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Jeremy Thorpe

Roy Plomley's castaway is Leader of the Liberal Party the Rt Hon Jeremy Thorpe.

Favourite track: Double Concerto in D Minor by Johann Sebastian Bach
Book: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon
Luxury: Violin

35 minutes

Last on

Mon 14 Aug 1967 13:10

Music Played

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No. 8 in F major

    Orchestra: NBC Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Arturo Toscanini

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Johann Sebastian Bach

      Concerto for Two Violins in D minor

      Soloist: Yehudi Menuhin, Christian Ferras Orchestra: Festival Chamber Orchestra Conductor: Yehudi Menuhin

  • Gioachino Rossini

    Largo al factotum (from The Barber of Seville)

    Soloist: Lawrence Tibbett

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Horn Concerto No. 4 In E flat major

    Soloist: Dennis Brain Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor

    Soloist: Eileen Joyce Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Erich Leinsdorf

  • Liebestod (from Tristan und Isolde)

    Soloist: Kirsten Flagstad Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Wilhelm Furtw盲ngler

  • Edward Elgar

    Enigma Variations

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Thomas Beecham

  • Niccol貌 Paganini

    Violin Concerto No 4 in D Minor

    Soloist: Arthur Grumiaux Orchestra: Lamoureux Concert Orchestra

  • Book Choice

    • The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - Edward Gibbon

  • Luxury Choice

    • Violin

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Jeremy Thorpe

Broadcast

  • Mon 14 Aug 1967 13:10

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