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Jess Gillam with... Sebastian Plano

Jess Gillam talks to Argentinian composer Sebastian Plano about the music they love, including music by Villa-Lobos, Vangelis, Mercedes Sosa, Lianne La Havas and Elgar.

Jess Gillam talks to Argentinian composer Sebastian Plano about the music they love, including Villa-Lobos and an army of cellos taking on Bach, synth wizard Vangelis conjuring up the sound of Antarctica, the soulful voices of Mercedes Sosa and Lianne La Havas, plus a real tearjerker from Elgar.

Playlist:
Rossini - William Tell 鈥 Overture [Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan]
Mercedes Sosa - Alfonsina y el mar
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Amore
Vangelis - Theme from Antarctica
J贸hann J贸hannsson - Flight from the City
Villa-Lobos - Bachianas Brasileiras No.1. Introduction
Lianne La Havas - Bittersweet
Elgar - Variations on an original theme, Op 36 鈥淓nigma鈥: 9 Nimrod (Adagio) [成人论坛 Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein]

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27 minutes

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Sat 5 Feb 2022 12:30

Music Played

  • Darius Milhaud

    Brazileira (Scaramouche)

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

    Save Me Not

    • Save Me Not.
    • Mercury KX.
  • Gioachino Rossini

    William Tell - Overture; finale

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
  • Mercedes Sosa

    Alfonsina y el mar

    • En Argentina.
    • Philips.
  • Ryuichi Sakamoto

    Amore

    • Playing The Piano.
    • Decca.
  • Vangelis

    Theme From Antartica

    • Antarctica.
    • Polydor.
  • J贸hann J贸hannsson

    Flight from the City

    Performer: J贸hann J贸hannsson. Performer: Clarice Jensen. Performer: Ben Russell. Performer: Tarn Travers. Performer: Yuki Numata Resnick.
    • 翱谤辫丑茅别.
    • DG.
  • Heitor Villa鈥怢obos

    Bachianas Brasileiras No.1. Introduction (Embolada)

    Performer: David Shamban. Performer: Aldo Parisot. Performer: Claudio Jaff茅. Ensemble: Yale Cellos.
    • Delos.
  • Lianne La Havas

    Bittersweet

    • Lianne La Havas.
    • Warner Records.
  • Edward Elgar

    Variations on an original theme, Op 36 "Enigma": 9 Nimrod (Adagio)

    Orchestra: 成人论坛 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Leonard Bernstein.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

Broadcast

  • Sat 5 Feb 2022 12:30

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