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Vivienne Chatterton

Roy Plomley's castaway is broadcaster Vivienne Chatterton.

Book: Dictionary of Musical Themes by Harold Barlow
Luxury: Insect repellent

30 minutes

Last on

Sat 27 Apr 1963 13:40

Music Played

  • ·¡²õ±è²¹Ã±²¹

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Thomas Beecham

  • Max Bruch

    Ave Maria for Cello and Orchestra

    Soloist: Joan Hammond Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Walter Susskind

  • Love Duet (from Tristan und Isolde)

    Soloist: Frida Leider, Lauritz Melchior

  • Claude Debussy

    Prélude à l'après midi d'un faune

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Thomas Beecham

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Violin Concerto in D Major

    Soloist: Yehudi Menuhin Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

  • Gerard Hoffnung

    Speech at the Oxford Union

  • Brünnhilde's Immolation (from Götterdämmerung)

    Soloist: Kirsten Flagstad Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

  • Engelbert Humperdinck

    Hansel and Gretel Overture

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Otto Klemperer

  • Book Choice

    • Dictionary of Musical Themes - Harold Barlow

  • Luxury Choice

    • Insect repellent

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Vivienne Chatterton

Broadcast

  • Sat 27 Apr 1963 13:40

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