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Jess Gillam with... Esther Abrami

Jess Gillam and violinist Esther Abrami swap playlists, including music by Jonny Greenwood and Rachel Portman and songs by Gabriel Faure and Jarvis Cocker.

Jess Gillam and violinist Esther Abrami swap playlists, including a French-inspired movie score by Rachel Portman, Paris meets Beirut in jazz form by trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf, a gorgeous Motown tribute to Otis Redding, and a classic French chanson reimagined by the one and only Jarvis Cocker.

Playlist:

Jonny Greenwood - House of Woodcock (from the Phantom Threads OST)

Mendelssohn - Violin Concerto in E minor, op.64 - 2nd mvt
[Yehudi Menuhin (violin), Philharmonia Orchestra, Efrem Kurtz (conductor)]

Jarvis Cocker - Aline

Faure - Chanson d'amour, op.27 no.1
[Barbara Bonney (soprano), Warren Jones (piano)]

William Bell - Tribute to a King

Rachel Portman - Main title from 'Chocolat'

Christian Sinding - Rustle of Spring, op.32 no.3
[Christian Ihle Hadland (piano)]

Ibrahim Maalouf - Lily will Soon Be a Woman (live)

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28 minutes

Last on

Sat 19 Mar 2022 12:30

Music Played

  • Darius Milhaud

    Scaramouche

    Performer: Jess Gillam. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis.
  • Amy Beach

    Romance, op.23

    Performer: Esther Abrami.
    • Sony.
  • Jonny Greenwood

    House of Woodcock

    Performer: Jonny Greenwood. Performer: Katherine Tinker. Orchestra: London Contemporary Orchestra. Conductor: Robert Ames.
    • Nonesuch.
  • Traditional Indian

    Prabhati (based on Raga Gunkali) [a morning rag]

    Music Arranger: Ravi Shankar. Performer: Yehudi Menuhin.
    • West Meets East.
    • BGO.
    • 1.
  • Cole Porter

    Just one of those things

    Music Arranger: Max Harris. Performer: St茅phane Grappelli. Performer: Yehudi Menuhin. Performer: Ike Isaacs. Performer: Denny Wright. Performer: Lennie Bush. Conductor: Max Harris.
    • EMI.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Violin Concerto in E minor: 2nd mvt

    Performer: Yehudi Menuhin. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Efrem Kurtz.
    • EMI.
  • Jarvis Cocker

    Aline

    • ABKCO.
  • Gabriel Faur茅

    Chanson d'Amour, Op 27 No. 1

    Performer: Warren Jones. Singer: Barbara Bonney.
    • Faure: Requiem.
    • RCA Red Seal.
    • 8.
  • William Bell

    A Tribute to a King

    • Stax.
  • Rachel Portman

    CHOCOLAT (2000): Main Titles

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • SONY CLASSICAL : SK89472.
    • SONY CLASSICAL.
    • 2.
  • Christian Sinding

    The Rustle of Spring (6 Pieces Op.32)

    Performer: Christian Ihle Hadland.
    • Sinding, C.: Violin and Piano Music.
    • Naxos.
    • 1.
  • Ibrahim Maalouf

    Lily Will Soon Be a Woman

    Performer: Ibrahim Maalouf.
    • Decca.

Broadcast

  • Sat 19 Mar 2022 12:30

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