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Jess Gillam with... Mark Wigglesworth

Jess Gillam swaps favourite music with the conductor Mark Wigglesworth, including tracks by Frank Bridge, Laura Marling, Shostakovich and Wagner.

Jess Gillam is joined by celebrated British conductor Mark Wigglesworth, who is Chief Conductor of both Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. Mark chooses Bach arranged for voices, Frank Bridge, Andre Previn playing jazz and some triumphant Wagner. Jess picks Shostakovich, Laura Marling and Telemann.

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Sat 17 Jan 202617:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No.4 in B flat, Op.60: III. Allegro vivace

    Orchestra: Danish National Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Ádám Fischer.
    • Naxos.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Piano Concerto No.1 in D Minor, Op.15: III. Rondo. Allegro non troppo

    Performer: Sir Stephen Hough. Orchestra: Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg. Conductor: Mark Wigglesworth.
    • Hyperion.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Orchestral Suite No.2 in B minor, BWV1067: Badinerie

    Ensemble: The Swingle Singers.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    String Quartet No.8 in C Minor, Op.110, II: Allegro Molto

    Ensemble: Borodin Quartet.
    • Decca.

  • Frank Bridge

    The Sea: No.1, Seascape

    Singer: Gerald Finley. Orchestra: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: James Judd.
    • Naxos.

  • Laura Marling

    Soothing

    • More Alarming.

  • Gustav Mahler

    Symphony No.10: V. Finale. Langsam, schwer

    Orchestra: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Mark Wigglesworth.
    • ABC Classics.

  • Edward Eliscu

    More than you Know

    Performer: André Previn.
    • Ballads.
    • EMI.
    • 1.

  • Georg Philipp Telemann

    Concerto for Oboe in D major, II: Vivace, TWV 51:D5

    Performer: Paul Dombrecht. Ensemble: Il Fondamento.
    • Pasacaille.

  • Richard Wagner

    Parsifal, Act III: Karfreitagszauber 'Good Friday Music'

    Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Eugen Jochum.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Luigi Boccherini

    Introduction and Fandango

    Music Arranger: Jeremy Sparks. Ensemble: Aquarelle Guitar Quartet.
    • Chandos.

  • Dobrinka Tabakova

    Cello Concerto, III. Radiant

    Performer: Kristina Blaumane. Orchestra: Lietuvos kamerinis orkestras. Conductor: Maxim Rysanov.
    • ECM.

Broadcast

  • Sat 17 Jan 202617:00
    BBC Radio 3

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