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George Shearing

Roy Plomley's castaway is jazz pianist George Shearing.

Favourite track: Widerstehe Doch der Sunde (Cantata No 54) by Johann Sebastian Bach
Book: Masterman Ready by Frederick Marryat
Luxury: Metal construction set

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Mon 5 Nov 1962 13:10
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Service

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Music Played

  • Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra

    T'ain't What You Do

  • Claude Debussy

    La cathΓ©drale engloutie (from Preludes, Book 1)

    Soloist: Walter Gieseking

  • AntonΓ­n DvoΕ™Γ΅k

    Humoresque in G flat major, Op. 101/7

    Soloist: Art Tatum

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor

    Soloist: Sergei Rachmaninov Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra Conductor: Leopold Stokowski

  • Erroll Garner

    Lullaby of Birdland

  • Teddy Wilson

    Don't Blame Me

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Johann Sebastian Bach

      Cantata No. 54: Widerstehe doch der SΓΌnde

      Soloist: Alfred Deller Orchestra: Leonhardt Baroque Ensemble

  • Frederick Delius

    On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Thomas Beecham

  • Book Choice

    • Masterman Ready - Frederick Marryat

  • Luxury Choice

    • Metal construction set

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest George Shearing

Broadcast

  • Mon 5 Nov 1962 13:10
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Service

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