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Carl Davis

Roy Plomley's castaway is composer Carl Davis.

Favourite track: Hm, hm, hm! (from The Magic Flute) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Book: Short Stories by Anton Chekhov
Luxury: Shampoo

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40 minutes

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Fri 27 Aug 1982 09:05
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Elsa Sigfuss, Holger Norgaard, Elsa Marie Brunn, Julius Koppel

    Aperite Mihi Portas Justitiae

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

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

    Orchestra: Hungarian String Quartet

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No. 7 In A Major

    Orchestra: New York Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Arturo Toscanini

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      H'm, h'm, h'm (from The Magic Flute)

      Soloist: Gerald Husch, Helge Roswaenge, Hilde Scheppan Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Thomas Beecham

  • Reri Grist

    Somewhere

  • Igor Stravinsky

    Dances of the adolescent girls (from The Rite of Spring)

    Orchestra: Columbia Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Igor Stravinsky

  • Billie Holiday

    My Man

  • Dame Edna Everage

    Song Of Australia

  • Book Choice

    • Short Stories - Anton Chekhov

  • Luxury Choice

    • Shampoo

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Carl Davis

Broadcasts

  • Sat 21 Aug 1982 18:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Fri 27 Aug 1982 09:05
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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