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Frederic Raphael

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Frederic Raphael.

Favourite track: Cello Concerto in B Minor by Antonin DvoΕ™Γ΅k
Book: Bilingual edition of poetry by Giorgos Seferis
Luxury: Painting Materials

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40 minutes

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Fri 27 Feb 1981 09:05
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Violin Concerto in D major

  • Γ‰dith Piaf

    Milord

  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartet in F major, Op. 77/2

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Lute Concerto in D major

  • Claudio Monteverdi

    Vespers 1610

    Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Concerto for Violin, Oboe, and Strings in D minor, BWV 1060

    Performer: Itzhak Perlman. Performer: Neil Black.

  • Maria Farandouri & Georg Kapernaros

    Boat On The Beach

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • AntonΓ­n DvoΕ™Γ΅k

      Cello Concerto in B Minor

  • Book Choice

    • A book on the history of chess

  • Luxury Choice

    • Painting Materials

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Frederic Raphael

Broadcasts

  • Sat 21 Feb 1981 18:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Fri 27 Feb 1981 09:05
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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