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Jess Gillam with... Joseph Havlat

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.

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 no.7 [Martha Argerich (piano)]
The Dream Academy - Life in a Northern Town

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28 minutes

Last on

Sat 26 Feb 202212:30
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Darius Milhaud

    Brazileira (Scaramouche)

    Performer: Jess Gillam. Performer: Andee Birkett. Performer: Zeynep Özsuca. Ensemble: Tippett Quartet.
    • Decca Classics.

  • John Adams

    Roll Over Beethoven: II. Andantino

    Ensemble: LSO Percussion Ensemble.
    • John Adams: Roll Over Beethoven.
    • Lso Live.
    • 102.

  • Tradtional

    Kathren Oggie

    Performer: Baltimore Consort.
    • Dorian.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture

    Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: Semyon Bychkov.
    • DECCA.

  • Nigel Westlake

    Shards of Jaisalmer

    Performer: Grigoryan Brothers.
    • ABC.

  • Nick Drake

    Saturday sun

    Performer: Nick Drake.
    • Island.

  • Mike Oldfield

    Incantations, part 4

    Performer: Mike Oldfield.
    • Virgin.

  • Punch Brothers

    All Ashore

    Performer: Punch Brothers.
    • Nonesuch.

  • Robert Schumann

    Traumerei - Kinderszenen, Op.15

    Performer: Martha Argerich.
    • DG.

  • The Dream Academy

    Life In A Northern Town

    • Warner.

Broadcast

  • Sat 26 Feb 202212:30
    BBC Radio 3

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