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Jennifer Vyvyan

Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Jennifer Vyvan.

Favourite track: Soave sia il vento (from Cosi fan Tutte) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Book: Her favourite novels by Charles Dickens
Luxury: Painting equipment

35 minutes

Last on

Mon 18 Jul 1966 13:10

Music Played

  • Richard Strauss

    Beim Schlafengehen (from Four Last Songs)

    Soloist: Lisa Della Casa Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Karl Bohm

  • Edith Evans & John Gielgud

    The Way of the World (Act 4)

  • Benjamin Britten

    Peter Grimes Act 2, Scene 2

    Soloist: Peter Pears Orchestra: Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden Conductor: Benjamin Britten

  • Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

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

    Soloist: George Malcolm

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor

    Soloist: David Oistrakh Orchestra: New York Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Dmitri Mitropoulos

  • Robert Schumann

    Intermezzo (from Liederkreis, Op. 39)

    Soloist: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Gerald Moore

  • Peter Sellers

    Suddenly It's Folk Song

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Soave sia il vento (from Cosi fan tutte)

      Soloist: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Nan Merriman, Sesto Bruscantini Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

  • Book Choice

    • Her favourite novels - Charles Dickens

  • Luxury Choice

    • Painting equipment

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Jennifer Vyvyan

Broadcast

  • Mon 18 Jul 1966 13:10

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