This Classical Life Folgen

Jess Gillam is joined by jazz guitarist Rob Luft to swap tracks and share the music they love, with music from Bach, James Blake and Billie Holiday.

Saxophonist Jess Gillam is joined by composer Dani Howard, and between them they swap music by Thomas Adès, Anna Thorvaldsdottir and Fats Waller.Track we played today...Thomas Ades - In Seven Days: iv. Stars - Sun - Moon Nicolas Hodges (piano) London Sinfonietta, Thomas AdesToshio Hosokawa - Japanese folksongs: no.2; Itsuki no komori uta (Lullaby of Itsuki) Emmanuel Pahud (flute) Christian Rivet (guitar)Steve Reich – Variations for Vibes, Pianos and Strings: I. Fast London Sinfonietta, Alan PiersonAnna Thorvaldsdottir - In The Light of Air (Existence) International Contemporary EnsembleRobert Schumann - Fantasiestücke, Op. 73; III. Rasch und mit Feuer Sol Gabetta (cello) Hélène Grimaud (piano)Fats Waller – Two Sleepy PeopleRae Morris - Do it (Acoustic Version)Satie - 3 Gymnopedies for piano, no.1 in D major; Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano)

Saxophonist Jess Gillam is joined by composer Grace-Evangeline Mason to share music by Mica Levi, Kaija Saariaho and Joni Mitchell.Today we listened to...Bach - Cello suite no 1 BWV 1007 - Yo-yo Ma Hans Abrahamsen - Let Me Tell You, Pt.III: I Will Go Out Now - Barbara Hannigan, Symphonie-Orchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Andris Nelsons The Beatles - A day in the life Clément Janequin - Toutes les nuictz Mica Levi – Love (from Under the Skin) Kaija Saariaho - Cloud Trio: I. Calmo, Meditato Joni Mitchell - A Case of You Rimsky-Korsakov - Sheherazade: The Sea and Sinbad's Barque: Largo and Maestoso