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Antal Dorati

Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Antal Dorati.

Favourite track: Rondo Capriccioso by Felix Mendelssohn
Book: The Golden Man by Yokoi
Luxury: Italian landscape drawing from his collection

40 minutes

Last on

Fri 19 Sep 1980 09:05
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Felix Mendelssohn

      Rondo capriccioso in E major

      Soloist: Ilse Von Alpenheim

  • Joseph Haydn

    The Seasons

    Soloist: Ileana Cotrubas, Werner Krenn Choir: Hans Sotin Brighton Festival Chorus Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Antal Dorati

  • Concerto For Orchestra

    Orchestra: Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Antal Dorati

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    O, namen, Namenlose Freude! (from Fidelio)

    Soloist: Martha Modl, Wolfgang Windgassen Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    String Quartet No. 21 in D major, K575

    Orchestra: Quartetto Italiano

  • Johannes Brahms

    Clarinet Quintet In B Minor

    Soloist: Karl Leister Orchestra: Amadeus String Quartet

  • Franz Schubert

    Täuschung (from Winterreise)

    Soloist: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Gerald Moore

  • William Shakespeare

    Now is the winter of our discontent (from Richard III)

    Artist: Laurence Olivier

  • Book Choice

    • The Golden Man - Yokoi

  • Luxury Choice

    • Italian landscape drawing from his collection

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Antal DorΓ΅ti

Broadcasts

  • Sat 13 Sep 1980 18:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Fri 19 Sep 1980 09:05
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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