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Sir Louis Gluckstein

Roy Plomley's castaway is president of Royal Albert Hall Sir Louis Gluckstein.

Favourite track: Double Concerto in D Minor by Johann Sebastian Bach
Book: The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
Luxury: Four-poster bed

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7 minutes

Last on

Mon 22 Mar 1971 12:25
Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Johann Sebastian Bach

      Concerto for Two Violins in D minor

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Symphony No. 4 in A major 'Italian'

  • Edward Elgar

    Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36: Variation IX "Nimrod"

  • Arthur Sullivan

    When all night long a chap remains (from Iolanthe)

    Librettist: William Gilbert.

  • Max Bruch

    Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor

  • Johannes Brahms

    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor

  • Liebestod (from Tristan und Isolde)

  • George Frideric Handel

    Zadok The Priest

  • Book Choice

    • The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations

  • Luxury Choice

    • Four-poster bed

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Sir Louis Gluckstein

Broadcasts

  • Sat 20 Mar 1971 19:00
    Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Radio 4
  • Mon 22 Mar 1971 12:25
    Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Radio 4

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