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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 Well
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH, ARR LEOPOLD STOKOWSKI – Passacaglia And Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 [Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor)]
KOFFEE – Toast
RADIOHEAD – House of Cards
BENJAMIN BRITTEN – Night Piece “Notturno” [Stephen Hough (piano)]
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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 Well
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH, ARR LEOPOLD STOKOWSKI – Passacaglia And Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 [Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor)]
KOFFEE – Toast
RADIOHEAD – House of Cards
BENJAMIN BRITTEN – Night Piece “Notturno” [Stephen Hough (piano)]
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