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Sir Adrian Boult

Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Sir Adrian Boult.

Favourite track: Symphony No 36 in C Major (Rehearsal) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Book: Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan
Luxury: Blanket

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5 minutes

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Mon 28 Mar 1960 13:10
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Service

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Music Played

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Symphony No. 36 in C major 'Linz' - rehearsal

      Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Bruno Walter

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Horn Concerto in E flat major

    Soloist: Aubrey Brain Orchestra: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Adrian Boult

  • Carl Maria von Weber

    Der FreischΓΌtz Overture

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Arthur Nikisch

  • Johannes Brahms

    Der Schmied, Op. 19/4

    Soloist: Elena Gerhardt, Arthur Nikisch

  • King George V

    Silver Jubilee Message to the Empire (6 May 1935)

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    O Taste and See

  • Gioachino Rossini

    The Silken Ladder Overture

    Orchestra: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Arturo Toscanini

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Galliard of the Sons of Morning (from Job)

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Adrian Boult

  • Book Choice

    • Pilgrim's Progress - John Bunyan

  • Luxury Choice

    • Blanket

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Adrian Boult

Broadcast

  • Mon 28 Mar 1960 13:10
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Service

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