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Rt Hon. Sir Edward Boyle

Roy Plomley's castaway is politician Rt Hon Sir Edward Boyle.

Favourite track: Symphony No 38 in D Major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Book: A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu by Marcel Proust
Luxury: Drawing of a lady by Walter Sickert

35 minutes

Last on

Mon 11 Dec 1967 12:25

Music Played

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Cello Concerto in B minor

    Soloist: Mstislav Rostropovich Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Adrian Boult

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Symphony No. 38 in D major 'Prague'

      Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra Conductor: Colin Davis

  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartet in F major, Op. 77/2

    Orchestra: Danish Quartet

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Cantata No. 170: Vergn眉gte Ruh

    Soloist: Elisabeth H枚ngen Orchestra: Bavarian State Orchestra, Munich

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Prisoners' Chorus (from Fidelio)

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus Conductor: Otto Klemperer

  • Franz Schubert

    Nacht und Tr盲ume, D827

    Soloist: Gerard Souzay, Jacqueline Bonneau

  • Claude Debussy

    Pour les sonorit茅s oppos茅es (from Etudes)

    Soloist: Charles Rosen

  • Richard Wagner

    Siegfried Idyll

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Guido Cantelli

  • Book Choice

    • A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu - Marcel Proust

  • Luxury Choice

    • Drawing of a lady by Walter Sickert

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Rt Hon. Sir Edward Boyle

Broadcasts

  • Sat 9 Dec 1967 13:10
  • Mon 11 Dec 1967 12:25

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