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Alec Clifton-Taylor

Roy Plomley's castaway is architectural historian Alec Clifton-Taylor.

Favourite track: Intermezzo In C Major by Johannes Brahms
Book: Set of the Shell County Guides
Luxury: Bed

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40 minutes

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Tue 3 Oct 1978 12:20
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No. 4 in B flat major

    Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor

    Soloist: Clifford Curzon Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Istvan Kertesz

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Johannes Brahms

      Intermezzo in C major, Op. 119/3

      Soloist: Julius Katchen

  • Edward Elgar

    Cello Concerto in E Minor

    Soloist: Pablo Casals Orchestra: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Adrian Boult

  • NoΓ«l Coward

    Alice Is At It Again

  • Gabriel FaurΓ©

    Impromptu In F minor, Op. 31

    Soloist: Joseph Cooper

  • Johannes Brahms

    Violin Concerto in D major

    Soloist: Yehudi Menuhin Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Rudolf Kempe

  • Thomas Arne

    Symphony No. 2 in F major

  • Book Choice

    • Set of the Shell County Guides

  • Luxury Choice

    • Bed

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Alec Clifton-Taylor

Broadcasts

  • Sat 30 Sep 1978 18:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Tue 3 Oct 1978 12:20
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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