This Classical Life

By BBC Radio 3

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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The podcast currently has 177 episodes available.

This Classical Life episodes:

July 24, 2021 Jess Gillam with... Bridget Kibbey
Jess Gillam and harpist Bridget Kibbey share the music they love. Greek saxophonist Alegros Gramma takes us to Morocco while Chick Corea is in Spain. Sol Gabetta plays Haydn, Martha Argerich plays Ravel plus we hear Sophie Hutchings, Portishead, Rachmaninov AND Beethoven's iconic fifth Symphony.
Playlist:
Beethoven – Symphony No.5 in C minor, Op.67; I. Allegro con brio (London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati)
Sophie Hutchings - Elysian Days
Alegros Gramma – Mousaka Bari Bari (Traditional Gnawa)
Haydn – Concerto no. 1 in C major H.7b.1; III. Allegro molto (Sol Gabetta (cello), Kammerorchester Basel, Sergio Ciomei)
Portishead – Roads
Ravel – Jeux d’eau, M.30 (Martha Argerich - piano)
Chick Corea - Spain
Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No. 2 In C minor Op.18; II. Adagio sostenuto (Vladimir Ashkenazy - piano), London Symphony Orchestra, Andre Previn)
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July 17, 2021 Jess Gillam with... Toby Young
Jess Gillam chats to composer and producer Toby Young about the music they love. With sparkling chamber music by Paul Hindemith, a heartbreakling aria by Henry Purcell, plus we'll dip into Motown with the Four Tops and spend some time with glorious choral music from Carlo Gesualdo.
Playlist:
Carlo Gesualdo – Ecce vidimus eum, Responsories from 1st Nocturn (The King's Singers)
Four Tops - Bernadette
Paul Hindemith - Kammermusik Op.24 No.1 for 12 instruments (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly)
Henry Purcell - When I am laid in earth, from Act III of Dido and Aeneas (Joyce DiDonato, Il Pomo d'Oro, Maxim Emelyanychev)
Tigran Hamasyan – Ancient Observer
Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile, Yo-Yo Ma – Your Coffee is a Disaster
Keeno – Nocturne
Giuseppe Verdi - Anvil Chorus, from Il Trovatore (Choir and Orchestra of la Scala, Milan, Riccardo Muti)
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30min
June 26, 2021 Jess Gillam with... Zeynep Özsuca
Jess Gillam and pianist Zeynep Özsuca talk about the music they love. With music by Robert Schumann, Handel, Stevie Wonder and Woodkid.
Playlist:
Robert Schumann - Piano Quintet in E flat Major, Op.44; I. Allegro brillante (Jerusalem Quartet and Alexander Melnikov)
Woodkid - Iron
Brahms - Symphony no. 3 (Op.90) in F major, 3rd movement; Poco allegretto (Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie, Daniel Harding)
Joby Talbot - Ink Dark Moon; III. Allegro vigoroso (Milos, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Ben Gernon)
Stevie Wonder - Ebony Eyes
Bach - Prelude and Fugue in E minor from Book 1 No. 10 BWV 855 (András Schiff)
Handel - Rinaldo, HWV 7a / Act 2 "Lascia ch'io pianga" (Magdalena Kozena, Venice Baroque Orchestra, conductor Andrea Marcon)
Ferde Grofe - Grand Canyon Suite: Sunset (Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra, Felix Slatkin)
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28min
June 19, 2021 Jess Gillam with... AyseDeniz Gokcin
Jess Gillam is joined by composer and pianist AyseDeniz Gokcin to share the music they love. With passionate and romantic music by Rachmaninov, Chopin and Brahms, the celestial and other worldly sounds of Jennifer Higdon’s Blue Cathedral and Max Richter’s Journey CP1919, plus the powerful empowering force that is Beyonce.
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29min
June 15, 2021 Jess Gillam with...William Thomas
Jess Gillam and opera singer William Thomas share the music that love, from Bach to Billy Joel.
Today we played:
Oscar Peterson – C Jam Blues (Oscar Peterson (Piano), Ray Brown (Double Bass), Ed Thigpen (Drums))
Bernstein – Rumble From West Side Story (Studio Orchestra, Johhny Green)
Bach – Ich Habe Genug Bwv 82 No.1 : Aria ‘Ich Habe Genug‘ (Hans Hotter (Bass-Baritone), Geraint Jones (Organ), Sidney Sutcliffe (Oboe), Philharmonia Orchestra, Anthony Bernard)
Nitin Sawney – Broken Skin
Elgar – Symphony No. 1 In A Flat Op. 55 3rd Mvt Adagio (Sir George Solti, London Philharmonic Orchestra)
Michael Nyman - Chasing Sheep Best Left To Shepherds (Michael Nyman Band)
Billy Joel – And So It Goes
Eric Whitacre – The Seal Lullaby (The Eric Whitacre Singers)
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29min
June 09, 2021 Jess Gillam with... Eve-Marie Caravassilis
Jess Gillam talks to cellist Eve-Marie Caravassilis about the music that the love, from Handel to Gnarls Barkley.
Today we played:
Handel: Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno, HWV46a "Tu del Ciel ministro eletto" (Julia Lezhneva (soprano), Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini)
Max Richter: moth-like stars Pt. 14 (Max Richter (piano), Ben Russell (violin), Yuki Numata (violin), Caleb Burhans (viola), Clarice Jensen (cello), Brian Snow (cello))
Rodriguez: Crucify your mind
Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 oboes in D minor RV 535 (John Abberger and Washington McClain (oboes), Tafelmusik, Jeanne Lamon)
Josephine Baker: J’ai deux amours
Gnarls Barkley: Crazy
Dvorak: Rondo Op. 94 (Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello), BBC SO, Jiri Belohlavek)
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29min
May 29, 2021 Jess Gillam with... Anna Tsybuleva
Jess Gillam and pianist Anna Tsybuleva talk about the music they love - with works by Vivaldi, Led Zeppelin, Beethoven and Penguin Cafe Orchestra.
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30min
May 22, 2021 Jess Gillam with... Martin Kohlstedt
Jess Gillam talks to composer and pianist Martin Kohlstedt about the music they love - with music from Bartók, Radiohead, Chopin and Dusty Springfield.
Today we played...
George Walker – Lyric for Strings (London Symphony Orchestra, Paul Freeman)
Natureboy Flako - Gelis
Caroline Shaw – Its Motion Keeps (Caroline Shaw, Brooklyn Youth Chorus, Dianne Berkun Menaker)
Frédéric Chopin - Nocturne No. 19 in E minor, Op. 72 No. 1 (Arthur Rubinstein)
Dusty Springfield – The Look of Love
John Tavener – Funeral Canticle (The Academy of Ancient Music, Paul Goodwin)
Radiohead – Codex
Béla Bartók - Piano Concerto No. 3, BB 127, Sz. 119, 2nd mvt - Andante Religioso (Géza Anda, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ferenc Fricsay)
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30min
May 19, 2021 Jess Gillam with...Jess Dandy
Jess Gillam talks to contralto Jess Dandy about the music they love, from Wagner to The Waterboys and including folk music from Ireland and Argentina.
Today we played...
Wagner - Gotterdammerung, WWV 86D / Act 3: Fliegt heim, ihr Raben! (Birgit Nilsson, Gottlob Frick, Vienna Philharmonic, Georg Solti)
Ibert - The Deserted House (Peter Katin)
Mercedes Sosa - Gracias A La Vida
Frank Waxman A Place in the Sun – Suite (London Symphony Orchestra, John Williams)
Lankum - The Wild Rover
Göran Fröst - (Martin Fröst, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra)
Deep Listening Band - Lear (Pauline Oliveros, Stuart Dempster, Panaiotis)
The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon
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29min
May 18, 2021 Jess Gillam with...Poppy Ackroyd
Jess Gillam is joined by composer, pianist, and violinist Poppy Ackroyd to share the music they love, including Debussy, Brad Mehldau and Radiohead.
This we we played...
Debussy –Jardins sous la pluie (Jean-Yves Thibaudet)
Brad Medlhau – When it Rains
Origamibiro - Vitreous detachment
Prokofiev – Violin Concerto No.1 in D Major Op.19: II. Scherzo: Vivacissimo (Hilary Hahn, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Mikko Franc)
Schubert - String Quintet in C Major, D.956; II. Adagio (Quatuor Ebene, Gautier Capucon)
Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On
John Williams – Hedwig’s Theme (London Symphony Orchestra, John Williams)
Radiohead – Reckoner
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29min

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