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Dame Janet Baker

Roy Plomley's castaway is mezzo-soprano Dame Janet Baker.

Favourite track: Psalm 51 by King's College Chapel Choir
Book: The Lord of the Rings by J R R Tolkien
Luxury: Doll's house

30 minutes

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Mon 27 May 1968 12:25
Home Service

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Music Played

  • Thomas Tallis

    Gaude gloriosa Dei mater

    Choir: 大象传媒 Chorus

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • King's College Chapel Choir

      Psalm 51

  • William Shakespeare

    Let Me Not to the Marriage of True Minds (Sonnet 116)

    Artist: John Gielgud

  • Henry Purcell

    Birthday Ode 'Welcome, welcome, glorious morn'

    Choir: Ambrosian Singers Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra Conductor: Raymond Leppard

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Stabat mater (from Four Sacred Pieces)

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini

  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Harpsichord Sonata in G major

    Soloist: George Malcolm

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Cantata No. 10: Meine Seel erhebt den Herrn

    Choir: London Bach Society Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra

  • Edward Elgar

    The Dream of Gerontius - Praise to the Holiest

    Choir: Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus, Ambrosian Singers Orchestra: Hall茅 Orchestra and Choir Conductor: John Barbirolli

  • Book Choice

    • The Lord of the Rings - J R R Tolkien

  • Luxury Choice

    • Doll's house

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Janet Baker

Broadcast

  • Mon 27 May 1968 12:25
    Home Service

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