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This Classical Life

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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27:03

Jess Gillam with... Laura Snowden

This Classical Life ·

2022/08/06

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,

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27:09

Jess Gillam with... Riopy

This Classical Life ·

2022/07/16

Jess'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

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30:08

Jess Gillam with... Max Ruisi

This Classical Life ·

2022/07/09

Jess'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

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28:10

Jess Gillam with... Lavinia Meijer

This Classical Life ·

2022/06/25

Harpist 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

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27:20

Jess Gillam with... Maya Youssef

This Classical Life ·

2022/06/18

Jess Gillam is joined by Qanun player Maya Youssef for a listening party of some of the music they love the most. Jess brings some spine-tingling violin by Philip Glass and an absolute classic by Peter Gabriel, while Maya shares an earworm by Dvorak, and like all good parties it all ends with a little studio dance session to tracks by Toufic Farroukh and HooverphonicPlaylist: John Adams - Shaker Loops: i. Shaking and Trembling [Bournemouth SO/Marin Alsop (conductor)] Toufic Farroukh - Elhob ?! Peter

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28:40

Jess Gillam with... Plínio Fernandes

This Classical Life ·

2022/06/11

Jess is joined in the studio by Brazilian guitarist Plínio Fernandes to share the music they love. Plínio shares his Latin roots with Villa-Lobos, Albéniz and a beautiful duet by Elis Regina and Tom Jobim, and Jess offers up Bartok inspired Jazz from Stan Getz and Eddie Sauter, a fiendishly difficult concerto by John Adams and Scott Walker is lamenting the weather.Playlist: Heitor Villa-Lobos - Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4, W.424; IV. Danza [Michael Tilson Thomas, New World Symphony] Eddie Sauter /

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28:07

Jess Gillam with... Magdalena Hoffman

This Classical Life ·

2022/06/06

Jess Gillam and harpist Magdalena Hoffman meet online to share the music they love, with the revolutionary sound of Gil Scott-Heron, Portico Quartet, Nino Rota, Schumann and Esperanza Spalding.Playlist: Gil Scott-Heron – The Revolution Will Not Be Televised Handel - Keyboard Suite No 1 (Set II) in B-flat Major, HWV 434 (trans. Wilhelm Kempff) - Roberto Cominati (piano) Schumann - Szenen aus Goethes Faust , WoO 3. Pt. VII Hier ist die Aussicht frei - Christian Gerhaher and BRSO Nino Rota - Trio for

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27:58

Jess Gillam with... Alison Balsom at the Hay Festival

This Classical Life ·

2022/06/06

Jess Gillam and trumpeter Alison Balsom are joined by a live audience at The Hay Festival to have a listening party of some of the music they love the most. Alison brings along one of their most beautiful tunes and outs herself as a Queen superfan, then shares the Miles Davis tune that brings her most joy. Meanwhile Jess shares an absolute banger by Piazzolla, an epic sax solo by Rachmaninov and a breathtaking performance by Nina Simone.Playlist:BACH: Brandenburg Concerto no.4 - 1st mvt (English

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28:28

Jess Gillam with... Charlotte Politi

This Classical Life ·

2022/05/21

Jess chats with conductor Charlotte Politi about the music they both love, with a ballet by Tchaikovsky, an opera by Mozart, Isobel Waller-Bridge's Illuminations and a classic by The Supremes.Playlist: Khachaturian – Masquerade – Ballet Suite: 1. Waltz [London Symphony Orchestra, Stanley Black] Mozart - Così fan tutte: 'Soave sia il vento' [Véronique Gens (soloist), Pietro Spagnoli (soloist), Bernarda Fink (soloist), Concerto Köln, René Jacobs] Isobel Waller-Bridge - Illuminations Billie Holiday -

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27:50

Jess Gillam with... Kunal Lahiry

This Classical Life ·

2022/05/16

Jess Gillam and pianist Kunal Lahiry have a listening party of tracks they love, including a seminal teenage memory involving Tori Amos, a Nirvana cover and an apple martini. Plus tracks by Orlando Weeks, epic choral music by Brahms and Yo-Yo Ma playing one of the most beautiful melodies ever written, Dvorak's Song to the Moon

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27:38

Jess Gillam with... Benjamin Appl

This Classical Life ·

2022/04/23

Jess Gillam and baritone Benjamin Appl share music they love - including tracks by Barbra Streisand and Thom Yorke, the tune of all tunes from Tchaikovsky violin concerto, a heartbreaker by Marlene Dietrich and Ben reveals his majestic side with a choral banger that he always takes on planes...

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28:15

Jess Gillam with... Amalie Stalheim

This Classical Life ·

2022/04/16

Jess Gillam and cellist Amalie Stalheim share the music they love, including the soundtrack to Amalie's teenage years, two very different lullabies and a 'feel-good' sonata.Playlist: Shostakovich - Jazz Suite No 2 - Dance 2 [Russian State Symphony Orchestra, Dmitry Yablonsky] Björk- Army of Me Mendelssohn – Cello Sonata No.2 in D Major, Op. 58: I. Allegro assai vivace [Steven Isserlis - cello, Melvyn Tan - piano] Joesef - Comedown Josef Suk - Serenade for Strings in E-flat major, Op. 6: IV. Allegro

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27:08

Jess Gillam with... Jakub Josef Orlinski

This Classical Life ·

2022/04/09

Jess Gillam and countertenor Jakub Josef Orlinski share some of the music they love, including saxophone music by John Harle, Andreas Scholl singing Handel, a slice of feelgood from Gregory Porter and some Polish rap from O.S.T.R.Plus Jakub shares how he ended up becoming one of the world's biggest countertenors by drawing straws in his choir (and losing) and how his past as a skateboarder and breakdancer influenced the music he lovesPlaylist: Gregory Porter - Everything You Touch is Gold John Harle

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28:37

Jess Gillam with... Ella Jarman-Pinto

This Classical Life ·

2022/04/03

Jess Gillam and composer Ella Jarman-Pinto share the music they love, with life-affirming tunes from Anna Meredith, Flora Purim and Jungle. Beauty in simplicity from Howard Skempton and Luke Howard, fire passion and grit from Elizabeth Maconchy and a little moment of comfort from Johann Christian Bach.Playlist: Anna Meredith – Sawbones Johann Christian Bach – Sonata No.5 in A Major, Op. 17, No. 5: I. Allegro [Daniil Trifonov, piano] Elizabeth Maconchy - Quartet for strings no. 1, 1st movement;

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27:36

Jess Gillam with... Esther Abrami

This Classical Life ·

2022/03/28

Jess Gillam and violinist Esther Abrami swap playlists, including a French-inspired movie score by Rachel Portman, Paris meets Beirut in jazz form by trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf, a gorgeous Motown tribute to Otis Redding, and a classic French chanson reimagined by the one and only Jarvis Cocker.Playlist:Jonny Greenwood - House of Woodcock (from the Phantom Threads OST)Mendelssohn - Violin Concerto in E minor, op.64 - 2nd mvt [Yehudi Menuhin (violin), Philharmonia Orchestra, Efrem Kurtz

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28:54

Jess Gillam with... Edgar Moreau

This Classical Life ·

2022/03/26

Jess Gillam and cellist Edgar Moreau share some of the music they love, with shimmering piano pieces by Debussy and Rachmaninov, and epic emotion from Serge Reggiani and Dusty Springfield. Abdullah Ibrahim is playing the soprano saxophone and Edgar takes us back to his very first orchestral experience with Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony.Playlist: Debussy - Suite bergamasque for piano: Clair de lune Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano)Offenbach - Harmonies des bois, Op. 76; No. 3 Les Larmes de

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27:47

Jess Gillam with... Anna Meredith

This Classical Life ·

2022/03/05

In a special show for International Women's Day, Jess sits down with composer Anna Meredith to share some of their favourite tracks by female artists - from lush strings by Bjork and Hildur Guðnadóttir via heartbreakers from FKA Twigs and the Shirelles, to a brand new banger by composer/producer Carmel SmickersgillPlaylistBjork: Stonemilker Meredith Monk: Ellis Island FKA Twigs: cellophane Hildur Guðnadóttir: Folk faer andlit Carmel Smickersgill: Thinking Louise Farrenc: Nonet, op.38 - 3rd mvt

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27:50

Jess Gillam with... Joseph Havlat

This Classical Life ·

2022/03/04

Jess Gillam swaps mixtapes with pianist and composer Joseph Havlat, with tracks by Nick Drake and Mike Oldfield, a Romantic classic by Tchaikovsky and a toe tapping early folk tune.Playlist:Trad - Kathryn Oggie [Baltimore Consort] Tchaikovsky - Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture [Czech Philharmonic, Semyon Bychkov (conductor)] Nigel Westlake - Shards of Jaisalmer [Grigoryan Brothers] Nick Drake - Saturday Sun Mike Oldfield - Incantations (pt 4) Punch Brothers - All Ashore Schumann - Traumerei, op.15

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28:06

Jess Gillam with... Laufey

This Classical Life ·

2022/02/12

Jess swaps favourite tracks with singer, songwriter and cellist Laufey, from silky jazz piano from Bill Evans and virtuosic fireworks in Sibelius Violin Concerto to Joe Cocker covering The Beatles.Playlist: Bill Evans - Like Someone in Love Shara Worden - From the Invisible to the Visible Ravel - Pavane pour un enfant defunte (Louis Lortie (piano)) Joe Cocker - With a Little Help from my Friends Sibelius - Violin Concerto, 3rd mvt (Hilary Hahn (violin), Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Esa‐Pekka

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27:12

Jess Gillam with... Sebastian Plano

This Classical Life ·

2022/02/07

Jess Gillam talks to Argentinian composer Sebastian Plano about the music they love, including Villa-Lobos and an army of cellos taking on Bach, synth wizard Vangelis conjuring up the sound of Antarctica, the soulful voices of Mercedes Sosa and Lianne La Havas, plus a real tearjerker from Elgar.Playlist: Rossini - William Tell – Overture [Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan] Mercedes Sosa - Alfonsina y el mar Ryuichi Sakamoto - Amore Vangelis - Theme from Antarctica Jóhann Jóhannsson - Flight

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