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Oliver Jeffers

Guest presenter Linton Stephens mixes a classical playlist for visual artist and author Oliver Jeffers.

Guest presenter Linton Stephens mixes a classical playlist for visual artist and author Oliver Jeffers, whose new picture book 'There's a Ghost in this House' has just come out.

Oliver's playlist:

Malcolm Arnold - Tam o'Shanter
Caterina Assandra - Motetti op.2: O Dulcis Amor Jesu
Philip Glass - Etude no.1
Nora Douglas Holt - Nora's Dance
George Frideric Handel - Ombra mai fu (from the opera Serse)
Kate Whitley - Ripples

Classical Fix is a podcast aimed at opening up the world of classical music to anyone who fancies giving it a go. Each week, Linton mixes a bespoke playlist for his guest, who then joins him to share their impressions of their new classical discoveries. Linton Stephens is a bassoonist with the Chineke! Orchestra and has also performed with the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Philharmonic, Halle Orchestra and Opera North, amongst many others.

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30 minutes

Last on

Mon 18 Apr 2022 00:00

Music Played

  • Malcolm Arnold

    Tam O'Shanter, Op 51

    Conductor: Rumon Gamba. Orchestra: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Philharmonic.
    • Malcolm Arnold: Overtures: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Philharmonic/Gamba.
    • Chandos.
    • 4.
  • Caterina Assandra

    Motetti, Op. 2: O Dulcis Amor Jesu

    Choir: Cappella Artemisia. Director: Candace Smith.
    • TACTUS.
  • Philip Glass

    Etude No. 1

    Performer: Lavinia Meijer. Music Arranger: Lavinia Meijer.
    • Sony.
  • Nora Douglas Holt

    Nora's Dance

    Performer: Lara Downes.
    • Phenomenal Women.
    • Rising Sun Records.
    • 109.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Serse - Ombra Mai Fu

    Singer: Lorraine Hunt Lieberson. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Conductor: Harry Bicket.
    • AVIE.
  • Kate Whitley

    Ripples

    Performer: Hyeyoon Park. Performer: Benjamin Grosvenor.

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  • Mon 18 Oct 2021 00:00
  • Mon 18 Apr 2022 00:00

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