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Jess Gillam with... Soraya Mafi

Jess Gillam and soprano Soraya Mafi share some of their favourite tracks, from Verdi to Jeff Buckley.

Jess and the soprano Soraya Mafi share some of their favourite tracks, from Verdi to Jeff Buckley.

Tracks we listened to today:

Verdi - La Traviata, Act 1: 'Sempre libera' (Maria Callas)
Philip Glass - Etude no. 2 for piano (Vikingur Olafsson - piano)
Jeff Buckley - Lilac wine
Schubert - Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello Op. 99; II. Andante un poco moso
Handel - Scipione: ‘Scoglio d’immota fronte’ (Sandrine Piau)
Nina Simone – Stars (Live at Montreux)
Clara Schumann - Liebst du um Schonheit
Rachmaninov - Symphony No.2, Adagio

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24 minutes

Music Played

  • Darius Milhaud

    Brazileira (Scaramouche)

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

    All Alone to my Eerie...Whispering Breeze (The Mountebanks)

    Singer: Soraya Mafi. Orchestra: 91Èȱ¬ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: John Andrews.
    • DUTTON EPOCH.
  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Sempre Libera (La Traviata)

    Singer: Maria Callas. Orchestra: Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI. Conductor: Gabriele Santini. Singer: Francesco Albanese.
  • Philip Glass

    Etude no.2

    Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson.
  • Jeff Buckley

    Lilac Wine

  • Franz Schubert

    Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello Op. 99; II. Andante un poco moso

    Performer: Renaud Capuçon. Performer: Gautier Capuçon. Performer: Frank Braley.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Scipione: 'Scoglio d'immota fronte' (Berenice)

    Singer: Sandrine Piau. Ensemble: Les Talens Lyriques. Director: Christophe Rousset.
  • Nina Simone

    Stars (Live At Montreux)

  • Clara Schumann

    3 Lieder, Op.12; No. 4 Liebst du um Schonheit

    Performer: Joseph Breinl. Singer: Miah Persson.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Symphony No 2 in E minor, Op 27 (3rd mvt)

    Conductor: Valery Gergiev. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.

Broadcasts

  • Sat 30 Nov 2019 12:30
  • Sat 22 Feb 2020 12:30

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