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Jess Gillam with... Tessa Lark

Jess Gillam and violinist Tessa Lark swap some of their favourite tracks, including music by the Martin Hayes Quartet, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, Beethoven and soul duo Saun and Starr.

Jess Gillam meets violinist Tessa Lark to swap some of their favourite music. Tessa is an in-demand classical concert violinist but growing up in Kentucky, she’s equally inspired by bluegrass music and American folk styles and so blends the two influences in a lot of her work. Traditional music features prominently in her music choices as the Martin Hayes Quartet and Swedish duo Vasen rub shoulders with a Beethoven Symphony. Meanwhile Jess brings along an orchestral tearjerker by Pietro Mascagni, a track by cellist Yo-Yo Ma and some retro soul vibes by Saun and Starr.

Playlist:

VASEN: Silverschottis
GIOVANNI SOLIMA: Il bell’Antonio – tema II [Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Kathryn Stott (piano)]
MICHAEL THURBER & THE HUNTERTONES: Gigantic Energy
SAMUEL COLERIDGE TAYLOR: Violin Concerto in G minor, op.80 – 2nd mvt [Elena Urioste (violin), Chineke! Orchestra, Kevin John Edusei (conductor)]
MARTIN HAYES QUARTET: The Boy In the Gap
JEAN LENOIR: Parlez moi d’amour [Lucienne Boyer (singer)]
BEETHOVEN: Symphony no 2 in D major, op.36 4th mvt β€˜Allegro molto’ [Vienna Philharmonic, Simon Rattle (conductor)
SAUN & STARR: In the Night

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28 minutes

Last on

Sat 17 Jun 2023 12:30
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Darius Milhaud

    Brazileira (Scaramouche)

    Performer: Jess Gillam. Performer: Andee Birkett. Performer: Zeynep Ozsuca-Rattle. Ensemble: Tippett Quartet.
    • Decca Classics.

  • Edgar Meyer

    Concert Duo for Violin & Bass - IV. Finale

    Performer: Tessa Lark. Performer: Edgar Meyer.
    • The Stradgrass Sessions.
    • First Hand.
    • 5.

  • BΓ©la BartΓ³k

    Duo for Two Violins, Sz. 98 no.39

    Performer: Tessa Lark. Performer: Sierra Hull.
    • First Hand.

  • ³ΥΓ€²υ±π²Τ

    Silverschottis

    • Northside.

  • Giovanni Sollima

    Il bell'Antonio, Tema III

    Performer: Yo‐Yo Ma. Performer: Kathryn Stott.
    • Sony.

  • Michael Thurber and the Huntertones

    Gigantic Energy

    • Michael Thurber.

  • Pietro Mascagni

    Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo

    Performer: Nicola Benedetti. Orchestra: Benedetti Foundation Orchestra.
    • Decca.

  • Martin Hayes Quartet

    The Boy in the Gap

    Performer: Martin Hayes Quartet.
    • The Blue Room.
    • kontraband.store/martinhayes.
    • 1.

  • Jean Lenoir

    Parlez-moi d'amour

    Singer: Lucienne Boyer.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36 - 4th mvt

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • EMI.

  • Saun & Starr

    In the Night

    • Daptone Records.

Broadcast

  • Sat 17 Jun 2023 12:30
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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