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Lady Antonia Fraser

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Lady Antonia Fraser.

Favourite track: Symphony No 9 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Book: Aeneid (in Latin) by Virgil
Luxury: Typewriter and paper

30 minutes

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Mon 2 Jun 1969 12:25
大象传媒 Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Grand March (from Aida)

    Soloist: Gunther Brausinger

  • Gioachino Rossini

    Serbami ognor si fido (from Semiramide)

    Soloist: Joan Sutherland, Marilyn Horne Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Richard Bonynge

  • Charles Trenet

    La Mer

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    E lui! desso! L'infante! (from Don Carlos

    Soloist: Tito Gobbi, Mario Filippeschi Orchestra: Rome Opera House Orchestra Conductor: Gabriele Santini

  • Andy Stewart

    A Scottish Soldier

  • Br眉nnhilde's Immolation (from G枚tterd盲mmerung)

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

  • Johannes Brahms

    Viola Sonata No. 1 in F minor

    Soloist: Gervase de Peyer, Daniel Barenboim

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Ludwig van Beethoven

      Symphony No. 9 in D minor 'Choral'

      Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus Conductor: Otto Klemperer

  • Book Choice

    • Aeneid (in Latin) - Virgil

  • Luxury Choice

    • Typewriter and paper

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Antonia Fraser

Broadcast

  • Mon 2 Jun 1969 12:25
    大象传媒 Radio 4

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