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Composer
140 episodes
Chosen over the decades
140
Total castaways
1970s
Peak decade
8
Decades seen
Castaways who chose this
Jack Brymer on the phone call that opened with ‘Mister Brimer, I believe you play the clarionet’
Ileana Cotrubas on being congratulated by Nadia Boulanger for her French
Marisa Robles on winning a radio competition at nine only to have her bicycle prize taken away
How a publisher warned Tolchard Evans not to buy sports cars and live with women
Anthony Lawrence on being told the only way to be a journalist is to be one
Geoffrey Parsons on his childhood Saturday mornings of music lessons and clean sheets
Wendy Hiller on managing two large parts with only six rehearsals and one dress rehearsal
Isaac Stern on the friend who inspired his violin playing – and now sells insurance
Alfred Brendel on being forced to remove his tails after a piano stool mishap
Margot Fonteyn on seeing her first ballet at the Camargo Society aged 12