Edward Robey
Roy Plomley's castaway is barrister Edward Robey.
Favourite track: Selig, Wie Die Sonne by Richard Wagner
Book: Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians
Luxury: German white wine
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Music Played
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Mir ist so wunderbar (from Fidelio)
Soloist: Christa Ludwig, Ingeborg Hallstein Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Otto Klemperer
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Edward Elgar
Violin Concerto in B Minor
Soloist: Yehudi Menuhin Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Edward Elgar
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Ha! ich bin's, ich bin's (from Tristan und Isolde)
Artist: Kirsten Flagstad Orchestra: Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler
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Richard Strauss
Don Quixote
Soloist: Pierre Fournier Orchestra: Cleveland Orchestra
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Giuseppe Verdi
Falstaff
Soloist: Giuseppe Valdengo, Frank Guarrera Orchestra: NBC Orchestra
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Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 9 in D major
Orchestra: Columbia Symphony Orchestra
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Claude Debussy
PellΓ©as et MΓ©lisande
Soloist: Erna Spoorenberg, Camille Maurane Orchestra: Orchestra De La Suisse Romande
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Castaway's Favourite
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Selig wie die Sonne (from Die Meistersinger von NΓΌrnberg)
Soloist: Ferdinand Frantz, Rudolf Schock Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
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Book Choice
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Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians
Luxury Choice
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German white wine
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Roy Plomley |
Interviewed Guest | Edward Robey |
Broadcasts
- Sat 13 Oct 1973 19:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Mon 15 Oct 1973 12:25Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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