Richard Church
Roy Plomley's castaway is novelist and essayist Richard Church.
Favourite track: Prelude No. 1 in C Major by Johann Sebastian Bach
Book: The Oxford English Dictionary
Luxury: Writing materials
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Music Played
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Claudio Monteverdi
Mass in Four Voices
Choir: St John's College Choir, Cambridge
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Castaway's Favourite
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Well-tempered Clavier, Book 1 - Prelude in C major
Soloist: Martin Galling
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Christoph Willibald Gluck
Che far貌 senza Euridice (What is Life?) (from Orpheus and Euridice)
Soloist: Kathleen Ferrier Orchestra: Southern Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Stiedry
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Hector Berlioz
Harold in the Mountains (from Harold in Italy)
Soloist: Walter Trampler Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Barcarolle in F sharp major Op.60
Performer: Krystian Zimerman.Soloist: Vladimir Ashkenazy
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Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k
O silver moon (from Rusalka)
Artist: Joan Hammond Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Vilem Tausky
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Lark Ascending
Artist: Hugh Bean Orchestra: New Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Adrian Boult
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Benjamin Britten
Peter Grimes
Orchestra: Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden
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Book Choice
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The Oxford English Dictionary
Luxury Choice
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Writing materials
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Roy Plomley |
Interviewed Guest | Richard Church |
Broadcasts
- Sat 21 Feb 1970 19:00麻豆社 Radio 4
- Mon 23 Feb 1970 12:25麻豆社 Radio 4
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