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Peter Diamand

Roy Plomley's castaway is Director of the Edinburgh Festival Peter Diamand.

Favourite track: String Quintet in C Major by Franz Schubert
Book: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Luxury: Head of Nefertiti from the Berlin Museum

35 minutes

Last on

Mon 15 Aug 1966 13:10

Music Played

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Franz Schubert

      String Quintet in C Major

      Soloist: William Pleeth Orchestra: Amadeus String Quartet

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B flat major

    Orchestra: Netherlands Chamber Orchestra Conductor: Szymon Goldberg

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111

    Soloist: Artur Schnabel

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Una macchia 猫 qui tuttora (from Macbeth)

    Soloist: Maria Callas Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Nicola Rescigno

  • Igor Stravinsky

    Petrushka

    Orchestra: Paris Conservatoire Orchestra Conductor: Pierre Monteux

  • Benjamin Britten

    Hymn: Queen and huntress (from Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings)

    Soloist: Peter Pears, Barry Tuckwell Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Benjamin Britten

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    String Quintet No. 4 in G minor

    Soloist: Cecil Aronowitz Orchestra: Amadeus String Quartet

  • Gustav Mahler

    Der Abschied (from Das Lied von der Erde)

    Soloist: Kathleen Ferrier Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Bruno Walter

  • Book Choice

    • Encyclopaedia Britannica

  • Luxury Choice

    • Head of Nefertiti from the Berlin Museum

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Peter Diamand

Broadcast

  • Mon 15 Aug 1966 13:10

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