This Classical Life Folgen

Jess Gillam and opera singer William Thomas share the music that love, from Bach to Billy Joel.Today we played:Oscar Peterson – C Jam Blues (Oscar Peterson (Piano), Ray Brown (Double Bass), Ed Thigpen (Drums)) Bernstein – Rumble From West Side Story (Studio Orchestra, Johhny Green) Bach – Ich Habe Genug Bwv 82 No.1 : Aria ‘Ich Habe Genug‘ (Hans Hotter (Bass-Baritone), Geraint Jones (Organ), Sidney Sutcliffe (Oboe), Philharmonia Orchestra, Anthony Bernard) Nitin Sawney – Broken Skin Elgar – Symphony No. 1 In A Flat Op. 55 3rd Mvt Adagio (Sir George Solti, London Philharmonic Orchestra) Michael Nyman - Chasing Sheep Best Left To Shepherds (Michael Nyman Band) Billy Joel – And So It Goes Eric Whitacre – The Seal Lullaby (The Eric Whitacre Singers)

Jess Gillam talks to cellist Eve-Marie Caravassilis about the music that the love, from Handel to Gnarls Barkley.Today we played:Handel: Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno, HWV46a "Tu del Ciel ministro eletto" (Julia Lezhneva (soprano), Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini) Max Richter: moth-like stars Pt. 14 (Max Richter (piano), Ben Russell (violin), Yuki Numata (violin), Caleb Burhans (viola), Clarice Jensen (cello), Brian Snow (cello)) Rodriguez: Crucify your mind Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 oboes in D minor RV 535 (John Abberger and Washington McClain (oboes), Tafelmusik, Jeanne Lamon) Josephine Baker: J’ai deux amours Gnarls Barkley: Crazy Dvorak: Rondo Op. 94 (Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello), BBC SO, Jiri Belohlavek)

Jess Gillam and pianist Anna Tsybuleva talk about the music they love - with works by Vivaldi, Led Zeppelin, Beethoven and Penguin Cafe Orchestra.