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Radio 3,06 Sep 2025,59 mins

Jools meets Samson Tsoy and Pavel Kolesnikov

Earlier... with Jools Holland

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Jools shares his lifelong passion for classical music and the beautiful connections with jazz and blues. With fascinating guests each week, who bring their own favourite music and occasionally perform live in Jools's studio. Today, Jools's choices include music by Franz Schubert, Grazyna Bacewicz and Edmund Finnis, with performances by Lowell Fulson and Kathleen Ferrier. His guests are the pianists Samson Tsoy and Pavel Kolesnikov, who play Bach on the studio piano and introduce music they love by Friedman, Shostakovich, Purcell and Mozart. To listen on most smart speakers, just say 'ask BBC Sounds to play Earlier with Jools Holland'.

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    An die Musik, D 547
    An die Musik, D 547
    Franz Schubert
  3. 2.
    String Quartet No. 4 (Arr. for String Orchestra): 3rd movement
    String Quartet No. 4 (Arr. for String Orchestra): 3rd movement
    Grażyna Bacewicz
  4. 3.
    Guitar Shuffle
    Guitar Shuffle
    Lowell Fulson