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Duncan Grant

Roy Plomley's castaway is painter Duncan Grant.

Favourite track: L'Incoronazione Di Poppea by Claudio Monteverdi
Book: The collected works by Jane Austen
Luxury: Artists' materials

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Mon 17 Mar 1975 12:25
BBC Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Partita for Solo Violin No. 3 in E major - 3rd movement

    Soloist: Andrés Segovia

  • Henry Purcell

    When I am laid in earth (Dido's Lament) (from Dido and Aeneas)

    Soloist: Kristin Flagstad Orchestra: Mermaid Orchestra

  • George Frideric Handel

    Harpsichord Suite No. 5 in E major

    Soloist: Wanda Landowska

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Trio No. 7 in B flat major, Op. 97 'Archduke'

    Soloist: Alfred Cortot, Jacques Thibaud, Pablo Casals

  • Paul Roche

    A Paradigm Of Love

  • Mary Garden

    Depuis Le Jour

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Claudio Monteverdi

      The Coronation of Poppea

      Soloist: Magda Laszlo, Richard Lewis Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: John Pritchard

  • Igor Stravinsky

    Sanctus (from Mass)

    Choir: Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford

  • Book Choice

    • The collected works - Jane Austen

  • Luxury Choice

    • Artists' materials

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Duncan Grant

Broadcasts

  • Sat 15 Mar 1975 19:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Mon 17 Mar 1975 12:25
    BBC Radio 4

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