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John Schlesinger

Roy Plomley's castaway is film director John Schlesinger.

Favourite track: Morgen (Opus 27 No 4) by Richard Strauss
Book: Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift
Luxury: Insect repellent

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Mon 10 Apr 1967 13:10
Home Service

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Music Played

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor

    Soloist: Vladimir Ashkenazy Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Anatole Fistoulari

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Dies irae (from Requiem Mass)

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Di scrivermi ogni giorno (from Cosi fan tutte)

    Soloist: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Christa Ludwig et al Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Karl Bohm

  • Johannes Brahms

    Clarinet Quintet In B minor

    Orchestra: Vienna Octet

  • Hector Berlioz

    Shepherds' Farewell (from The Childhood of Christ)

    Choir: St Anthony Singers Orchestra: Goldsborough Orchestra Conductor: Colin Davis

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major

    Soloist: Wilhelm Kempff Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Ferdinand Leitner

  • G枚tterd盲mmerung Closing Scene

    Soloist: Birgit Nilsson Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Georg Solti

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Richard Strauss

      Morgen, Op. 27/4

      Soloist: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Gerald Moore

  • Book Choice

    • Gulliver's Travels - Jonathan Swift

  • Luxury Choice

    • Insect repellent

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest John Schlesinger

Broadcast

  • Mon 10 Apr 1967 13:10
    Home Service

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