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Scotland Week (3/4)

Exciting young sax player and Radio 3 presenter Jess Gillam presents a colourful selection of works by Dowland, Piazzola, Weill, Monk, Howard and Fitkin.

Exciting young sax player and Radio 3 presenter Jess Gillam teams up with Turkish-born pianist Zeynep 脰zsuca to present a programme bursting with colour and celebrating the versatility of the saxophone. Alongside contemporary British pieces, Jess also picks some of her favourite classic melodies by Weill, Dowland and Piazzolla and transforms them for her instrument.

Poulenc: Sonata for Oboe and Piano FP185
Meredith Monk: Early Morning Melody
Luke Howard: Dappled Light
Graham Fitkin: Gate
Dowland: Flow my tears
Weill : Je ne t'aime pas
Astor Piazzolla : Histoire du Tango

Jess Gillam, saxophone
Zeynep 脰zsuca piano

Presented by Ian Skelly
Produced by Lindsay Pell

57 minutes

Last on

Thu 27 May 2021 13:00

Music Played

  • Francis Poulenc

    Oboe Sonata

    Performer: Jess Gillam. Performer: Zeynep 脰zsuca.
  • Meredith Monk

    Early Morning Melody

    Performer: Jess Gillam. Performer: Zeynep 脰zsuca.
  • Luke Howard

    Dappled Light

    Performer: Jess Gillam. Performer: Zeynep 脰zsuca.
  • Kurt Weill

    Je ne t'aime

    Performer: Jess Gillam. Performer: Zeynep 脰zsuca.
  • Graham Fitkin

    Gate

    Performer: Jess Gillam. Performer: Zeynep 脰zsuca.
  • Astor Piazzolla

    Historie du Tango (mvt 1,2,3)

    Performer: Jess Gillam. Performer: Zeynep 脰zsuca.

Broadcast

  • Thu 27 May 2021 13:00