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Salvatore Accardo

Roy Plomley's castaway is violinist Salvatore Accardo.

Favourite track: Che Faro Senza Euridice by Christoph Willibald Ritter von Gluck
Book: The Odyssey by Homer
Luxury: Violin and strings

40 minutes

Last on

Fri 2 May 1980 09:05

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Music Played

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Dies irae (from Requiem Mass)

    Choir: Robert Shaw Chorale Orchestra: NBC Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Arturo Toscanini

  • Johannes Brahms

    Violin Concerto in D Major

    Soloist: David Oistrakh Orchestra: Dresden State Orchestra Conductor: Franz Konwitschny

  • Franz Schubert

    String Quartet No. 14 in D minor 'Death and the Maiden'

    Orchestra: Busch Quartet

  • Fritz Kreisler

    Liebeslied

    Soloist: Fritz Kreisler, Franz Rupp

  • Johannes Brahms

    Variations on a Theme by Paganini

    Soloist: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli

  • Pablo de Sarasate

    Zigeunerweisen

    Soloist: Jascha Heifetz Orchestra: RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra Conductor: William Steinberg

  • Franz Schubert

    String Quintet in C major

    Soloist: Isaac Stern, Alexander Schneider, Milton Katims

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Christoph Willibald Gluck

      Che far貌 senza Euridice (What is Life?) (from Orpheus and Euridice)

      Soloist: Tito Schipa

  • Book Choice

    • The Odyssey - Homer

  • Luxury Choice

    • Violin and strings

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Salvatore Accardo

Broadcasts

  • Sat 26 Apr 1980 18:15
  • Fri 2 May 1980 09:05

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