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C Day Lewis

Roy Plomley's castaway is poet C Day Lewis.

Favourite track: Offertorio by Giuseppe Verdi
Book: Novels by Jane Austen
Luxury: Wine

30 minutes

Last on

Mon 18 Jul 1960 13:10

Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B flat major

    Orchestra: Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra Conductor: Karl MΓΌnchinger

  • FrΓ©dΓ©ric Chopin - Waltz in E flat major, Op. 18

    Soloist: Dinu Lipatti

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Giuseppe Verdi

      Offertorio (from Requiem Mass)

      Soloist: Maria Caniglia, Ebe Stignan et al Orchestra: Rome Opera Orchestra Conductor: Tullio Serafin

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132

    Orchestra: Budapest String Quartet

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major

    Soloist: Clifford Curzon Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Josef Krips

  • Edward Elgar

    Cello Concerto in E Minor

    Soloist: AndrΓ© Navarra Orchestra: HallΓ© Orchestra Conductor: John Barbirolli

  • George Frideric Handel

    Come, my beloved (adaptation of Care selve) (from Atalanta)

    Soloist: John McCormack

  • John Laurie

    The Wife of Usher's Well

  • Book Choice

    • Novels - Jane Austen

  • Luxury Choice

    • Wine

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest C Day Lewis

Broadcast

  • Mon 18 Jul 1960 13:10

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