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Radio 3,31 Dec 2022,28 mins

Jess Gillam with... Anna Lapwood

This Classical Life

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Jess brings out the fizz and party poppers for a New Year's Eve listening party with the organist and conductor Anna Lapwood, as they introduce each other to their favourite music for this time of year. Their choices take them through the night, from classic Ella Fitzgerald, to pumping base from Vivaldi and Bonobo, reflective choral music by Silvestrov, mysterious organ sounds for the early hours from Saint-Saens, and a New Year message from Otis Redding. Playlist: Ella Fitzgerald - What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve? Vivaldi – Violin Concerto in D major, RV211, 3rd movement (Nicola Benedetti, Benedetti Baroque Orchestra) Supertramp – The Logical Song Bonobo / O’Flynn – Otomo (from album Fragments) Silvestrov – Christmas Lullabies, No.2: Quiet Night (Latvian Radio Choir) Glenn Miller – Moonlight Serenade (Barbara Hannigan, LUDWIG) Saint-Saens – Danse macabre, Op. 40 (arr. Lemare) (Olivier Latry, organ of Paris Philharmonie) Otis Reading – Try a Little Tenderness

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