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Stephen Bishop

Roy Plomley's castaway is pianist Stephen Bishop.

Favourite track: Vien diletto e in ciel la luna by Vincenzo Bellini
Book: The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Luxury: Piano

35 minutes

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Mon 14 Nov 1966 13:10
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Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No. 41 in C major 'Jupiter'

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Otto Klemperer

  • The Miraculous Mandarin Suite

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Georg Solti

  • Hector Berlioz

    Royal Hunt and Storm (from The Trojans)

    Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Charles Munch

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Vincenzo Bellini

      Vien diletto e in ciel la luna (from I Puritani)

      Soloist: Maria Callas Orchestra: EIAR Radio Symphony Orchestra, Turin Conductor: Gabriele Santini

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B flat major

    Orchestra: Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra Conductor: Carl Munchinger

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor

    Soloist: Sergei Rachmaninov Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra Conductor: Eugene Ormandy

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    String Quartet No.14 in C sharp minor, Op. 131

    Orchestra: Amadeus String Quartet

  • Brigitte Bardot

    Les Amis de la Musique

  • Book Choice

    • The Idiot - Fyodor Dostoyevsky

  • Luxury Choice

    • Piano

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Stephen Kovacevich

Broadcast

  • Mon 14 Nov 1966 13:10
    Home Service

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