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Elizabeth Harwood

Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Elizabeth Harwood.

Favourite track: For Unto Us A Child Is Born by George Frideric Handel
Book: Survival manual
Luxury: Constable landscape

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8 minutes

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Mon 20 Mar 1972 12:25
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • George Frideric Handel

      For unto us a child is born (from Messiah)

      Choir: Ambrosian Singers

  • Gioachino Rossini

    Le comte Ory Act 1 (finale)

    Soloist: Sari Barabas, Monica Sinclair

  • Richard Strauss

    Im Abendrot (from Four Last Songs)

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra

  • George Frideric Handel

    Heart, the seat of soft delight (from Acis and Galatea)

    Soloist: Joan Sutherland Orchestra: Philomusica Of London

  • Erroll Garner

    Girl Of My Dreams

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Don Giovanni Act 1

    Soloist: Giuseppe Taddei Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Christmas Oratorio

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    The Marriage Of Figaro Act 2 Finale

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

  • Book Choice

    • Survival manual

  • Luxury Choice

    • Constable landscape

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Elizabeth Harwood

Broadcasts

  • Sat 18 Mar 1972 19:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Mon 20 Mar 1972 12:25
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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