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Jess Gillam with... Nicholas Collon

Jess Gillam and the conductor Nicholas Collon share their favourite tunes, with music by Jacob Collier, Poulenc, Mendelssohn, Sibelius, Pino Palladino and Taylor Swift.

Jess Gillam meets with the conductor Nicholas Collon to share some of the music they love. Today their musical journey takes in the harmonic genius of Jacob Collier, glorious choral music by Poulenc, a youthful Octet by Mendelssohn, a dreamy song from Sibelius, Britten’s iconic Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, some grooves from Pino Palladino and Taylor Swift visits The Lakes.

Playlist:
Felix Mendelssohn – Octet in E flat major, IV. Presto [Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble]
Pino Palladino & Blake Mills – Ekute
Francis Poulenc – Figure humaine, VIII. Liberte [Tenebrae, Nigel Short]
Benjamin Britten - The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra [London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten]
Taylor Swift – The Lakes
Sibelius - Lieder No. 4 Op 37 - Was it a Dream [Kari Lövaas, Berliner Symphoniker, Eduardo Marturet]
Jacob Collier / Henry Mancini – Moon River
Carl Nielsen - Symphony No. 4, Op. 29 (FS76) 'The Inextinguishable'; 1. Allegro [Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Fabio Luisi]

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27 minutes

Last on

Sat 17 Aug 2024 17:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ 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.

  • FranΓ§ois Couperin

    Les baricades mistΓ©rieuses (Pieces de clavecin - ordre no. 6)

    Music Arranger: Thomas Adès. Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas Collon.
    • Insomnia.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 2.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Octet in E flat major, Op. 20; 4. Presto

    Ensemble: Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble.
    • Philips.

  • Pino Palladino & Blake Mills

    Ekute

    • Notes With Attachments.
    • Impulse!.

  • Francis Poulenc

    Figure humaine, FP120; VIII. Liberte

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

  • Benjamin Britten

    The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra Op. 34 - Theme and Fugue

    Conductor: Benjamin Britten. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.
    • Decca.

  • Taylor Swift

    The Lakes

    • Folklore.
    • Republic Records.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Lieder No. 4 Op 37 - Was it a Dream

    Orchestra: Berliner Symphoniker. Conductor: Eduardo Marturet. Singer: Kari Lövaas.
    • Denon.

  • Jacob Collier

    Moon River

    • Djesse Vol. 2.
    • Decca.

  • Carl Nielsen

    Symphony No. 4, Op. 29 (FS76) 'The Inextinguishable'; 1. Allegro

    Orchestra: Danish National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Fabio Luisi.
    • DG.

Broadcasts

  • Sat 14 Oct 2023 12:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
  • Sat 17 Aug 2024 17:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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