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Dennis Brain

Roy Plomley's castaway is French horn player Dennis Brain.

Book: Back numbers of motor magazines
Luxury: Typewriter and paper

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13 minutes

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Mon 13 Aug 1956 13:10
成人快手 Service

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Music Played

  • Moritz Moszkowski

    Guitare

    Soloist: Jascha Heifetz, Arpad Sandor

  • Franz Liszt

    Dance Of The Gnomes

    Soloist: Sergei Rachmaninov

  • Frank Sinatra

    You Go To My Head

  • Richard Strauss

    Ein Heldenleben

    Orchestra: New York Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Mengelberg

  • Mitch Miller & His Orchestra

    Horn Belt Boogie

  • Peter Pears & Benjamin Britten

    The Salley Gardens

  • Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

    Well Git It

  • Benno Moiseiwitsch

    West-Finnish Dance

  • Book Choice

    • Back numbers of motor magazines

  • Luxury Choice

    • Typewriter and paper

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Dennis Brain

Broadcast

  • Mon 13 Aug 1956 13:10
    成人快手 Service

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