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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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24 minutes

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Mon 15 Oct 1973 12:25

Music Played

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Mir ist so wunderbar (from Fidelio)

    Soloist: Christa Ludwig, Ingeborg Hallstein Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Otto Klemperer

  • Edward Elgar

    Violin Concerto in B Minor

    Soloist: Yehudi Menuhin Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Edward Elgar

  • Ha! ich bin's, ich bin's (from Tristan und Isolde)

    Artist: Kirsten Flagstad Orchestra: Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

  • Richard Strauss

    Don Quixote

    Soloist: Pierre Fournier Orchestra: Cleveland Orchestra

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Falstaff

    Soloist: Giuseppe Valdengo, Frank Guarrera Orchestra: NBC Orchestra

  • Gustav Mahler

    Symphony No. 9 in D major

    Orchestra: Columbia Symphony Orchestra

  • Claude Debussy

    PellΓ©as et MΓ©lisande

    Soloist: Erna Spoorenberg, Camille Maurane Orchestra: Orchestra De La Suisse Romande

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Selig wie die Sonne (from Die Meistersinger von NΓΌrnberg)

      Soloist: Ferdinand Frantz, Rudolf Schock Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

  • Book Choice

    • Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians

  • Luxury Choice

    • German white wine

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Edward Robey

Broadcasts

  • Sat 13 Oct 1973 19:00
  • Mon 15 Oct 1973 12:25

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