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Jess Gillam with... Aaron Akugbo

Jess Gillam meets the Scotland-born trumpeter Aaron Akugbo for a listening party of some of their favourite music, with tracks by Jacob Collier, Errolyn Wallen, Mahler and Beyonce.

Jess Gillam meets the trumpeter Aaron Akugbo and they share some of their favourite music, including tracks by Jacob Collier, Errolyn Wallen, Mahler and Beyonce.

Edinburgh-born Aaron trained at the Royal Academy of Music, and cites Louis Armstrong as his biggest musical influence. An ex-principal of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, he now combines playing in some of the UK’s top orchestras with a career as a chamber and solo player, which has included a solo recital debut at this year's Lucerne Festival.

Playlist:

Mahler – Symphony No.5, 1st movement (Vienna Philharmonic, Pierre Boulez)
Poulenc – Les chemins de l’amour (Sabine Devieilhe and Alexandre Tharaud)
Jacob Collier ft. Daniel Caesar – Time Alone With You
Goat Rodeo Sessions (Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile) – Quarter Chicken Dark
Prokofiev – Toccata Op.11 (Freddy Kempf)
΅ώ±π²β΄Η²Τ³¦Γ© – Love On Top
Errollyn Wallen – Concerto Grosso, 1st movement (Chineke!)
Leif Vollebekk – Elegy

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30 minutes

Last on

Sat 3 Sep 2022 12:30
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Darius Milhaud

    Scaramouche

    Performer: Jess Gillam. Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis.

  • Kurt Weill

    Selections from The Threepenny Opera

    Ensemble: Connaught Brass.

  • Gustav Mahler

    Symphony No. 5

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Pierre Boulez.
    • DG.

  • Francis Poulenc

    Les chemins de l'amour

    Singer: Sabine Devieilhe. Performer: Alexandre Tharaud.
    • Warner.

  • Francis Poulenc

    Les chemins de l'amour

    Performer: Yvonne Printemps.
    • Warner.

  • Jacob Collier

    Time Alone With You

    Performer: Daniel Caesar. Performer: Jacob Collier.
    • Hajanga Records.

  • Yo‐Yo Ma, Chris Thile, Edgar Meyer & Stuart Duncan

    Quarter Chicken Dark

    • Sony.

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Toccata in D minor, Op. 11

    Performer: Freddy Kempf.
    • BIS.

  • ΅ώ±π²β΄Η²Τ³¦Γ©

    Love On Top

    Performer: ΅ώ±π²β΄Η²Τ³¦Γ©.
    • Columbia.

  • Errollyn Wallen

    Concerto Grosso (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Anthony Parnther.

  • Leif Vollebekk

    Elegy

    Performer: Leif Vollebekk.
    • Secret City Records.

Broadcast

  • Sat 3 Sep 2022 12:30
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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