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Mike Brearley

Roy Plomley's castaway is cricketer Mike Brearley.

Favourite track: String Quartet in C Sharp by Ludwig van Beethoven
Book: Anthology of English Verse
Luxury: Golf clubs and balls

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30 minutes

Last on

Mon 26 Sep 1977 12:25
主播大秀 Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Johannes Brahms

    Clarinet Sonata No. 2 in E flat major

    Soloist:

  • William Shakespeare

    Where the bee sucks (from The Tempest)

    Artist: Alfred Deller

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Art of Fugue - Contrapunctus No. 10

    Soloist: Lionel Rogg

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Ludwig van Beethoven

      String Quartet No.14 in C sharp minor, Op. 131

      Orchestra: Amadeus String Quartet

  • Joseph Haydn

    Mass in D minor 'Nelsonmesse'

    Choir: King's College Chapel Choir Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: David Willcocks

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Don Giovanni Act 2, Scene 8

    Orchestra: Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden Conductor: Colin Davis

  • Ray Charles

    Georgia On My Mind

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Cantata No. 106: Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit

    Orchestra: Bach Guild Choir and Orchestra

  • Book Choice

    • Anthology of English Verse

  • Luxury Choice

    • Golf clubs and balls

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Mike Brearley

Broadcasts

  • Sat 24 Sep 1977 19:00
    主播大秀 Radio 4
  • Mon 26 Sep 1977 12:25
    主播大秀 Radio 4

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