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Peter Pears

Roy Plomley's castaway is tenor Peter Pears.

Favourite track: Moonlight (from Peter Grimes) by Benjamin Britten
Book: Tropical Plants and Their Cultivation by Louis Bruggeman
Luxury: Bed

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30 minutes

Last on

Mon 21 Jul 1969 12:25

Music Played

  • Frederick Delius

    Brigg Fair

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Geoffrey Toye

  • John Dowland

    Captain Piper's Galliard

    Soloist: Julian Bream

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Mass in B minor - Et in unum Dominum

    Soloist: Elisabeth Schumann, Margaret Balfour Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Eric Coates

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Benjamin Britten

      Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes - Moonlight

      Orchestra: Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden Conductor: Benjamin Britten

  • Franz Schubert

    Im Dorfe (from Winterreise)

    Soloist: Peter Pears, Benjamin Britten

  • William Shakespeare

    Fear No More the Heat O' the Sun (from Cymbeline)

    Artist: John Gielgud

  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Harpsichord Sonata in E major

    Soloist: George Malcolm

  • Bismillah Khan

    Solo for Shehnai

  • Book Choice

    • Tropical Plants and Their Cultivation - Louis Bruggeman

  • Luxury Choice

    • Bed

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Peter Pears

Broadcast

  • Mon 21 Jul 1969 12:25

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