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Michael Levey

Roy Plomley's castaway is director of the National Gallery Michael Levey.

Favourite track: Bei Männern by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Book: The Adventures of God in Search of the Black Girl by Brigid Brophy
Luxury: Kaleidoscope

30 minutes

Last on

Mon 12 Aug 1974 12:25
Â鶹Éç Radio 4

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Music Played

  • George Frideric Handel

    Let the bright Seraphim (from Samson)

    Soloist: isobel baillie Orchestra: Hallé Orchestra Conductor: Warwick Braithwaite

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Clarinet Concerto in A major

    Soloist: Jack Brymer Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Colin Davis

  • Richard Strauss

    Mir ist die Ehre widerfahren (from Der Rosenkavalier)

    Soloist: Maria Olszewska Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Robert Heger

  • Vincenzo Bellini

    Norma

    Soloist: Joan Sutherland, Marilyn Horne Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra

  • Siegfried's Rhine Journey (from Götterdämmerung)

    Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

  • Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    At this festive gathering (Triquet's aria) (from Eugene Onegin)

    Soloist: Vitali Vlassov Orchestra: Bolshoi Opera Choir and Orchestra Conductor: Karl Böhm

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Bei Männern (from The Magic Flute)

      Soloist: Hilde Gueden, Walter Berry Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Karl Böhm

  • Carl Maria von Weber

    Mermaids' Song (from Oberon)

    Soloist: Arleen Auger Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Orchestra Conductor: Rafael Kubelik

  • Book Choice

    • The Adventures of God in Search of the Black Girl - Brigid Brophy

  • Luxury Choice

    • Kaleidoscope

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Michael Levey

Broadcasts

  • Sat 10 Aug 1974 19:00
    Â鶹Éç Radio 4
  • Mon 12 Aug 1974 12:25
    Â鶹Éç Radio 4

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