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John Julius Norwich

Roy Plomley's castaway is producer John Julius Norwich.

Favourite track: Mir Ist So Wunderbar by Ludwig van Beethoven
Book: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon
Luxury: Writing materials

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24 minutes

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Mon 20 Oct 1975 12:25
±«Óãtv Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Ludwig van Beethoven

      Mir ist so wunderbar (from Fidelio)

      Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: John Barbirolli

  • Franz Schubert

    String Quartet in C major

    Soloist: Richard Harrand Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Quartet

  • Prelude and Liebestod (from Tristan und Isolde)

    Orchestra: New York Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Boulez

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Il mio tesoro (from Don Giovanni)

    Soloist: Leopold Simoneau Orchestra: Vienna Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Choir

  • Noël Coward

    Useful Phrases

  • Richard Strauss

    Beim Schlafengehen (from Four Last Songs)

    Soloist: Lisa Della Casa

  • Waltz In A Flat Major

    Soloist: Dinu Lipatti

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) (from Nabucco)

    Orchestra: NBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus Conductor: Arturo Toscanini

  • Book Choice

    • The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - Edward Gibbon

  • Luxury Choice

    • Writing materials

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest John Julius Norwich

Broadcasts

  • Sat 18 Oct 1975 19:00
    ±«Óãtv Radio 4
  • Mon 20 Oct 1975 12:25
    ±«Óãtv Radio 4

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