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Patricia Highsmith

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Patricia Highsmith.

Favourite track: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor by Sergei Rachmaninov
Book: Moby Dick by Herman Melville
Luxury: Writing materials

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40 minutes

Last on

Tue 24 Apr 1979 12:20
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major

    Soloist: Geza anda Orchestra: Camerata Academiaca Of Salzburg Mozarteum

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Sergey Rachmaninov

      Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor

      Soloist: Sergei Rachmaninov Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra Conductor: Leopold Stokowski

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Cantata No. 211: Schweigt stille - Hat man nicht mit seinen Kindern

    Soloist: Elly Ameling, Collegium Aureum

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    St Matthew Passion - Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder

    Choir: Vienna Singverein

  • Vivienne Segal & Harold Lang

    In Our Little Den Of Iniquity (from Pal Joey)

  • Gustav Mahler

    Symphony No. 6 in A minor

    Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

  • Michel Block

    Rondena (from Iberia)

  • George Shearing

    Lullaby Of Birdland

  • Book Choice

    • Moby Dick - Herman Melville

  • Luxury Choice

    • Writing materials

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Patricia Highsmith

Broadcasts

  • Sat 21 Apr 1979 18:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Tue 24 Apr 1979 12:20
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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