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Mai Zetterling

Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Mai Zetterling.

40 minutes

Last on

Tue 2 Oct 1951 18:20

Music Played

  • Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    1812 Overture

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Nikolai Malko

  • Jean Sibelius

    Sigh, Sedges, Sigh, Op. 36/4

    Soloist: Aulikki Rautawaara Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

  • Jacqueline Blancard

    Nights in the Gardens of Spain

  • Robert Schumann

    Aufschwung (from FantasiestΓΌcke, Op. 12)

    Soloist: Wilhelm Backhaus

  • William Walton

    To be or not to be (from Hamlet)

    Artist: Sir Laurence Olivier Orchestra: Philharmonic Orchestra

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Sonata No. 4 In D minor

    Soloist: Gioconda Da Vito

  • Paul Robeson

    Ballad for Americans

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No. 3 in B Flat Major

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Mai Zetterling

Broadcast

  • Tue 2 Oct 1951 18:20

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