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Jess Gillam with... Jasdeep Singh Degun

Jess Gillam is joined by sitarist and composer Jasdeep Singh Degun to share the music they love and discover some of the links between western and Indian classical music.

Jess Gillam is joined by sitarist and composer Jasdeep Singh Degun to share and talk about the music that they both love, with tracks from Philip Glass, Monteverdi, Nishat Khan and Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings. Along the way they discover some of the links between western and Indian classical music, and find out more about Jasdeep's childhood in Leeds, and his experiences in the world of classical composition.

Playlist:
Rachmaninov: ElΓ©gie (Morceaux de Fantasie, Op 3 No 1)
Nishat Khan: Raga Gaoti
Nick Cave / Nicholas Lens: Litany of Gathering Up
Monteverdi: Ahi, caso acerbo! (L'Orfeo)
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings: This Land is Your Land
Philip Glass: Violin concerto
Nadia Boulanger: Cantique
Abi Sampa & Rushil: Man Kunto Maula (Orchestral Qawwali)

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24 minutes

Last on

Sat 3 Jun 2023 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.

  • Jasdeep Singh Degun

    In Search of Redemption

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Morceaux de Fantasie, Op 3 No 1 'Γ‰legie'

    Performer: Alexandre Tharaud.
    • Warner.

  • Nishat Khan

    Raga Gaoti

    • Amiata Records.

  • Nick Cave

    Litany of Gathering Up (from L.I.T.A.N.I.E.S.)

    Composer: Nicholas Lens. Performer: Clara-Lane Lens. Performer: Nicholas L Noorenbergh.
    • DG.

  • Claudio Monteverdi

    Ahi, caso acerbo (L'Orfeo, Act 2)

    Choir: La Capella Reial de Catalunya. Ensemble: Le Concert des Nations. Director: Jordi Savall.
    • Alia Vox.

  • Sharon Jones and the Dap‐Kings

    This Land Is Your Land

    • Daptone.

  • Philip Glass

    Violin Concerto no.1, 2nd movement

    Performer: Adele Anthony. Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Takuo Yuasa.
    • Philip Glass: Violin Concerto.
    • Naxos.
    • 6.

  • Nadia Boulanger

    Cantique

    Performer: Joseph Beadle. Choir: Pembroke College Girls' Choir. Conductor: Anna Lapwood.
    • Celestial Dawn.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 101.

  • Rushil & Abi Sampa

    Man Kunto Maula

    • Dhamma.

Broadcast

  • Sat 3 Jun 2023 12:30
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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