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Hephzibah Menuhin

Roy Plomley's castaway is concert pianist Hephzibah Menuhin.

Luxury: Chinese language course

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30 minutes

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Mon 25 Aug 1958 13:10
Home Service

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Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Well-tempered Clavier, Book 2 - Prelude & Fugue in B minor

    Soloist: Rosalyn Tureck

  • Franz Schubert

    Nacht und Tr盲ume, D827

    Soloist: Irmgaard Seefried, Gerald Moore

  • Ernest Bloch

    Piano Quintet

    Orchestra: Quintetto Chigiano

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Trio No. 7 in B flat major, Op. 97 'Archduke'

    Soloist: Artur Rubinstein, Jascha Heifetz, Emanuel Feuermann

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Ave verum corpus

    Choir: Robert Shaw Chorale

  • Johannes Brahms

    Symphony No. 1 in C minor

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Otto Klemperer

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Serenata a tre

    Soloist: Amilcare Blaffard Orchestra: Orchestra da Camera di Milano

  • B茅la Bart贸k - Sonata for Solo Violin

    Soloist: Yehudi Menuhin

  • Luxury Choice

    • Chinese language course

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Hephzibah Menuhin

Broadcast

  • Mon 25 Aug 1958 13:10
    Home Service

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