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Radio 3,19 Mar 2022,27 mins

Jess Gillam with... Esther Abrami

This Classical Life

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Jess Gillam and violinist Esther Abrami swap playlists, including a French-inspired movie score by Rachel Portman, Paris meets Beirut in jazz form by trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf, a gorgeous Motown tribute to Otis Redding, and a classic French chanson reimagined by the one and only Jarvis Cocker. Playlist: Jonny Greenwood - House of Woodcock (from the Phantom Threads OST) Mendelssohn - Violin Concerto in E minor, op.64 - 2nd mvt [Yehudi Menuhin (violin), Philharmonia Orchestra, Efrem Kurtz (conductor)] Jarvis Cocker - Aline Faure - Chanson d'amour, op.27 no.1 [Barbara Bonney (soprano), Warren Jones (piano)] William Bell - Tribute to a King Rachel Portman - Main title from 'Chocolat' Christian Sinding - Rustle of Spring, op.32 no.3 [Christian Ihle Hadland (piano)] Ibrahim Maalouf - Lily will Soon Be a Woman (live)

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