Jess Gillam with... Joe Stilgoe
Jess Gillam sits down for a listening party with the singer, pianist, composer and broadcaster Joe Stilgoe. There's music from Carmen, Bon Iver and Glen Miller.
Jess Gillam sits down for a listening party with the singer, pianist, composer and broadcaster Joe Stilgoe. The son of entertainer Richard Stilgoe, Joe started out as a singer before reaching the world of jazz, musical theatre and comedy. Since then he has released ten albums and regularly appears on radio and TV. Joe brings music by Leonard Bernstein, Bizet, Bon Iver and Glen Miller and Jess's choices include some Benjamin Britten, an improvisatory viola da gamba and Schubert. Jess and Joe chat about musical upbringings, what makes a great song and how Joe found the world of jazz.
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Darius Milhaud
Brazileira (Scaramouche Suite)
Music Arranger: John Harle. Ensemble: Jess Gillam Ensemble.![]()
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No 39 in E flat major, K543 (3rd mvt)
Orchestra: NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Manze.- Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 38 & 39.
- PENTATONE.
- 203.
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Joe Stilgoe
Mr Peanuts
Composer: Giacomo Smith. Performer: Joe Stilgoe.- WESTWAY MUSIC.
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Claude Debussy
Clair de lune (from Suite Bergamasque)
Performer: Alice Sara Ott.- Debussy: Suite bergamasque, L. 75, 3. Clair de lune.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
- 1.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Kommt, ihr Töchter (St Matthew Passion, BWV 244)
Choir: Choir of King’s College, Cambridge. Ensemble: Brandenburg Consort. Conductor: Stephen Cleobury.- Johann Sebastian Bach - Matthaeus Passion.
- Vanguard Classics.
- 1.
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Leonard Bernstein
Tonight (from West Side Story)
Lyricist: Stephen Sondheim. Singer: Carol Lawrence. Singer: Larry Kert.- West Side Story.
- Craft Recordings.
- 3.
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Franz Schubert
Wandrers Nachtlied
Performer: Kian Soltani. Performer: Aaron Pilsan. Lyricist: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.- Schubert: Wandrers Nachtlied II, D. 768 (Transcr. for Cello and Piano).
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 1.
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Georges Bizet
Carmen, WD 31, Act 1: Habanera. "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (Carmen, Chœur)
Singer: Angela Gheorghiu. Choir: Les Éléments. Orchestra: Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse. Conductor: Michel Plasson.- Bizet: Carmen.
- Warner Classics.
- 11.
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Joe Stilgoe
Seaside
Lyricist: Joe Stilgoe.- Stilgoe In The Shed.
- Silva Screen Records Ltd.
- 6.
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Benjamin Britten
Sunday Morning (Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes)
Conductor: Libor Pešek. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.- Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34, Four Sea Interludes,.
- Warner Classics.
- 8.
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Justin Vernon
Re: Stacks
- For Emma, Forever Ago.
- Jagjaguwar.
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Paolo Pandolfo
sopra Las Vacas
Performer: Paolo Pandolfo. Performer: Thomas Boysen. Performer: Andrea De Carlo. Performer: Álvaro Garrido.- GLOSSA.
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Mel Powell
Pearls On Velvet
Performer: Mel Powell.- The Missing Chapters Vol. 1: American Patrol.
- Avid Entertainment.
- 2.
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Grace Williams
High Wind (Sea Sketches)
Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Andrews.- Grace Williams: Orchestral Works.
- Resonus Classics.
- 10.
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Seckou Keita
Heron
Author: Robert MacFarlane. Singer: Seckou Keita. Performer: Julie Fowlis. Performer: Kris Drever. Performer: Kerry Andrew. Performer: Jim Molyneux. Performer: Rachel Newton. Performer: Karine Polwart. Performer: Beth Porter.- The Lost Words; Spell Songs.
- Quercus.
- 4.
Broadcast
- Sat 15 Nov 202517:00BBC Radio 3
Why are more young people listening to classical music?
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This Classical Life
Jess Gillam hosts the music show for people who like classical and other stuff too.
