Jess Gillam with... Olivia Chaney
Jess is joined by folk singer-songwriter Olivia Chaney to swap some of their favourite tracks, including music by Joni Mitchell, Bartók, Louis Andriessen and Sufjan Stevens.
Jess's guest this week is the folk singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Olivia Chaney, who was born in Florence and grew up in Oxford. She's collaborated with artists including Kronos Quartet, Nico Muhly and The Decemberists (earning a Grammy nomination for her project with the latter, Offa Rex). Her third studio album Circus of Desire is out now, and was produced by frequent collaborator Thomas Bartlett (Sufjan Stevens, Sam Amidon, Florence and the Machine).
Jess and Olivia's musical picks range from Bartók reimagined for the mandolin, to the Miles Davis Quintet, via a fantasia by Purcell, maximalist minimalism from Louis Andriessen, and the perfect love song from Joni Mitchell.
Plus Jess plays some of the best music to take you into Saturday evening.
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Arturo Márquez
Conga del fuego nuevo
Orchestra: Simón BolÃvar Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel.- DG.
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Olivia Chaney
I Wish
- Circus of Desire.
- Olivia Chaney.
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Henry Purcell
Fantazia No 1 in D minor Z 732 for 3 instruments
Ensemble: Fretwork.- Purcell: The Complete Fantazias.
- Harmonia Mundi.
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Miles Davis, Red Garland & Philly Joe Jones
It Never Entered My Mind
- The Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions.
- Prestige.
- 5.
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Joni Mitchell
A Case Of You
- Blue.
- Reprise Records.
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Igor Stravinsky
The Shrovetide Fair (Petrushka: Tableau 1)
Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Mariss Jansons.- Stravinsky: Petrushka – Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition.
- BR Klassik.
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Olivia Chaney
Waxwing
Composer: Alasdair Roberts. Performer: Olivia Chaney. Performer: Jordan Hunt.- The Longest River.
- Nonesuch.
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Louis Andriessen
De Staat
Ensemble: Schoenberg Ensemble. Conductor: Reinbert de Leeuw.- Elektra Nonesuch.
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Béla Bartók
Romanian Folk Dances
Performer: Avi Avital. Orchestra: Potsdam Chamber Academy.- DG.
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Sufjan Stevens
John My Beloved
- Carrie & Lowell.
- Asthmatic Kitty Records.
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Waltz (Jazz Suite No.1)
Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Orchestra: Riccardo Chailly. -
Philip Glass
Truman Sleeps, arr for guitar
Performer: Alexandra Whittingham. Music Arranger: Gerard Cousins.- Decca.
Broadcast
- Sat 18 May 2024 17:0091Èȱ¬ Radio 3
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