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Norman Tucker

Roy Plomley's castaway is opera director Norman Tucker.

Favourite track: Quartet No 13 in B Flat Major by Ludwig van Beethoven
Book: Collected works in Greek by Sophocles
Luxury: Piano

30 minutes

Last on

Mon 22 Oct 1962 13:10

Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Clarinet Quintet in A major

    Soloist: Reginald Kell Orchestra: Fine Arts Quartet

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Violin Concerto in D major

    Soloist: Yehudi Menuhin Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Constantin Silvestri

  • Johannes Brahms

    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major

    Soloist: Sviatoslav Richter Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Erich Leinsdorf

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    O terra addio (from Aida)

    Soloist: Rosa Ponselle, Giovanni Martinelli

  • Jacques Offenbach

    Quand j'茅tais roi de B茅otie (from Orpheus in the Underworld)

    Soloist: Alan Crofoot Orchestra: Sadler's Wells Theatre Orchestra

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Ludwig van Beethoven

      String Quartet No. 13 in B flat major, Op. 130

      Orchestra: Budapest String Quartet

  • George Frideric Handel

    I Know That My Redeemer Liveth (from Messiah)

    Soloist: Elsie Morison Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Malcolm Sargent

  • Richard Strauss

    Don Quixote - Epilogue

    Soloist: Gregor Piatigorsky Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Charles Munch

  • Book Choice

    • Collected works in Greek - Sophocles

  • Luxury Choice

    • Piano

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Norman Tucker

Broadcast

  • Mon 22 Oct 1962 13:10

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