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Jess Gillam with... Laura Snowden

Jess is joined by guitarist and composer Laura Snowden for a listening party including music by John Tavener, Laurie Anderson, Berlioz and the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet.

Jess's guest this week is the guitarist and composer Laura Snowden. They meet in the TCL studio for a listening party which revels in the beauty of John Tavener's choral music; unwraps a piece for guitar by the Australian composer and synesthete Phillip Houghton during which explores the range of sounds possible to obtain from the instrument; pauses in the sound world of Laurie Anderson, and follows Berlioz's musical journey into psychedelia.

Playlist:
John Tavener: The Lamb (Tenebrae, Nigel Short, conductor)
Burt Bacharach/Hal David: I say a little prayer (Aretha Franklin)
Lauryn Hill: Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (Lauryn Hill)
Buxton/Ratcliffe/Kekaula: Good Luck (Basement Jaxx, Lisa Kekaula)
Laurie Anderson: O Superman (Laurie Anderson)
Trad (Bulgarian): Bučimiő (Avi Avital, mandolin, Itamar Doari, percussion)
Phillip Houghton: Wave Radiance (Los Angeles Guitar Quartet)
Hector Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14 - V Dream of a witches' Sabbath (Orchestre de Paris, Charles Munch, conductor)

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27 minutes

Last on

Sat 6 Aug 2022 12:30
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Darius Milhaud

    Brazileira (Scaramouche)

    Performer: Jess Gillam. Performer: Andee Birkett. Performer: Zeynep Γ–zsuca. Ensemble: Tippett Quartet.
    • Decca Classics.

  • Laura Snowden

    Sweet Bulgarity

    Ensemble: Tir Eolas.
    • Fatea Records.

  • Trad.

    The Galway Races

    Performer: The Dubliners.
    • The Essential Collection.
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 2.

  • Les sΕ“urs Goadec

    Ar Verjelenn

    • L'Ame De La Bretagne.
    • Universal Music Division Mercury Records.
    • 8.

  • John Tavener

    The Lamb

    Choir: Tenebrae. Conductor: Nigel Short.
    • Signum.

  • Aretha Franklin

    I Say A Little Prayer

    • Aretha Now.
    • Atlantic.
    • 2.

  • Lauryn Hill

    Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

    Performer: Lauryn Hill.
    • Ruffhouse Records.

  • Basement Jaxx

    Good Luck (feat. Lisa Kekaula)

    • XL Records.

  • Laurie Anderson

    O Superman

    Performer: Laurie Anderson.

  • Jules Massenet

    Ah! tout est bien fini... O souverain, O juge (Le Cid)

    Singer: Vittorio Grigolo. Orchestra: RAI National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Evelino PidΓ².
    • The Romantic Hero.
    • SONY CLASSICAL.
    • 11.

  • °Υ°ωΓ€»ε

    Bucimis

    Performer: Avi Avital. Performer: Itamar Doari.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Phillip Houghton

    Wave Radiance

    Performer: The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet.
    • LAGQ Records.

  • Hector Berlioz

    Symphonie fantastique Op.14 - V. Songe d'une nuit du Sabbat

    Orchestra: Orchestre de Paris – Philharmonie. Conductor: Charles Munch.
    • EMI.

Broadcast

  • Sat 6 Aug 2022 12:30
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

Why are more young people listening to classical music?

Why are more young people listening to classical music?

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    Jess Gillam hosts the music show for people who like classical and other stuff too.