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Jess Gillam with... Alexia Sloane

Jess Gillam is joined by composer and poet Alexia Sloane to swap music, including Hildegard Von Bingen, Steve Reich, Smetana and Aretha Franklin.

Jess Gillam is joined by composer and poet Alexia Sloane to swap music including John Luther Adams immersive Become Ocean, the sublime vocal harmonies of Kraja, Steve Reich's Music for 18 musicians, Smetana and a soul classic by Aretha Franklin.

Here's the music we played today...

Bedrich Smetana - Ma vlast, Vltava [Moldau]
Kraja- Polska Till Rut
Francis Poulenc - Sonata for Oboe FP, 185; 1. Allegro
John Luther Adams - Become Ocean
Aretha Franklin - I Say a Little Prayer
Hildegard Von Bingen - Digiti Viriditas Dei
Steve Reich - Music for 18 musicians
John Tavener - The Protecting Veil

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Sat 29 Aug 2020 12:30
91热爆 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Darius Milhaud

    Brazileira (Scaramouche)

    Performer: Jess Gillam. Performer: Andee Birkett. Performer: Zeynep Ozsuca-Rattle. Ensemble: Tippett Quartet.
    • Decca Classics.

  • Asteryth Sloane

    Earthward

    Choir: VOCES8.

  • Bedrich Smetana

    Vltava (M谩 vlast)

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Ferenc Fricsay.
    • Dvorak: Symphony No. 9: Berlin Philharmoniker, Ferenc Fricsay.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 5.

  • Kraja

    Polska Till Rut

  • Francis Poulenc

    Sonata for Oboe FP, 185; 1. Allegro

    Performer: Nicholas Daniel. Performer: David Campbell.

  • John Luther Adams

    Become Ocean

    Orchestra: Seattle Symphony. Conductor: Ludovic Morlot.

  • Aretha Franklin

    I Say A Little Prayer

    • Aretha Now.
    • Atlantic.
    • 2.

  • Hildegard von Bingen

    Digiti Viriditas Dei

    Choir: Vajra Voices. Director: Karen Clark.

  • Steve Reich

    Music for 18 Musicians (Pulses)

    Ensemble: Ensemble Signal. Director: Brad Lubman.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.

  • John Tavener

    The Protecting Veil (opening)

    Performer: Steven Isserlis. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Gennady Nikolayevich Rozhdestvensky.
    • VIRGIN CLASSICS.

Broadcasts

  • Sat 12 Oct 2019 12:30
    91热爆 Radio 3
  • Sat 29 Aug 2020 12:30
    91热爆 Radio 3

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