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Jess Gillam with... Francesca Dego

Jess Gillam is joined by violinist Francesca Dego to share some of their favourite tracks, including music from David Bowie, Peter Maxwell Davies and Helvi Leiviskä.

Jess Gillam is joined by Italian-American violinist Francesca Dego to swap some of their favourite music. Francesca has played everywhere from Wigmore Hall to Lincoln Centre New York, and her latest recording of Brahms and Busoni violin concertos with Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra and conductor Dalia Stasevska is out now via Chandos.
Today Francesca has brought along music from neglected Finnish composer Helvi Leiviskä and a fiendish 12-tone work from Schoenberg, while I’ve chosen David Bowie’s swansong.

PLAYLIST:

GIOACHINO ROSSINI – ‘Una voce poco fa’ (Il barbiere di Siviglia: Act 1) [Teresa Berganza (mezzo soprano), London Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Gibson (conductor)]
PETER MAXWELL DAVIES – Farewell to Stromness [Richard Casey (piano)]
HELVI LEIVISKA – Orchestral Suite No 2, Op 11 (2nd mvt, Humoresque) [Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Dalia Stasevska (conductor)]
DAVID BOWIE - Lazarus
JOHANNES BRAHMS – Concerto for violin and cello in A minor, Op 102 (2nd mvt, Andante) [Salvatore Accardo (violinist), Heinrich Schiff (cello), Kurt Masur (conductor), Gewandhausorchester]
ARNOLD SCHOENBERG – Phantasy for violin and piano [Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), Joonas Ahonen (piano)]
LANKUM – Wild Rover

Produced by Rachel Gill.

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28 minutes

Last on

Sat 30 Mar 2024 12:30
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Johannes Brahms

    Violin Concerto in D major, Op 77 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Francesca Dego. Orchestra: Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska.
    • Chandos.

  • Gioachino Rossini

    Una voce poco fa (The Barber of Seville)

    Singer: Teresa Berganza. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Alexander Gibson.
    • Decca.

  • Peter Maxwell Davies

    Farewell to Stromness

    Performer: Richard Casey.
    • Prima Facie.

  • Helvi Leiviskä

    Orchestral Suite No 2, Op 11 (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Lahti Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska.
    • BIS.

  • David Bowie

    Lazarus

    • Blackstar.
    • ISO Columbia.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Concerto for violin and cello in A minor, Op 102 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Salvatore Accardo. Performer: Heinrich Schiff. Orchestra: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. Conductor: Kurt Masur.
    • Eloquence.

  • Arnold Schoenberg

    Phantasy Op 47

    Performer: Patricia Kopatchinskaja. Performer: Joonas Ahonen.

  • Lankum

    The Wild Rover

    Ensemble: Lankum.
    • Rough Trade.

Broadcast

  • Sat 30 Mar 2024 12:30
    Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 3

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