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Gyorgy Ligeti

Roy Plomley's castaway is composer Gyorgy Ligeti.

Favourite track: String Quintet In C by Franz Schubert
Book: Alice In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Luxury: Hieronymus Bosch, Garden Of Earthly Delights

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40 minutes

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Christmas Eve 1982 09:05

Music Played

  • Quintetto Vocale Italiano

    Belta Poi Che t'Assenti

  • Claudio Monteverdi

    Alle danze, alle gioie (Madrigal, Book 9)

    Soloist: Robert Tear, Alexander Oliver, Stafford Dean, Raymond Leppard

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    String Quintet No. 2 in C minor

    Soloist: Cecil Arronwitz Orchestra: Amadeus String Quartet

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Franz Schubert

      String Quintet in C major

      Soloist: William Pleeth Orchestra: Amadeus String Quartet

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Act 3 Duet (from Simon Boccanegra)

    Soloist: Piero Cappucilli, Nicolai Ghiaurov Orchestra: La Scala Opera House, Milan Conductor: Claudio Abbado

  • Johannes Brahms

    Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel

    Soloist: Rudolf Serkin

  • Elisabeth Schwarzkopf & Gerald Moore

    Geh, Geliebter, Geh Jetzt

  • Banat (Regret) (from Two and Three Part Choruses)

    Choir: Gyor Music High School Female Choir Conductor: Szabo

  • Book Choice

    • Alice In Wonderland - Lewis Carroll

  • Luxury Choice

    • Hieronymus Bosch, Garden Of Earthly Delights

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest György Ligeti

Broadcasts

  • Sat 18 Dec 1982 18:15
  • Christmas Eve 1982 09:05

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