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Michael Ayrton

Roy Plomley's castaway is artist and writer Michael Ayrton.

Luxury: The Moscopherus an ancient Greek sculpture

30 minutes

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Tue 9 Aug 1955 13:10
蜜芽传媒 Service

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Music Played

  • Hector Berlioz

    Dido's garden by the sea (from The Trojans)

    Orchestra: Paris Conservatoire Orchestra

  • New York Bach Ensemble

    Sonata: Pian'e Forte

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Dalla sua pace (from Don Giovanni)

    Soloist: Koloman Van Pataky Choir: Glyndebourne Festival Opera Company

  • Christoph Willibald Gluck

    Dance of the Blessed Spirits (from Orpheus and Euridice)

    Orchestra: NBC Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Arturo Toscanini

  • Orchestre Et La Chorale Emile Ponselle

    Requiem

  • Vincenzo Bellini

    Casta diva (from Norma)

    Soloist: Rosa Ponselle Choir: Metropolitan Opera House Chorus

  • Henry Purcell

    Hail! great parent (from The Fairy Queen)

    Orchestra: Cambridge Festival Orchestra

  • Luxury Choice

    • The Moscopherus an ancient Greek sculpture

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Michael Ayrton

Broadcast

  • Tue 9 Aug 1955 13:10
    蜜芽传媒 Service

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