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Jess Gillam with... Stephen Upshaw

Jess Gillam shares music with viola player Stephen Upshaw, including works by Robert Schumann, Johann Strauss II, Idjah Hadidjah, Steve Reich, Kurt Weill and Florence Price.

Jess Gillam shares music with viola player Stephen Upshaw

Playlist:

Robert Schumann - Marchenbilder Mvt IV [Nobuko Imai, Martha Argerich (pianos)
Johann Strauss II – Der Fledermaus; Overture [Carlos Kleiber, Bavarian State Opera]
Idjah Hadidjah - Aram Bandung
Steve Reich – Mallet Quartet: iii. Fast [Colin Currie group]
Orlando – Blood Orange
Kurt Weill – September Song [Sydney Bechet]
Morton Feldman – Rothko Chapel 5
Florence Price arr. W.G. Still - Dance in the Canebrakes i. Nimble Feet [Chicago Sinfonietta, Mei-Ann Chen]

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28 minutes

Music Played

  • Johann Strauss II

    Die Fledermaus (Overture)

    Orchestra: Bavarian State Orchestra. Conductor: Carlos Kleiber.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
  • Idjah Hadidjah

    Arum Bandung

  • Steve Reich

    Mallet Quartet (Fast)

    Ensemble: Colin Currie Group.
    • Colin Currie & Steve Reich Live at Fondation Louis Vuitton.
    • Colin Currie Records.
    • 105.
  • Blood Orange

    Orlando

  • Sidney Bechet

    September Song

  • Morton Feldman

    Rothko Chapel

    Ensemble: UC Berkeley Chamber Chorus.
  • Florence Price

    Dances in the Canebrakes (Nimble Feet)

    Music Arranger: William Grant Still. Orchestra: Chicago Sinfonietta. Conductor: Mei-Ann Chen.
    • Project W: Works by Diverse Women Composers.
    • Cedille.
    • 1.
  • Matt Simon

    062197

    Performer: Stephen Upshaw.

Broadcasts

  • Sat 21 Nov 2020 12:30
  • Sat 1 Jul 2023 12:30

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