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Jess Gillam with... Max Ruisi

Jess is joined by cellist Max Ruisi, for a listening party including music by Monteverdi, Haydn, Cosmo Sheldrake and Herbie Hancock.

Jess's guest this week is the cellist Max Ruisi, artistic director of the 12 Ensemble, a "revolutionary string orchestra". They meet in the TCL studio for a listening party including a beautiful lament by Monteverdi, a bird-themed string quartet by Haydn, mesmerising music for solo oboe by Britten, and tracks from Cosmo Sheldrake and Herbie Hancock.

Playlist:
Prokofiev - Piano Concerto No. 3; 1st mvt (Martha Argerich, Berlin Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado)
Monteverdi - Lamento della Ninfa (Anna Prohaska, Arcangelo)
Bartok - 6 Romanian Dances (Avi Avital, Pottsdam Chamber Academy)
Elena Tonra (arr. Josephine Stephenson) - The Dazzler (Ex:Re, Josephine Stephenson, 12 Ensemble)
Haydn - String Quartet in C major Op.33 No.3 β€œThe Bird”; 3rd mvt (London Haydn Quartet)
Cosmo Sheldrake - Come Along (from The Much Much How How and I)
Britten - 6 Metamorphoses after Ovid (Francois Leleux, oboe)
Herbie Hancock - Dolphin Dance (from Dedication)

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30 minutes

Last on

Sat 9 Jul 2022 12:30
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Darius Milhaud

    Scaramouche: Braziliera

    Performer: Jess Gillam. Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Jonathan Bloxham.

  • Ola Gjeilo

    The Rose II

    Performer: Max Ruisi. Performer: Ola Gjeilo. Ensemble: 12 Ensemble.
    • Decca.

  • Bee Gees

    You Should Be Dancing

    Ensemble: Bee Gees.
    • RSO.

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Piano Concerto No 3 in C major, Op 26 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Martha Argerich. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.
    • 111 Years Of Deutsche Grammophon The Collector's Edition Vol.2.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Claudio Monteverdi

    Lamento della Ninfa

    Singer: Anna Prohaska. Ensemble: Arcangelo.
    • DG ARCHIV.

  • BΓ©la BartΓ³k

    Romanian Folk Dances

    Performer: Avi Avital. Orchestra: Potsdam Chamber Academy.
    • DG.

  • Elena Tonra

    The Dazzler

    Performer: Elena Tonra. Music Arranger: Josephine Stephenson. Ensemble: 12 Ensemble.
    • 4AD.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Quartet in C major Op.33`3 (Bird): 3rd movement Adagio

    Ensemble: London Haydn Quartet.
    • HYPERION.

  • Cosmo Sheldrake

    Come Along

    Performer: Cosmo Sheldrake.
    • The Much Much How How and I.
    • Transgressive.

  • Benjamin Britten

    6 Metamorphoses after Ovid Op.49

    Performer: François Leleux.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.

  • Herbie Hancock

    Dolphin Dance

    Performer: Herbie Hancock.
    • Columbia.

Broadcast

  • Sat 9 Jul 2022 12:30
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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