Episodes

  • Jess Gillam with... Francesca Dego

    Jess Gillam with... Francesca Dego

    · This Classical Life

    Jess Gillam is joined by Italian-American violinist Francesca Dego to swap some of their favourite music. Francesca has played everywhere from Wigmore Hall to Lincoln Centre New York, and her latest recording of Brahms and Busoni violin concertos with BBC Symphony Orchestra and conductor Dalia Stasevska is out now via Chandos.Today Francesca has brought along music from neglected Finnish composer Helvi LeiviskĂ€ and a fiendish 12-tone work from Schoenberg, while I’ve chosen David Bowie’s swansong.

    PLAYLIST:

    GIOACHINO ROSSINI – ‘Una voce poco fa’ (Il barbiere di Siviglia: Act 1) [Teresa Berganza (mezzo soprano), London Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Gibson (conductor)]PETER MAXWELL DAVIES – Farewell to Stromness [Richard Casey (piano)]HELVI LEIVISKA – Orchestral Suite No 2, Op 11 (2nd mvt, Humoresque) [Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Dalia Stasevska (conductor)]DAVID BOWIE - LazarusJOHANNES BRAHMS – Concerto for violin and cello in A minor, Op 102 (2nd mvt, Andante) [Salvatore Accardo (violinist), Heinrich Schiff (cello), Kurt Masur (conductor), Gewandhausorchester]ARNOLD SCHOENBERG – Phantasy for violin and piano [Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), Joonas Ahonen (piano)]LANKUM – Wild Rover

    Produced by Rachel Gill.

  • Jess Gillam with... Alessandro Fisher

    Jess Gillam with... Alessandro Fisher

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    Jess Gillam and tenor Alessandro Fisher share the music they love.

    Alessandro Fisher is a former member of the BBC New Generation Artist scheme, and a Kathleen Ferrier award winner: a versatile performer equally at home in baroque and romantic opera, or song. His choices today include barbershop quartet, brass band music, and the voice of Fritz Wunderlich. Jess has chosen music by Coleman Hawkins and multi-BRIT Award winner Raye.

    Playlist:Schubert: An die Musik, D 547 - Fritz Wunderlich (tenor), Hubert Gisen (piano)Coleman Hawkins Quartet: Love Song from ‘Apache’Fucik: Florentiner March - Grimethorpe Colliery BandSchubert: Wandrer’s Nachtlied, D 768 - Kian Soltani (cello), Aaron Pilsan (piano)Crossroads Barbershop Quartet: That Lucky Old Sun (just rolls around heaven all day)Paul Mealor: Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal - Tenebrae, Nigel Short (conductor)Alain Romans: Quel temps fait-il à Paris (M Hulot’s Holiday)Raye: Worth It

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  • Jess Gillam with... James Baillieu

    Jess Gillam with... James Baillieu

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    Jess Gillam swaps music with pianist James Baillieu, including works by Mozart, Bach, and Ella Fitzgerald.

    Pianist James Baillieu has worked with musicians including Lise Davidsen, Timothy Ridout and Pretty Yende, and has performed everywhere from Carnegie Hall to Vienna Musikverein. He is also Senior Professor of Ensemble Piano and a Fellow at the Royal Academy of Music in London. He’s brought Martha Argerich playing Schumann and a classic Bob Dylan song, while Jess's choices include Mahler and Goldfrapp.

    PLAYLIST:WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART – “Signori, di fuori” (Le nozze de Figaro: Act 2, Scene 9) [Lorenzo Regazzo (bass), Simon Keenlyside (baritone), Patrizia Ciofi (sop), VĂ©ronique Gens (sop), Concerto Köln, RenĂ© Jacobs (cond)]JOHN ADAMS – Hallelujah Junction (1st mvt) [Nicolas Hodges (piano), Rolf Hind (piano)]BOB DYLAN – Blowin’ in the WindGUSTAV MAHLER – Symphony No 5 in C sharp minor (4th mvt, Adagietto) [SimĂłn BolĂ­var Youth Orchestra of Venezuela, Gustavo Dudamel (cond)]JUAN TIZOL/DUKE ELLINGTON/IRVING MILLS – Caravan [Ella Fitzgerald (singer), Duke Ellington and his Orchestra]JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH – Cello Suite No 2 in D minor, BWV 1008 (4th mvt, Sarabande) [Yo-Yo Ma (cello)]ROBERT SCHUMANN - Von fremden LĂ€ndern und Menschen (Kinderszenen, Op 15: No 1) [Martha Argerich (piano)]GOLDFRAPP – Lovely Head

    Produced by Rachel Gill.

  • Jess Gillam with...Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha

    Jess Gillam with...Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha

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    Jess Gillam and soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha share their favourite tracks.

    South African soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha was the winner of the Song Prize at the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition in 2021 and is a current BBC New Generation Artist. She’s brought a track from iconic South African artist Miriam Makeba and Maria Callas singing a prayer from Verdi’s Otello, and Jess has picked a dance of death from Saint-Saens and jazz from Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker.

    PLAYLIST:MAHALIA JACKSON– If I Can Help SomebodyCAMILLE SAINT-SAENS – Danse macabre, Op 40 [Luben Yordandoff (violin), Orchestre de Paris, Daniel Barenboim (cond)]GIUSEPPE VERDI – Ave Maria (Otello: Act 4) [Maria Callas (sop), Orchestre de la SociĂ©tĂ© Des Concerts Du Conservatoire, Nicola Rescigno (cond)]HENRY PURCELL – Music for a While (Oedipus, Z 583) [Martin Fröst (clarinet), Sebastien Dube (double bass)]MIRIAM MAKEBA – The Click SongJIMMY MCHUGH/DOROTHY FIELDS– Don’t Blame Me (Live) [Charlie Parker Quintet]DOMENICO CIMAROSA – Sonata No 42 in D minor, arr Ólafsson [VĂ­kingur Ólafsson (piano)]VINCENZO BELLINI – Mira, O Norma (Norma) [Joan Sutherland (sop), Montserrat CaballĂ© (sop), Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Richard Bonynge]

    Produced by Rachel Gill

  • Jess Gillam with... Keelan Carew

    Jess Gillam with... Keelan Carew

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    Jess Gillam swaps favourite music with pianist Keelan Carew, and between them they put together a boundary-pushing playlist with songs by Kurt Weill and Nat King Cole - pianistic fireworks by Busoni and Chopin, orchestral fireworks by Shostakovich and some classic Japanese jazz fusion by Casiopea.

    Playlist:KURT WEILL: Der Abschiedsbrief [Teresa Stratus (sop), Kurt Weill (piano)]SHOSTAKOVICH: Festive Overture [Philharmonia Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy (cond)]CASIOPEA: Swear [Album: Mint Jams]MAURIZIO CAZZATI: Ciaccona [L'Arpeggiata, Christina Pluhar]CHOPIN: Ballade no.1 in G minor, op 23 [Vladimir Horowitz (piano)]MEERNAA: Good Luck [Album: Strange Life]BUSONI: Piano Concerto in C major, op.39 – iv. All Italiana, Tarantella [Kirill Gerstein (piano), Boston Symphony Orchestra]NAT KING COLE: When I Fall in Love

  • Jess Gillam with... Jordan Bak

    Jess Gillam with... Jordan Bak

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    Jess Gillam meets violist Jordan Bak to share some of their favourite music.

    Jamaican-American violist Jordan Bak is a proud new music advocate – he’s performed world premieres of works by composers including Kaija Saariaho and Augusta Read Thomas. His debut album IMPULSE was released in 2022 and he’s performed with orchestras including London Mozart Players. His musical picks include works by Florence Price, reggae singer Koffee, and Benjamin Britten, whilst Jess has chosen a classic Radiohead track and Stokowski’s take on Bach.

    PLAYLIST:

    FLORENCE PRICE – String Quartet No 2 in A minor (3rd mvt, Juba) [Catalyst Quartet]FANNY MENDELSSOHN - Schluss [Heather Schmidt (piano)]PALACE – Live WellJOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH, ARR LEOPOLD STOKOWSKI – Passacaglia And Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 [Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick NĂ©zet-SĂ©guin (conductor)]KOFFEE – Toast RADIOHEAD – House of CardsBENJAMIN BRITTEN – Night Piece “Notturno” [Stephen Hough (piano)]

  • Jess Gillam with... Kate Whitley

    Jess Gillam with... Kate Whitley

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    Jess's guest this week is the composer Kate Whitley.

    Kate is an award-winning composer and pianist, who also runs the Multi-Story Orchestra. The orchestra was born in a multi-story car park in Peckham, and perform in car parks around the country, as they wanted to take classical music out of formal concert halls. They also create hugely powerful musical projects like the RPS Award-winning The Endz that involve the local community and young people in their music making.

    Kate and Jess settle in for a listening party of the music they love including a beautiful work by Caroline Shaw and Bjork, the biggest of brass by Mussorgsky, bluegrass courtesy of the Goat Rodeo and a contender for greatest ever cover version by the Pet Shop Boys.

    Playlist:

    CAROLINE SHAW – Partita for 8 Singers: 2. Sarabande [Roomful of Teeth]MUSSORGSKY – Night on Bald Mountain [Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti (conductor)]BJORK: PneumoniaGOAT RODEO - Attaboy [Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile, Yo Yo Ma]VIVALDI – La Folia [Apollo’s Fire, Jeannette Sorell]SON LUX - This is a Life [Mitski, David Byrne]GABRIELE MIRABASSI – Girotondo [Gabriele Mirabassi [clarinet), Luciano Biondini (accordion)]PET SHOP BOYS: Always on My Mind

  • Jess Gillam with... Johan Dalene

    Jess Gillam with... Johan Dalene

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    Jess Gillam meets Swedish-Norwegian violinist Johan Dalene to swap some of their favourite music.

    At 23 years old, Swedish-Norwegian violinist Johan Dalene is already the winner of several awards, including the prestigious Carl Nielsen Competition in 2019, the Gramophone Young Artist of the Year Award in 2022, and a Swedish Grammy in 2023. His music choices include a squelchy bassline from Thundercat, a Swedish Eurovision classic, and a virtuosic violin concerto that’s close to his heart. Jess's choices include Bernstein conducting a favourite Mozart symphony, and music from the saxophonist Branford Marsalis.

    PLAYLIST:

    LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN – Sonata for Violin and Piano No 8 in G major, Op 30 No 3 (3rd mvt) [Gidon Kremer, Martha Argerich]BRANFORD MARSALIS – A Thousand Autumns [Branford Marsalis Quartet]TOMMY KÖRBERG - Stad i ljus (City in Light)WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART – Symphony No 40 in G minor, K 550 (1st mvt) [Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein]THUNDERCAT – Them ChangesCARL NIELSEN – Violin Concerto Op 33 (IIb – Rondo: Allegretto Scherzando) [Arve Tellefsen, Yehudi Menuhin, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra]YEAH YEAH YEAHS FT. PERFUME GENIUS – Spitting Off the Edge of the WorldPYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY – The Nutcracker, Op 71: Miniature Overture [Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra]

  • Jess Gillam with... Robert Ames

    Jess Gillam with... Robert Ames

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    Jess Gillam and conductor Robert Ames share some of the tunes they love, with music by Philip Glass, Hildur GuĂ°nadĂłttir, Makaya McCraven, Pauline Oliveros and J.S. Bach.

    Playlist:Philip Glass – Aguas da Amazonia - Madeira River [Uakti]Abel Selaocoe – Voices of BantuHildur Guðnadóttir - For Petra [London Contemporary Orchestra, Robert Ames]Tchaikovsky – The Tempest, Op. 18; VI. Andante non tanto [BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Alpesh Chauhan]Makaya McCraven – In These TimesCamille Saint-Saens – Le lever de la lune Pauline Oliveros / Stuart Dempster / Panaiotis - SuirenJ.S. Bach – Aria from Orchestral Suite No. 3, BWV 1068 "Air on a G String" (Arr. Leopold Stokowski) [BBC Philharmonic, Matthias Bamert]

  • Jess Gillam with... Fleur Barron

    Jess Gillam with... Fleur Barron

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    Jess Gillam meets mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron to swap some of their favourite music.

    Singaporean-British mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron sings everything from opera to chamber music, from the baroque to the contemporary. She is mentored by Barbara Hannigan and has performed with LSO, Czech Philharmonic, and San Francisco Symphony. She joins Jess ahead of performing Freya Waley-Cohen's Spell Book with Manchester Collective in London. Her music choices include a contralto version of Schubert's Winterreise, a traditional Uyghur folk song, and a toe-tapping melody from the musical Kiss Me, Kate. Jess brings along 'stadium jazz' from saxophonist Donny McCaslin, elegant incidental music from Purcell, and a joyful explosion of sound from indie band Villagers.

    PLAYLIST: HENRY PURCELL – Abdelazer Z 570 (2nd mvt, Rondeau) [Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner]COLE PORTER - Too Darn Hot (Kiss Me, Kate) [2019 Broadway Cast Recording]OLIVIER MESSIAEN – La mort du nombre [Sholto Kynoch (piano), Kaoru Yamada (violin), Rhona McKail (soprano), Nicky Spence (tenor)]TRADITIONAL UYGHUR – Derdi Tolidur Yarning (Such Pain My Love) [Sanubar Tursun (vocals and dutar)]WILLIAM WALTON – Symphony No 1 in B flat minor (4th mvt) [London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis]DONNY MCCASLIN – Stadium JazzFRANZ SCHUBERT – Gute Nacht (Winterreise, D 911) [Nathalie Stutzmann (contralto), Inger Södergren (piano)]VILLAGERS – The First Day

  • Jess Gillam with... Laura Cannell

    Jess Gillam with... Laura Cannell

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    Jess Gillam shares music with composer Laura Cannell, including a sublime Biber Requiem, new music by Kenya Grace, traditional Norwegian fiddle music and a Memphis Soul Stew!

    Playlist:Tchaikovsky – Piano Concerto No. 1; first movement [Vladimir Ashkenazy, London Symphony Orchestra, Lorin Maazel]Kenya Grace - StrangersJohn Mackey – Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Wind Ensemble [ Timothy McAllister, ASU Wind Ensemble]Sven Nyhus – Fanitullen (The Devil's Dance)Domenico Scarlatti – Sonata in F minor, K. 466 [Vladimir Horowitz]Tarquinio Merula - Ciaccona [His Majesty’s Sackbuts and Cornetts]King Curtis – Memphis Soul StewHeinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber - Requiem in F minor - Dies Irae [Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh]

  • Jess Gillam with... Lise Davidsen (This Classical Christmas)

    Jess Gillam with... Lise Davidsen (This Classical Christmas)

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    Jess Gillam is joined by Norwegian soprano and Last Night of the Proms star Lise Davidsen for a very Christmassy edition of This Classical Life. They share their favourite Christmas music and chat about what gives them that festive feeling!

    Lise Davidsen has been described as “the greatest soprano in the world right now”, with a “one-in-a-million voice”. Her performance at the Last Night of the Proms 2023 received rave reviews, and she has sung at iconic venues including the Metropolitan Opera House, Royal Opera House, and Teatro alla Scala, Milan. And she’s just released a whole album of seasonal favourites and Nordic delights via Decca, called Christmas From Norway.

    Lise brings along a haunting Scandinavian carol, a sugary-sweet soundtrack from a cult Christmas film, and a modern classic from Coldplay. Jess's choices include a traditional English wassail song, a rock'n'roll Rudolph from Chuck Berry, and a Christmas jig from Yo-Yo Ma and Natalie MacMaster.

    PLAYLIST:

    ADOLPHE ADAM – O helga natt (Adams julsĂ„ng) [Jussi Björling]NATALIE MACMASTER/ TRAD. FRENCH-CANADIAN - A Christmas Jig/Mouth of the Tobique Reel [Yo-Yo Ma, Natalie MacMaster]CHUCK BERRY – Run Rudolph RunKAREL SVOBODA – Drei HaselnĂŒsse fĂŒr Aschenbrödel (Three Wishes for Cinderella): Motiv - EinleitungTRAD. ENGLISH – Wassail Song [John Kirkpatrick and friends]SAMUEL COLERIDGE-TAYLOR – The Forest of Wild Thyme Op 74: Christmas Overture (arr. Sydney Baynes for orchestra) TRAD. SCANDINAVIAN – Mitt hjerte alltid vanker (My Heart Forever Dwells) [arr. O. Matre for chorus] COLDPLAY – Christmas Lights

  • Jess Gillam with... Guylaine Eckersley

    Jess Gillam with... Guylaine Eckersley

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    Jess Gillam and bassoonist Guylaine Eckersley share their favourite tracks, with music by Abel Selaocoe, Pergolesi, Vivaldi, Laura Misch and a guilty pleasure from Frozen 2.

    Playlist:Abel Selaocoe - Ka Bohaleng / On the Sharp SidePergolesi - Stabat Mater [Philippe Jaroussky (counter-tenor), Julia Lezhneva (soprano), I Barocchisti, Diego Fasolis]Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez - Into the Unknown [from Frozen 2]Rachmaninov - Symphony no 3 [Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nezet Seguin]Vivaldi - Bassoon Concerto in A minor, rv498 [Sergio Azzolini (bassoon), L’Onda Armonica]Laura Misch - Glass ShardsGraĆŒyna Bacewicz - Concerto for String Orchestra [Amadeus Chamber Orchestra]Vaughan Williams - Silent Noon (from the House of Life) [Roderick Williams (baritone) , Iain Burnside (piano)]

  • Jess Gillam with... Daniel Shao

    Jess Gillam with... Daniel Shao

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    Jess Gillam and flautist Daniel Shao play each other their current favourite music. Daniel is a versatile musician, at home in the classical repertory with a number of leading orchestras, or performing contemporary music and exploring his Chinese heritage with the group Tangram. Daniel's choices include Britten, Whitney Houston, and music for the flute by Ibert.

    Today's choices:

    Britten - Dawn from 4 Sea Interludes (BBC Philharmonic, Edward Gardner)Gluck - Dance of the Furies from Orfeo ed Euridice (Orpheus Chamber Orchestra)Joanna Newsom - The Book of Right-OnTim Buckley - Song to the SirenIbert - Flute concerto, 2nd mvt (Clara Andrada, Frankfurt Radio Symphony, Jaime Martín)Hildegard of Bingen - Ancient Suite (Martin Fröst, The Adolf Fredrik's Girls Choir)Whitney Houston - Didn't we almost have it allCleo Sol - 23

  • Jess Gillam with... CĂ©cile McLorin Salvant

    Jess Gillam with... Cécile McLorin Salvant

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    Jess Gillam meets jazz singer CĂ©cile McLorin Salvant to swap some of their favourite music.CĂ©cile is a 3 time Grammy Award-winning jazz singer and her music shows off her passion for storytelling and finding the connections between vaudeville, blues, jazz, baroque and folkloric music. She spoke to Jess ahead of her show at London Jazz Festival 2023 and picked some of her favourite voices from Maria Callas singing Puccini to flamenco star CamarĂłn de la Isla and an air de cour by Gabriel Bataille.

    Jess brought along a string quartet by Caroline Shaw, a Hollywood inflected Concerto by Korngold and the most beautiful of songs by Aretha Franklin

    PLAYLIST:

    GABRIEL BATAILLE: SortĂ©s soupirs tĂ©moins de mon mĂĄrtire [Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien, Annie Dufresne (soprano)]CAROLINE SHAW: Plan & Elevation – v. The Beech Tree [Attacca Quartet]WANDA JACKSON: Funnel of LoveKORNGOLD: Violin Concerto, op.35 – 1st mvt [James Ehnes (violin), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Bramwell Tovey (cond)]ARETHA FRANKLIN: Ain’t No WayPUCCINI: La bohĂšme, Act 4 “Sono andati” [Maria Callas (soprano), Giuseppe di Stefano (tenor), La Scala Milan Chorus & Orchestra, Antonino Votto (cond)]POULENC: Stabat Mater – i. Stabat Mater dolorosa [Cappella Amsterdam, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Estonian National SO, Daniel Reuss (cond)]CAMARON DE LA ISLA: Yo vivo enamorao (Tangos) [Camaron De La Isla (singer), Paco De LucĂ­a (guitar)]

  • Jess Gillam with... Matthew Barley

    Jess Gillam with... Matthew Barley

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    Jess Gillam and cellist Matthew Barley sit down to listen together to the music they love.

    Matthew's career as a cellist has seen him straddle any number of different genres and continents. He's just as at home in front of an orchestra as he is improvising in a nightclub, playing chamber music with his wife – the violinist Viktoria Mullova - or going solo and combining his cello with electronics.

    Their playlist today is suitably eclectic - Matthew brings a taste of Brazil from the singer Elza Soares and legendary songwriter Jobim, a lament on the duduk and reminisces his first childhood experience of classical music via the music of Beethoven. Jess has Tchaikovsky ballet music bursting with tunes, some sunshine by Marianna Martines and mandolin player Avi Avital and a beautiful piece of Junk by Paul McCartney.

    Playlist:ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM: Agua de Beber [Gonzalo Rubalcaba (piano)]TCHAIKOVSKY: Swan Lake – Act 4 finale [London Symphony Orchestra, AndrĂ© Previn (conductor)]ELZA SOARES: Flores HorizontaisMANUEL DE FALLA: No. 4 Jota from Canciones populares españolas [Avi Avital (mandolin)]DJIVAN GASPARYAN: 7 December 1988 [Djivan Gasparyan (duduk/voice)]MARIANNA MARTINES: Overture in C major – 1st mvt [La Floridiana]PAUL MCARTNEY: JunkBEETHOVEN: Symphony no 6 (Pastoral) – 1st mvt “Erwachen heiterer
” [Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Paavo Jarvi (conductor)]

  • Jess Gillam with... Ema Nikolovska

    Jess Gillam with... Ema Nikolovska

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    Jess Gillam and mezzo-soprano Ema Nikolovska share the music they love, including a traditional Macedonian folk song, Janelle Monáe’s sci-fi concept album The Arch Android, a sublime Bach partita in the hands of guitarist Sean Shibe and the beautiful voices of Mara Carlyle and Odetta.

    Playlist:Janacek - Prelude to The Cunning Little Vixen [Vienna Philharmonic, Sir Charles Mackerras]Odetta - Sometimes I feel like a motherless childTose Proeski - Zajdi, ZajdiTelemann - Concerto in G Major, TWV 51:G2; I. Andante [Andrius Puskunigis, St Christopher Chamber Orchestra, Donatas Katkus]Janelle Monáe - Neon Valley StreetBartok - Divertimento for Strings; III. Allegro assai [Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Chamber Orchestra of Europe] Mara Carlyle – PianniJ.S Bach - Partita in C minor, BWV 997; III. Sarabande [Sean Shibe]

  • Jess Gillam with... Nicholas Collon

    Jess Gillam with... Nicholas Collon

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    Jess Gillam meets with the conductor Nicholas Collon to share some of the music they love. Today their musical journey takes in the harmonic genius of Jacob Collier, glorious choral music by Poulenc, a youthful Octet by Mendelssohn, a dreamy song from Sibelius, Britten’s iconic Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, some grooves from Pino Palladino and Taylor Swift visits The Lakes.

    Playlist:Felix Mendelssohn – Octet in E flat major, IV. Presto [Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble]Pino Palladino & Blake Mills – EkuteFrancis Poulenc – Figure humaine, VIII. Liberte [Tenebrae, Nigel Short] Benjamin Britten - The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra [London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten]Taylor Swift – The LakesSibelius - Lieder No. 4 Op 37 - Was it a Dream [Kari Lövaas, Berliner Symphoniker, Eduardo Marturet]Jacob Collier / Henry Mancini – Moon River Carl Nielsen - Symphony No. 4, Op. 29 (FS76) 'The Inextinguishable'; 1. Allegro [Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Fabio Luisi]

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  • Jess Gillam with... Sumina Studer

    Jess Gillam with... Sumina Studer

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    Jess Gillam and violinist Sumina Studer swap some of their favourite music. As well as picking up prizes for her playing in the Berliner International Music Competition and the Verbier Festival amongst others, and performing with various orchestras across the world, Sumina still finds the time to make hugely popular videos for social media where she demystifies the violin to try and bring classical music to the biggest possible audience.

    She brought along to the studio the incredible voice of Millie Jackson, one of Ravel's most beautiful pieces for piano and something nostalgic from the soundtrack to the anime Kiki's Delivery Service. Meanwhile Jess chose some banjo virtuosity by Bela Fleck, a homage to Piazzolla by violinist Gidon Kremer and an elegy by Yoshimatsu.

    Playlist:

    JOE HISAISHI: A Town with an Ocean ViewPIAZZOLLA: Soledad [Gidon Kremer (violin)]RAVEL: Piano Concerto in G – 2nd mvt Adagio [Martha Argerich (piano), Berlin Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado (conductor)]MILLIE JACKSON: If You’re Not Back in Love by MondayBELA FLECK/EDGAR MEYER: The B Tune [BĂ©la Fleck (banjo), Zakir Hussain (table), Edgar Meyer (double bass)]TAKASHI YOSHIMATSU: And Birds are Still
. Op.72 [Manchester Camerata, Sachio Fujioka (conductor)]COPLAND: Symphony No. 3 – 4th mvt [San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor)]

  • Jess Gillam with... Lucy Humphris

    Jess Gillam with... Lucy Humphris

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    Jess Gillam and trumpeter Lucy Humphris share their favourite music. Their musical adventure today includes scary Prokofiev, dreamy Debussy, wide open space from Edmund Finnis and Schoenberg, birdsong with Lady Maisery and some 8-bit chiptune from the computer game FEZ by Disasterpeace.

    Playlist:

    Cinderella-Suite Nr. 1, Op. 107, VIII. MidnightUkrainian State Symphony Orchestra, Theodore Kuchar

    Edmund Finnis - Preludes I and II for Solo Cello Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello)

    Disasterpeace - Adventure from FEZ

    Debussy – ReverieJean Yves Thibaudet (piano)

    Lady Maisery – Birdsong

    Colin Stetson - Nature is Timeless

    Arnold Schoenberg - VerklÀrte Nacht, Op. 4: I. Sehr langsamJuilliard String Quartet, Yo-Yo Ma

    Clara Schumann - Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 17: III. AndanteAnne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Pablo Ferrandez (cello), Lambert Orkis (piano)

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