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Marisa Robles

Roy Plomley's castaway is harpist Marisa Robles.

Favourite track: Spring by Antonio Vivaldi
Book: Now We Are Six by A.A. Milne and When We Were Very Young by A.A. Milne
Luxury: Oils and a comb

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Mon 30 May 1977 12:25
BBC Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Benjamin Britten

    Simple Symphony

    Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra Conductor: Benjamin Britten

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    O, namen, Namenlose Freude! (from Fidelio)

    Soloist: Christa Ludwig, Jon Vickers Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Otto Klemperer

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Voi che sapete (from The Marriage of Figaro)

    Soloist: Teresa Berganza Orchestra: New Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Otto Klemperer

  • Béla Bartók

    Romanian Folk Dances

    Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iván Fischer.

    Orchestra: Suisse Romande Orchestra

  • Prelude in A major, Op. 287

    Soloist: Alfred Cortot

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Antonio Vivaldi

      The Four Seasons - Spring

      Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Malcolm Sargent

  • Johannes Brahms

    Violin Concerto in D major

    Orchestra: French Radio Orchestra Conductor: Otto Klemperer

  • Book Choice

    • Now We Are Six - A.A. Milne, When We Were Very Young - A.A. Milne

  • Luxury Choice

    • Oils and a comb

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Marisa Robles

Broadcasts

  • Sat 28 May 1977 19:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Mon 30 May 1977 12:25
    BBC Radio 4

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