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Elizabeth Jane Howard

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Elizabeth Jane Howard.

Favourite track: Toccata and Fugue In D Minor by Johann Sebastian Bach
Book: Encyclopaedia
Luxury: Writing materials

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10 minutes

Last on

Mon 1 May 1972 12:25
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Concerto No. 14 in E flat major

    Soloist: Rudolf Serkin

  • Mazurka in A minor

    Soloist: Ignacy Jan Paderewski

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Cantata No. 82: Ich habe genug

    Soloist: Gerard Souzay

  • Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    Concerto in D Minor

    Soloist: George Malcolm

  • Johannes Brahms

    Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel

    Soloist: Walter Klien

  • Richard Strauss

    Grossmächtige Prinzessin (from Ariadne auf Naxos)

    Soloist: Rita Streich

  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Harpsichord Sonata in A major, K208

    Soloist: Nina Milkina

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Johann Sebastian Bach

      Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565

      Conductor: Leopold Stokowski. Performer: The Philadelphia Orchestra.

      Soloist: Geraint Jones

  • Book Choice

    • Encyclopaedia

  • Luxury Choice

    • Writing materials

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Elizabeth Jane Howard

Broadcasts

  • Sat 29 Apr 1972 19:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Mon 1 May 1972 12:25
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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