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Antal Dorati

Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Antal Dorati.

Favourite track: O, Namenlose Freude (from Fidelio) by Ludwig van Beethoven
Book: Personally-compiled anthology
Luxury: Painting of a sleeping girl by Dominico Feti

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15 minutes

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Mon 25 Jul 1960 13:10
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Service

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Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Cantata No. 56: Ich will den Kreustab

    Soloist: GΓ©rard Souzay Orchestra: Geraint Jones Orchestra

  • Franz Schubert

    String Quartet No. 13 in A minor

    Orchestra: Budapest String Quartet

  • Izabella Nagy & Imre Pallo

    Hary Janos

  • BΓ©la BartΓ³k - Divertimento for Strings

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Hungarica Conductor: Antal Dorati

  • Johannes Brahms

    Symphony No. 2 in D major

    Orchestra: Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Antal Dorati

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Bei Männern (from The Magic Flute)

    Soloist: Tiana Lemnitz, Gerhard Husch Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Thomas Beecham

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Otello Act 1

    Soloist: Ramon Vinay, Herva Nelli Orchestra: NBC Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Arturo Toscanini

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Ludwig van Beethoven

      O, namen, Namenlose Freude! (from Fidelio)

      Soloist: Martha Mödl, Wolfgang Windgassen Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

  • Book Choice

    • Personally-compiled anthology

  • Luxury Choice

    • Painting of a sleeping girl by Dominico Feti

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Antal DorΓ΅ti

Broadcast

  • Mon 25 Jul 1960 13:10
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Service

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