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Vivian Ellis

Roy Plomley's castaway is theatre composer Vivian Ellis.

40 minutes

Last on

Wed 29 Aug 1951 18:20

Music Played

  • Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Scheherazade

    Orchestra: Paris Conservatoire Orchestra

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Jesu, Joy of Mans Desiring from Cantata BWV 147

    Soloist: Myra Hess

  • Igor Stravinsky

    Petrushka

    Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra Conductor: Leopold Stokowski

  • Yvonne Printemps

    Air De La Lettre

  • Charles Gounod

    Ave Maria

    Soloist: Vivian Ellis

  • Judy Garland

    Over The Rainbow

  • FrΓ©dΓ©ric Chopin - Etude in A flat major, Op. posth

    Soloist: Alfred Cortot

  • Richard Wagner - Tristan und Isolde

    Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Vivian Ellis

Broadcast

  • Wed 29 Aug 1951 18:20

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