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Eric Coates

Roy Plomley's castaway is composer Eric Coates.

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Wed 20 Jun 1951 18:20
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Service

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Music Played

  • Edward Elgar

    Cockaigne Overture

    Orchestra: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Edward Elgar

  • City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Pastoral Dance

  • Henryk Wieniawski

    Violin Concerto No 2 in D Minor (Op 22)

    Soloist: Jascha Heifetz Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: John Barbirolli

  • Claude Debussy

    Prélude à l'après midi d'un faune

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Thomas Beecham

  • Johannes Brahms

    Clarinet Quintet In B minor

    Soloist: Reginald Kell Orchestra: Busch Quartet

  • Fritz Kreisler

    Tambourin Chinois (Opus 3)

    Orchestra: AndrΓ© Kostelanetz Orchestra

  • FrΓ©dΓ©ric Chopin - Waltz in E minor, Op. posth

    Soloist: Witold Malcuzynski

  • Eric Coates

    Valse

    Orchestra: National Symphony Orchestra

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Eric Coates

Broadcast

  • Wed 20 Jun 1951 18:20
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Service

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