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Dame Moura Lympany

Roy Plomley's castaway is pianist Dame Moura Lympany.

Favourite track: Piano Concerto No. 1 in G Minor by Felix Mendelssohn
Book: Book about growing flowers and vegetables on a desert island
Luxury: Wine from own vineyard

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40 minutes

Last on

Tue 31 Jul 1979 12:20
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Felix Mendelssohn

      Piano Concerto No. 1 in G Minor

      Soloist: Moura Lympany Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Rafael Kubelik

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Prelude in G major, Op. 32/5)

    Soloist: Moura Lympany

  • Aram Khachaturian

    Piano Concerto in D flat major

    Soloist: Moura Lympany Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Anatole Fistoulari

  • Alan Rawsthorne

    Piano Concerto No. 1

    Soloist: Moura Lympany Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Herbert Menges

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major

    Soloist: Moura Lympany Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Herbert Menges

  • Prelude in E minor, Op. 28/4

    Soloist: Moura Lympany

  • Franz Schubert

    Piano Quintet in A major 'Trout'

    Soloist: Moura Lympany Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor

    Soloist: Moura Lympany Orchestra: New Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Anthony Collins

  • Book Choice

    • Book about growing flowers and vegetables on a desert island

  • Luxury Choice

    • Wine from own vineyard

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Dame Moura Lympany

Broadcasts

  • Sat 28 Jul 1979 18:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Tue 31 Jul 1979 12:20
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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