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Igor Kipnis

Roy Plomley's castaway is harpsichordist Igor Kipnis.

Favourite track: Symphony No. 35 In D by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Book: Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas
Luxury: Clavichord

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Mon 6 Dec 1976 12:25
BBC Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Johannes Brahms

    Sonata No. 3 in F

    Soloist: Percy Grainger

  • Ballade No. 4 In F minor, Op. 52

    Soloist: Solomon

  • Vladimir Horowitz

    Etincelles

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Symphony No. 35 in D major 'Haffner'

      Orchestra: New York Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Arturo Toscanini

  • Maurice Ravel

    L'enfant et les sortilèges

    Orchestra: French National Radio Orchestra Conductor: Bour

  • Schlafend ein wonniges Weib (from Götterdämmerung)

    Soloist: Lauritz Melchior Orchestra: Berlin State Opera Orchestra Conductor: Leo Blech

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    O cease thy singing, maiden fair, Op. 4/4

    Soloist: Alexander Kipnis, Delius Dougherty

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Concerto in The Italian Style

    Soloist: Igor Kipnis

  • Book Choice

    • Under Milk Wood - Dylan Thomas

  • Luxury Choice

    • Clavichord

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Igor Kipnis

Broadcasts

  • Sat 4 Dec 1976 19:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Mon 6 Dec 1976 12:25
    BBC Radio 4

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