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General Sir John Hackett

Roy Plomley's castaway is soldier and writer General Sir John Hackett.

Favourite track: String Quartet No. 13 in B Flat Major by Ludwig van Beethoven
Book: 1001 Gems of English Poetry
Luxury: Six dozen bottles of Chateau La Tour 1962

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40 minutes

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Fri 27 Jun 1980 09:05
Â鶹Éç Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Non so più cosa son (from The Marriage of Figaro)

    Soloist: Elly Ameling Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra Conductor: Edo de Waart

  • Sophie Tucker

    Some Of These Days

  • Johannes Brahms

    Violin Concerto in D Major

    Soloist: Jascha Heifetz Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Fritz Reiner

  • Layton & Johnstone

    The Birth Of The Blues

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Ludwig van Beethoven

      String Quartet No. 13 in B flat major, Op. 130

      Orchestra: Quartetto Italiano

  • Robert Schumann

    Im wunderschönen Monat Mai (from Dichterliebe)

    Soloist: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Jorg Demus

  • Franz Schubert

    Piano Quintet in A major 'Trout'

    Soloist: Paul Badura-Skoda

  • Brünnhilde's Immolation (from Götterdämmerung)

    Soloist: Kirsten Flagstad Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

  • Book Choice

    • 1001 Gems of English Poetry

  • Luxury Choice

    • Six dozen bottles of Chateau La Tour 1962

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest General Sir John Hackett

Broadcasts

  • Sat 21 Jun 1980 18:15
    Â鶹Éç Radio 4
  • Fri 27 Jun 1980 09:05
    Â鶹Éç Radio 4

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