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Radio 3,27 Dec 2025,60 mins

Jess Gillam with... William Marsey

This Classical Life

Available for 14 days

Jess Gillam swaps favourite music with the composer William Marsey. William’s music is regularly heard across the globe in concerts by orchestras including the LA Philharmonic, the Halle, and Royal Northern Sinfonia. As well as composing, William also runs Listenpony - a London-based concert series, commissioning body and record label - with Freya Waley Cohen and Josephine Stephenson. Williams chooses music by Sibelius, Anja Garbarek, Tallis and Cocteau Twins, while Jess picks tracks by Bela Fleck, CPE Bach and Brahms. To listen on most smart speakers just say 'Ask BBC Sounds to play Radio 3'.

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Tracklist

  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Christmas Oratorio - Cantata No. 2 (Sinfonia)
    Christmas Oratorio - Cantata No. 2 (Sinfonia)
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  3. 2.
    Man with Limp Wrist: VI. The Reader
    Man with Limp Wrist: VI. The Reader
    William Marsey
  4. 3.
    String Quartet in D minor, Op. 56 'Voces Intimae': V. Allegro
    String Quartet in D minor, Op. 56 'Voces Intimae': V. Allegro
    Jean Sibelius