Jess Gillam with... Caroline Pether
Jess Gillam and violinist Caroline Pether share the music they love, including a moving meditation on life in lockdown by Brad Meldhau, Jacqueline du Pre’s stunning take on Dvorak, a musical sunrise from Alice Zawadzki. Caroline also attempts to convert Jess to the joys of Brahms.
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Darius Milhaud
Brazileira (Scaramouche)
Performer: Jess Gillam. Performer: Andee Birkett. Performer: Zeynep Özsuca. Ensemble: Tippett Quartet.- Decca Classics.
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Johannes Brahms
String Quintet No. 2 in G Op.111, I. Allegro non troppo ma con brio
Ensemble: Nash Ensemble.![]()
William Grant Still
Summerland (3 Visions)
Performer: Bruce Levingston.- Sono Luminus.
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Alice Zawadzki
Low sun; lovely pink light
Performer: Alice Zawadzki.![]()
Courtney Pine
Miss Interpret
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George Frideric Handel
Giulio Cesare in Egitto - opera: Act 1; Va tacito
Performer: Christian-Friedrich Dallman. Singer: Andreas Scholl. Ensemble: Berlin Academy for Early Music.![]()
Brad Mehldau
Suite April 2020, V. Remembering before all this
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Richard Strauss
Lieder op. 27 TrV 170 4. Morgen
Performer: Gerald Moore. Singer: Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau.![]()
Antonín Dvořák
Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104; III. Finale
Performer: Jacqueline du Pré. Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Barenboim.![]()
Nicholas Simpson
String Quartet in G Minor
Ensemble: Zelkova Quartet.
Broadcasts
- Sat 5 Sep 202012:30BBC Radio 3
- Sat 20 Aug 202212:30BBC Radio 3
Why are more young people listening to classical music?
20yo classical musician and presenter Jess Gillam is here to improve your playlist game.
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This Classical Life
Jess Gillam hosts the music show for people who like classical and other stuff too.
