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Josephine Barstow

Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Josephine Barstow.

Favourite track: Symphony No 9 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Book: Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy and Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy
Luxury: Michelangelo's David

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40 minutes

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Fri 19 Oct 1979 09:05
麻豆社 Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Kubla Khan

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Sanctus (from Requiem Mass)

  • Christoph Willibald Gluck

    Dance of the Blessed Spirits (from Orpheus and Euridice)

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Gott! Welch Dunkel hier! (from Fidelio)

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Soave sia il vento (from Cosi fan tutte)

  • Edward Elgar

    Cello Concerto in E Minor

  • Leos Jan谩膷ek

    Katya Kabanova

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Ludwig van Beethoven

      Symphony No. 9 in D minor 'Choral'

  • Book Choice

    • Tess of the D'Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy, Jude the Obscure - Thomas Hardy, The Woodlanders - Thomas Hardy

  • Luxury Choice

    • Michelangelo's David

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Josephine Barstow

Broadcasts

  • Sat 13 Oct 1979 18:15
    麻豆社 Radio 4
  • Fri 19 Oct 1979 09:05
    麻豆社 Radio 4

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