Jess's guest this week is the guitarist and composer Laura Snowden. They meet in the TCL studio for a listening party which revels in the beauty of John Tavener's choral music; unwraps a piece for guitar by the Australian composer and synesthete Phillip Houghton during which explores the range of sounds possible to obtain from the instrument; pauses in the sound world of Laurie Anderson, and follows Berlioz's musical journey into psychedelia.Playlist:
John Tavener: The Lamb (Tenebrae, Nigel Short, conductor)
Burt Bacharach/Hal David: I say a little prayer (Aretha Franklin)
Lauryn Hill: Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (Lauryn Hill)
Buxton/Ratcliffe/Kekaula: Good Luck (Basement Jaxx, Lisa Kekaula)
Laurie Anderson: O Superman (Laurie Anderson)
Trad (Bulgarian): Bučimiš (Avi Avital, mandolin, Itamar Doari, percussion)
Phillip Houghton: Wave Radiance (Los Angeles Guitar Quartet)
Hector Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14 - V Dream of a witches' Sabbath (Orchestre de Paris, Charles Munch, conductor)
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Jess Gillam hosts the music show for people who like classical and other stuff too. Music, eclectic playlists and chat, with a new guest every week.
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Folge vom 06.08.2022Jess Gillam with... Laura Snowden
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Folge vom 16.07.2022Jess Gillam with... RiopyJess's guest this week is the French-born British pianist and composer Riopy. They meet in the TCL studio for a listening party including Debussy's Clair de Lune, a new concerto by Marius Neset for saxophone, the Gotan Project's driving anthem to Buenos Aires, and epic organ music by Bach.Playlist: Müller/Makaroff/Solal: Santa Maria del Buen Ayre (Gotan Project) Marius Neset: Manmade - Saxophone Concerto: Mvt II Edison (Marius Neset, saxophone, Bergen Phliharmonic, Edward Gardner, conductor) Claude Debussy: Clair de Lune (Khatia Buniatishvili, piano) Arvo Pärt (arr. Eduard Wesly) : Summa for reed quintet (Calefax Reed Quintet) Louis Moreau Gottschalk: Souvenirs d'Andalousie - Op.22 (Alan Marks, piano) Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, BWV 543:1 – Prelude (Karl Richter, organ) Josh Tillman: Chloë (Father John Misty) Andrew John Hozier-Byrne: Nina Cried Power (Hozier ft. Mavis Staples)
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Folge vom 09.07.2022Jess Gillam with... Max RuisiJess's guest this week is the cellist Max Ruisi, artistic director of the 12 Ensemble, a "revolutionary string orchestra". They meet in the TCL studio for a listening party including a beautiful lament by Monteverdi, a bird-themed string quartet by Haydn, mesmerising music for solo oboe by Britten, and tracks from Cosmo Sheldrake and Herbie Hancock.Playlist: Prokofiev - Piano Concerto No. 3; 1st mvt (Martha Argerich, Berlin Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado) Monteverdi - Lamento della Ninfa (Anna Prohaska, Arcangelo) Bartok - 6 Romanian Dances (Avi Avital, Pottsdam Chamber Academy) Elena Tonra (arr. Josephine Stephenson) - The Dazzler (Ex:Re, Josephine Stephenson, 12 Ensemble) Haydn - String Quartet in C major Op.33 No.3 “The Bird”; 3rd mvt (London Haydn Quartet) Cosmo Sheldrake - Come Along (from The Much Much How How and I) Britten - 6 Metamorphoses after Ovid (Francois Leleux, oboe) Herbie Hancock - Dolphin Dance (from Dedication)
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Folge vom 25.06.2022Jess Gillam with... Lavinia MeijerHarpist Lavinia Meijer has worked with an impressive list of people, including Philip Glass, Iggy Pop and Patty Smith, she joins Jess Gillam this week to chat about the music they can't get enough of. Lavinia is declaring her love for the bagpipes with a track by The Chieftains, we’ve two stunning concertos from Unsuk Chin and Korngold, re-worked film music by Peter Gabriel plus Stravinsky, Alabama Shakes and a very famous Waltz!Playlist: Johann Strauss II - An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314 [Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan] Peter Gabriel - With this Love The Chieftains - The Humours of Carolan Debussy – Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in G Major, L. 3: Third Movement [Andre Previn (piano), Julie Rosenfeld (violin), Gary Hoffman (cello)] Unsuk Chin - Violin Concerto; Movement I [Viviane Hagner (violin), Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Kent Nagano] Korngold - Cello Concerto in C Major, Op.37; I. Allegro moderato, ma con fuoco [Edgar Moreau (cello), Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, Michael Sanderling]