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Philip Hope-Wallace

Roy Plomley's castaway is critic Philip Hope-Wallace.

Favourite track: Dies Irae and Salve Me by Giuseppe Verdi
Book: Faust by Johann Wolfgang Goethe
Luxury: Ivory chess set

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22 minutes

Last on

Mon 1 Apr 1974 12:25
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • George Frideric Handel

    Where'er you walk (from Semele)

    Soloist: Richard Lewis Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Malcolm Sargent

  • Robert Schumann

    Carnaval

    Soloist: Claudio Arrau

  • Franz Schubert

    Piano Quintet in A major 'Trout'

    Soloist: Clifford Curzon Orchestra: Members Of The Vienna Octet

  • Ruggero Leoncavallo

    Pagliacci

    Soloist: Robert Merrill Orchestra: Santa Cecilia Orchestra, Rome

  • Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

    Sei Nicht Bos (from Der Obersteiger)

  • Charles Trenet

    La Mer

  • Richard Strauss

    Wiegenlied, Op. 41/1

    Artist: Lisa Della Casa, Arpad Sandor

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Giuseppe Verdi

      Dies irae (from Requiem Mass)

      Orchestra: Philharmonia Chorus and Orchestra

  • Book Choice

    • Faust - Johann Wolfgang Goethe

  • Luxury Choice

    • Ivory chess set

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Philip Hope-Wallace

Broadcasts

  • Sat 30 Mar 1974 19:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Mon 1 Apr 1974 12:25
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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