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Sherrill Milnes

Roy Plomley's castaway is baritone Sherrill Milnes.

Favourite track: Symphony No 9 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Book: Twenty-Five Years of New Yorker Cartoons
Luxury: Herrings in sour cream

30 minutes

Last on

Mon 12 Jan 1976 12:25
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • George Frideric Handel

    All we like sheep (from Messiah)

    Choir: Luton Choral Society Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Thomas Beecham

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major

    Choir: Swingle Singers

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    E gettata la mia sorte (from Attila)

    Soloist: Sherrill Mills Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Gardelli

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    The Battle on the Ice (from Alexander Nevsky)

    Soloist: Sherrill Mills

  • Richard Strauss

    Don Juan

    Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Fritz Reiner

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Ludwig van Beethoven

      Symphony No. 9 in D minor 'Choral'

      Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Fritz Reiner

  • Johannes Brahms

    German Requiem

    Soloist: Sherrill Milnes, Montserrat CaballΓ© Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Erich Leinsdorf

  • The Hi‐Lo’s

    Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries

  • Book Choice

    • Twenty-Five Years of New Yorker Cartoons

  • Luxury Choice

    • Herrings in sour cream

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Sherrill Milnes

Broadcasts

  • Sat 10 Jan 1976 19:00
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Mon 12 Jan 1976 12:25
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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