat 14 Jul 1984 18:25
    麻豆社 Radio 4
  • Fri 20 Jul 1984 09:05
    麻豆社 Radio 4

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