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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 7 In A Major
Orchestra: New York Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Arturo Toscanini
Mirella Freni
Broadcast
First broadcast: Sat 11 Jun 1977
Opera singer - soprano
Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Mirella Freni.
Choices
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Gaetano Donizetti
Anna Bolena
Soloist: Maria Callas Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Nicola Rescigno
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Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky
Death of Boris (from Boris Godunov)
Choir: Vienna State Opera Chorus Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
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Castaway's favourite
Richard Strauss
Im Abendrot (from Four Last Songs)
Soloist: Elisabeth Schwartzkopf Orchestra: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra Conductor: George Szell
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Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B Flat Minor
Soloist: Alexis Weissenberg Orchestra: Paris Orchestra Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
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Giacomo Puccini
Un bel di vedremo (One fine day) (from Madama Butterfly)
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
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