Henry Williamson
Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Henry Williamson.
Favourite track: Tristan und Isolde (Act 3) by Richard Wagner
Book: The Story of My Heart by Richard Jefferies
Luxury: Cor anglais
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Music Played
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Frederick Delius
Cynara
Soloist: John Shirley-Quirk Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Charles Groves
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Orchestra: Sinfonia of London Conductor: John Barbirolli
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Claude Debussy
La Mer
Orchestra: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande Conductor: Ernest Ansermet
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Maurice Ravel
Daphnis and Chloe
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Georges Pretre
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Gustav Holst
Mars (The Bringer of War) From The Planets – Suite, op.32
Orchestra: New Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Adrian Boult
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Igor Stravinsky
The Song of the Nightingale
Orchestra: French National Radio Orchestra Conductor: Andre Cluytens
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Performer: Alexander Gavrylyuk. Orchestra: Â鶹Éç Philharmonic.Soloist: Sergei Rachmaninov Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra Conductor: Eugene Ormandy
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Castaway's Favourite
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Tristan und Isolde Act 3
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Georg Solti
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Book Choice
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The Story of My Heart - Richard Jefferies
Luxury Choice
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Cor anglais
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Roy Plomley |
Interviewed Guest | Henry Williamson |
Broadcast
- Sat 11 Oct 1969 19:00Â鶹Éç Radio 4
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