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Lola Adesioye

Balm for the soul with Beethoven, Bach and Boulanger.

Balm for the soul with Beethoven, Bach and Boulanger.: Clemency Burton-Hill creates a bespoke classical playlist for her special guest, the writer and socio-political commentator, Lola Adesioye.

Lola's playlist:
Florence B Price - Fantasie negre
Beethoven - String Quartet no.13 in B flat, op.130 (5th mvt)
Bach - Goldberg Variations BWV988 (variation 5)
Morten Lauridsen - O Magnum Mysterium
Lili Boulanger - Nocturne
Gershwin - Bess, you is my woman now from Porgy and Bess

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Music Played

  • Florence Price

    Fantasie negre

    Performer: Lara Downes.
    • America Again.
    • Sono Luminus.
    • 1501.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    String Quartet No 13 in B flat major, Op 130: V. Cavatina

    Ensemble: Alban Berg Quartett.
    • EMI CLASSICS.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Var. 5 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav

    Performer: Igor Levit.
    • SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT.

  • Morten Lauridsen

    O Magnum Mysterium

    Choir: Polyphony. Director: Stephen Layton.
    • A Christmas Present from Polyphony.
    • Hyperion.
    • 14.

  • Lili Boulanger

    Nocturne

    Performer: Janine Jansen. Performer: Itamar Golan.
    • Beau Soir: Janine Jansen/Itamar Golan.
    • Decca.
    • 7.

  • George Gershwin

    Porgy and Bess - Act 2: "Bess, You is my Woman Now"

    Singer: Willard White. Singer: Leona Mitchell. Conductor: Lorin Maazel. Orchestra: The Cleveland Orchestra.
    • Decca.

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