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Jess Gillam with... Milo拧 Karadagli膰

Jess and guitarist Milo拧 Karadagli膰 share some of their favourite tracks, from Albeniz to Bjork.

Jess and guitarist Milo拧 Karadagli膰 share some of their favourite tracks, from Albeniz to Bjork, with a little bit of David Bowie narrating Prokofiev for good measure.

Today we listened to...

Isaac Albeniz 鈥 Suite espanola, Op. 47; No. 5 Asturias (played by John Williams)
Bjork 鈥 Vokuro
Nicola Porpora 鈥 Polifemo, Act 3: Alto Giove (sung by Philippe Jaroussky)
Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67 (narrated by David Bowie)
Vincente Amigo - Callej贸n de la luna (played by Zs贸fia Boros)
Sibelius - Impromptu in B minor, Op. 5 No.5 (played by Leif Ove Andsnes)
Melody Gardot 鈥 Your Heart is as Black as Night
Camille Saint-Saens - Danse macabre

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25 minutes

Music Played

  • Darius Milhaud

    Brazileira (Scaramouche)

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

    Blackbird

    Composer: Paul McCartney. Performer: Milo拧 Karadagli膰.
    • Mercury.
  • Isaac Alb茅niz

    Asturias (Suite espa帽ola)

    Music Arranger: John Williams. Performer: John Williams.
    • SONY CLASSICAL.
  • J贸runn Vi冒ar

    痴枚办耻谤贸

    Performer: Bj枚rk. Choir: The Icelandic Choir.
  • Nicola Porpora

    Alto Giove (Polifemo)

    Singer: Philippe Jaroussky. Orchestra: Venice Baroque Orchestra. Conductor: Andrea Marcon.
    • ERATO.
  • Sergey Prokofiev

    The Hunters; Procession (Peter and the Wolf)

    Narrator: David Bowie. Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Eugene Ormandy.
  • Vicente Amigo

    Callej贸n de la luna

    Performer: Zs贸fia Boros.
  • Jean Sibelius

    Impromptu in B minor, Op.5 no.5

    Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes.
  • Melody Gardot

    Your Heart is as Black as Night

  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

    Danse macabre

    Performer: Luben Yordanoff. Orchestra: Orchestre de Paris 鈥 Philharmonie. Conductor: Daniel Barenboim.
    • Saint-Saens: Organ Symphony/Danse Macabre: Barenboim.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 6.

Broadcasts

  • Sat 21 Dec 2019 12:30
  • Sat 6 Feb 2021 12:30

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