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Nina & Frederick

Roy Plomley's castaways are singers Nina & Frederick.

Favourite track: Qual cor, qual cor tradisti by Vincenzo Bellini
Book: I Ching and The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon
Luxury: Harp and a flute

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Mon 13 Jun 1966 13:10
Home Service

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Music Played

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    The Four Seasons - Spring

    Soloist: Wolfgang Schneiderhan Orchestra: Festival Strings, Lucerne Conductor: Rudolf Baumgartner

  • Summertime (from Porgy & Bess)

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Vincenzo Bellini

      Qual cor tradisti (from Norma)

      Soloist: Maria Callas, Franco Corelli Orchestra: La Scala Orchestra Conductor: Tullio Serafin

  • Erroll Garner

    Teach Me Tonight

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Violin Concerto in E Minor

    Soloist: David Oistrakh Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra Conductor: Eugene Ormandy

  • Ravi Shankar

    Madhyamam

  • Concierto de Aranjuez

    Soloist: Julian Bream Orchestra: Melos Ensemble

  • Anton Bruckner

    Symphony No. 8 in C minor

    Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

  • Book Choice

    • , The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - Edward Gibbon

  • Luxury Choice

    • Harp and a flute

Credit

Presenter Roy Plomley

Broadcast

  • Mon 13 Jun 1966 13:10
    Home Service

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