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1.
Castaway's favourite
Sergey Vasilievich Rachmaninov
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Soloist: Sergei Rachmaninov Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra Conductor: Leopold Stokowski
Liberace
Broadcast
First broadcast: Mon 23 May 1960
Pianist
Roy Plomley's castaway is pianist Liberace.
Choices
2.
Tchaikovsky
Violin Concerto in D major
Soloist: Jascha Heifetz Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Fritz Reiner
3.
Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov
Scheherazade
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Thomas Beecham
6.
Richard Strauss
Tod und Verklärung (Death and Transfiguration)
Orchestra: New York Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Bruno Walter
7.
Giacomo Puccini
Act 4 Duet (from La Bohème)
Soloist: Renata Tebaldi, Carlo Bergonzi Orchestra: Santa Cecilia Orchestra, Rome Conductor: Tullio Serafin
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