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Kyung-Wha Chung

Roy Plomley's castaway is violinist Kyung-Wha Chung.

Favourite track: Cello Suite No. 5 In C Minor by Johann Sebastian Bach
Book: Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
Luxury: Mixed flower seeds

40 minutes

Last on

Fri 4 Jan 1980 09:05
成人论坛 Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Christian Sinding

    Suite In A Minor

    Soloist: Jascha Heifetz Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

  • Robert Schumann

    Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor

    Soloist: Jacques Thibaud, Alfred Corot, Pablo Casals

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Violin Sonata in F major

    Soloist: Clara Haskil

  • Oscar Peterson

    A Little Jazz Exercise

  • Richard Strauss

    Don Quixote

    Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Charles Munch

  • Ella Fitzgerald

    Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    String Quartet No. 13 in B flat major, Op. 130

    Orchestra: Budapest Quintet

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Johann Sebastian Bach

      Suite for Solo Cello No. 5 in C minor

      Soloist: Pablo Casals

  • Book Choice

    • Siddhartha - Hermann Hesse

  • Luxury Choice

    • Mixed flower seeds

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Kyung-wha Chung

Broadcasts

  • Sat 29 Dec 1979 18:15
    成人论坛 Radio 4
  • Fri 4 Jan 1980 09:05
    成人论坛 Radio 4

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