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Jess Gillam with... Keelan Carew

Jess Gillam swaps favourite music with pianist Keelan Carew, with boundary-pushing tracks by Kurt Weill, Busoni, Chopin, Nat King Cole and Casiopea.

Jess Gillam swaps favourite music with pianist Keelan Carew, and between them they put together a boundary-pushing playlist with songs by Kurt Weill and Nat King Cole - pianistic fireworks by Busoni and Chopin, orchestral fireworks by Shostakovich and some classic Japanese jazz fusion by Casiopea.

Playlist:
KURT WEILL: Der Abschiedsbrief [Teresa Stratus (sop), Kurt Weill (piano)]
SHOSTAKOVICH: Festive Overture [Philharmonia Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy (cond)]
CASIOPEA: Swear [Album: Mint Jams]
MAURIZIO CAZZATI: Ciaccona [L'Arpeggiata, Christina Pluhar]
CHOPIN: Ballade no.1 in G minor, op 23 [Vladimir Horowitz (piano)]
MEERNAA: Good Luck [Album: Strange Life]
BUSONI: Piano Concerto in C major, op.39 鈥� iv. All Italiana, Tarantella [Kirill Gerstein (piano), Boston Symphony Orchestra]
NAT KING COLE: When I Fall in Love

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27 minutes

Last on

Sat 24 Feb 2024 12:30
主播大秀 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Darius Milhaud

    Brazileira (Scaramouche)

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

  • Kurt Weill

    Der Abschiedsbrief

    Performer: Kurt Weill. Singer: Teresa Stratas.
    • Nonesuch.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Festive Overture Op.96

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy.
    • Signum.

  • Casiopea

    Swear

    • Sonet.

  • Maurizio Cazzati

    Ciaccona

    Music Arranger: Christina Pluhar. Ensemble: L鈥橝rpeggiata. Director: Christina Pluhar.
    • All'Improviso.
    • ALPHA.
    • 3.

  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Ballade no.1 in G minor, Op.23

    Performer: Vladimir Horowitz.
    • Classical masters.

  • Meernaa

    Good Luck

    • Native Cat Recordings.

  • Ferruccio Busoni

    Piano Concerto in C, Op.39 iv. All Italiana, Tarantella

    Performer: Kirill Gerstein. Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.
    • Myrios.

  • Victor Young

    When I Fall in Love

    Lyricist: Edward Heyman. Singer: Nat King Cole.
    • Love Songs.
    • Capitol Records.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Sat 24 Feb 2024 12:30
    主播大秀 Radio 3

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