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June Mendoza

Roy Plomley's castaway is portrait painter June Mendoza.

Favourite track: Spring Symphony by Benjamin Britten
Book: The Penguin Chronology of the Modern World by Neville Williams
Luxury: Canvases, brushes and paint

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40 minutes

Last on

Tue 11 Sep 1979 12:20
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • NiccolΓ² Paganini

    Violin Concerto No. 1 in E flat major/D major

    Soloist: Itzhak Perlman Orchestra: Royal Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Foster

  • Maurice Ravel

    Piano Concerto in G major

    Soloist: Julius Katchen Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Istvan Kertesz

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Suite for Solo Cello No. 3 in C major

    Soloist: Pablo Casals

  • Hector Berlioz

    Lacrymosa (from Requiem)

    Choir: Wandsworth School Boy's Choir Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Colin Davis

  • Franz Schubert

    Piano Quintet in A major 'Trout'

    Soloist: Clifford Curzon

  • Boris Blacher

    Orchestral Variations On A Theme Of Paganini

    Orchestra: Radio Symphony Orchestra Of Berlin

  • Cleo Laine

    My Man's Gone Now

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Benjamin Britten

      Spring Symphony

      Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra

  • Book Choice

    • The Penguin Chronology of the Modern World - Neville Williams

  • Luxury Choice

    • Canvases, brushes and paint

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest June Mendoza

Broadcasts

  • Sat 8 Sep 1979 18:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Tue 11 Sep 1979 12:20
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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