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Marilyn Horne

Roy Plomley's castaway is mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne.

Favourite track: St Matthew Passion (No 73) by Johann Sebastian Bach
Book: Selection of English poetry
Luxury: Michelangelo's Pieta

35 minutes

Last on

Mon 12 Feb 1968 12:25

Music Played

  • Gaspare Spontini

    Tu che Invoco con onore (from La Vestale)

    Soloist: Rosa Ponselle

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No. 9 in D minor 'Choral'

    Orchestra: 1951 Bayreuth Festival Orchestra Conductor: Wilhelm Furtw盲ngler

  • Br眉nnhilde's Immolation (from G枚tterd盲mmerung)

    Soloist: Helen Traubel Orchestra: NBC Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Arturo Toscanini

  • Thomas Arne

    The Soldier Tir'd from Artaxerxes

    Soloist: Joan Sutherland Orchestra: Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden Conductor: Francesco Molinari-Pradelli

  • Giacomo Meyerbeer

    O pr锚tres de Baal (from Le proph猫te)

    Soloist: Marilyn Horne Orchestra: Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden

  • Gioachino Rossini

    Semiramide Act 2, Scene 3

    Soloist: Joan Sutherland, Marilyn Horne Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Richard Bonynge

  • Anton Bruckner

    Symphony No. 8 in C minor

    Orchestra: Amsterdam Concertgebouw Conductor: Eduard van Beinum

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Johann Sebastian Bach

      St Matthew Passion - Und siehe da

      Soloist: Peter Pears Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus Conductor: Otto Klemperer

  • Book Choice

    • Selection of English poetry

  • Luxury Choice

    • Michelangelo's Pieta

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Marilyn Horne

Broadcasts

  • Sat 10 Feb 1968 13:10
  • Mon 12 Feb 1968 12:25

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