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John Morris

Roy Plomley's castaway is moutaineer John Morris.

Favourite track: Sonata in B Flat Minor (Opus 35) by FrΓ©dΓ©ric Chopin
Book: The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Luxury: Soap and a piano

30 minutes

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Mon 16 Feb 1959 13:10
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Service

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Music Played

  • Gaetano Donizetti

    Mad Scene (from Lucia Di Lammermoor)

    Soloist: Toti Dal Monti

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • FrΓ©dΓ©ric Chopin - Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35

      Soloist: Sergei Rachmaninov

  • Francis Poulenc

    Les Dialogues des CarmΓ©lites Act 1, Scene 3

    Soloist: Liliane Berton Orchestra: Paris Opera Orchestra Conductor: Devaux

  • Igor Stravinsky

    Russian Dance (from Petrushka)

    Orchestra: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande Conductor: Ernest Ansermet

  • Richard Strauss

    Morgen, Op. 27/4

    Soloist: Elisabeth Schumann

  • Alban Berg

    Violin Concerto

    Soloist: AndrΓ© Gertler Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Paul Kletzki

  • Richard Strauss

    Grossmächtige Prinzessin (from Ariadne auf Naxos)

    Soloist: Maria IvogΓΌn Orchestra: Berlin State Opera Orchestra

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Serenade No 11 in E flat major for Wind Instruments

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Wind Group

  • Book Choice

    • The Brothers Karamazov - Fyodor Dostoyevsky

  • Luxury Choice

    • Soap and a piano

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest John Morris

Broadcast

  • Mon 16 Feb 1959 13:10
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Service

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