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Stanford Robinson

Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Stanford Robinson.

Favourite track: Daphnis and Chloe by Maurice Ravel
Book: Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians
Luxury: Radio receiver

30 minutes

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Mon 9 Jun 1969 12:25
麻豆社 Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Leslie 鈥淗utch鈥� Hutchinson

    These Foolish Things

  • Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Flight of the bumble-bee (from The Tale of Tsar Saltan)

  • Frederick Delius

    A Village Romeo and Juliet

    Soloist: Lorely Dyer Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Thomas Beecham

  • No毛l Coward

    Let's Do It

  • William Shakespeare

    As You Like It

    Artist: Vanessa Redgrave, Keith Michell

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Maurice Ravel

      Daphnis and Chloe

      Orchestra: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande Conductor: Ernest Ansermet

  • Kenneth Williams, Fenella Fielding

    If Only (from Pieces of Eight)

  • Jules Massenet

    N'est-ce plus ma main (from Manon)

    Soloist: Victoria de los Angeles, Henri Legay Orchestra: Opera Comique Orchestra and Chorus, Paris Conductor: Pierre Monteux

  • Book Choice

    • Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians

  • Luxury Choice

    • Radio receiver

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Stanford Robinson

Broadcast

  • Mon 9 Jun 1969 12:25
    麻豆社 Radio 4

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