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Claudio Arrau

Roy Plomley's castaway is pianist Claudio Arrau.

Favourite track: Symphony No 9 in C Major by Franz Schubert
Book: Works by Johann Wolfgang Goethe
Luxury: Early Chinese statuette

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15 minutes

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Mon 4 Jul 1960 13:10
Home Service

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Music Played

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Franz Schubert

      Symphony No. 9 in C major 'Great'

      Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Wilhelm Furtw盲ngler

  • Maurice Ravel

    La fl没te enchant茅e (from Sch茅h茅razade)

    Soloist: Jennie Tourel Orchestra: Columbia Symphony Orchestra

  • Enrique Granados

    Los Requiebros (from Goyescas)

    Soloist: Alicia de Larrocha

  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

    Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor

    Soloist: Emils Gilels Orchestra: Pais Conservatoire Orchestra Conductor: Eugene Cluytens

  • Arnold Schoenberg

    Erwartung

    Soloist: Dorothy Dow Orchestra: New York Philharmonic Conductor: Dimitri Mitropoulos

  • Franz Schubert

    Die Junge Nonne, D828

    Soloist: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Edwin Fischer

  • Franz Schubert

    Piano Sonata No. 20 in A major, D959

    Soloist: Artur Schnabel

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132

    Orchestra: Koeckert Quartet

  • Book Choice

    • Works - Johann Wolfgang Goethe

  • Luxury Choice

    • Early Chinese statuette

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Claudio Arrau

Broadcast

  • Mon 4 Jul 1960 13:10
    Home Service

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