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Richard Church

Roy Plomley's castaway is novelist and essayist Richard Church.

Favourite track: Prelude No. 1 in C Major by Johann Sebastian Bach
Book: The Oxford English Dictionary
Luxury: Writing materials

30 minutes

Last on

Mon 23 Feb 1970 12:25
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Claudio Monteverdi

    Mass in Four Voices

    Choir: St John's College Choir, Cambridge

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Johann Sebastian Bach

      Well-tempered Clavier, Book 1 - Prelude in C major

      Soloist: Martin Galling

  • Christoph Willibald Gluck

    Che farΓ² senza Euridice (What is Life?) (from Orpheus and Euridice)

    Soloist: Kathleen Ferrier Orchestra: Southern Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Stiedry

  • Hector Berlioz

    Harold in the Mountains (from Harold in Italy)

    Soloist: Walter Trampler Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra

  • FrΓ©dΓ©ric Chopin

    Barcarolle in F sharp major Op.60

    Performer: Krystian Zimerman.

    Soloist: Vladimir Ashkenazy

  • AntonΓ­n DvoΕ™Γ΅k

    O silver moon (from Rusalka)

    Artist: Joan Hammond Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Vilem Tausky

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    The Lark Ascending

    Artist: Hugh Bean Orchestra: New Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Adrian Boult

  • Benjamin Britten

    Peter Grimes

    Orchestra: Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden

  • Book Choice

    • The Oxford English Dictionary

  • Luxury Choice

    • Writing materials

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Richard Church

Broadcasts

  • Sat 21 Feb 1970 19:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Mon 23 Feb 1970 12:25
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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