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Jess Gillam with... Duncan Ward

Jess Gillam swaps favourite music with conductor Duncan Ward, including Mahler's epic First Symphony, music by Anna Clyne and Miriam Makeba, and a song from Cabaret

Jess Gillam and conductor Duncan Ward swap some of their favourite tracks and chat about their lives in music.

Duncan grew up in Kent and got his big conducting break when Simon Rattle created a position for him at the Berlin Philharmonic. He’s now chief conductor of the South Netherlands Philharmonic and works with orchestras all over the world from the Met Opera to Staatskapelle Dresden to new music specialists Ensemble Modern.

His music picks include Mahler's epic First Symphony, a tearjerker from Cabaret and a track by Miriam Makeba which is extremely close to his heart. Meanwhile Jess has sparkling music for marimba by Dobrinka Tabakova, a cheeky Shostakovich violin piece and a little bit of glam rock courtesy of Mott the Hoople.

Playlist:

SHOSTAKOVICH – 5 Pieces for two violins and piano (Janine Jansen, Julian Rachlin (violins), Itamar Golan (piano)]
MIRIAM MAKEBA: Emabhaceni
MAHLER: Symphony no 1 in D major – 4th mvt [Berlin Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado (conductor)]
MOTT THE HOOPLE: All the Young Dudes
ANNA CLYNE: DANCE – i. When you’re broken open [Inbal Segev (cello), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Marin Alsop (conductor)]
KANDER/EBB – Maybe this Time (from Cabaret) [Jessie Buckley, 2021 London Cast Recording]
DOBRINKA TABAKOVA: Desert Swimmers [Joby Burgess (marimba)]
LILI BOULANGER: Vielle priere bouddhique [Monteverdi Choir, London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner (conductor)]

29 minutes

Last on

Sat 19 Aug 2023 12:30

Music Played

  • Darius Milhaud

    Brazileira (Scaramouche)

    Performer: Jess Gillam. Performer: Andee Birkett. Performer: Zeynep Ozsuca-Rattle. Ensemble: Tippett Quartet.
    • Decca Classics.
  • Edward Elgar

    Enigma Variations, op.36 - Variation XIV, Finale "E.D.U."

    Orchestra: Philharmonie Zuidnederland. Conductor: Duncan Ward.
    • Fuga Libera.
  • Lionel Richie

    All Night Long

    • Motown.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Partita in C Minor, BWV 826: Capriccio

    Performer: Robert Levin.
    • J.S. Bach: Six Partitas, BWV 825-830.
    • Le Palais des Dégustateurs.
    • 13.
  • Bohuslav Martinů

    La Création du Monde, Op. 81

    Orchestra: Philharmonie Zuidnederland. Conductor: Duncan Ward.
    • Fuga Libera.
  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Five Pieces for 2 Violins and Piano - Prelude and Waltz

    Performer: Julian Rachlin. Performer: Janine Jansen. Performer: Itamar Golan.
    • ONYX.
  • Miriam Makeba

    Emabhaceni

    • Warner Bros.
  • Gustav Mahler

    Symphony no 1 - 4th mvt

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.
    • DG.
  • Mott the Hoople

    All The Young Dudes

    • CBS.
  • Anna Clyne

    Cello Concerto 'Dance' (When You're Broken Up)

    Performer: Inbal Segev. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.
    • Avie.
  • Jessie Buckley & 2021 London Cast

    Maybe This Time - from Cabaret

    • Mercury.
  • Dobrinka Tabakova

    Desert Swimmers

    Performer: Joby Burgess.
    • A Percussionist's Songbook.
    • Signum Records.
    • 7.
  • Lili Boulanger

    Vieille Priere Bouddhique

    Performer: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner. Singer: Julian Podger. Choir: Monteverdi Choir.
    • DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON : 463-789-2.
    • DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON.
    • 3.

Broadcast

  • Sat 19 Aug 2023 12:30

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