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Jess and the soprano Soraya Mafi share some of their favourite tracks, from Verdi to Jeff Buckley.Tracks we listened to today:Verdi - La Traviata, Act 1: 'Sempre libera' (Maria Callas) Philip Glass - Etude no. 2 for piano (Vikingur Olafsson - piano) Jeff Buckley - Lilac wine Schubert - Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello Op. 99; II. Andante un poco moso Handel - Scipione: ‘Scoglio d’immota fronte’ (Sandrine Piau) Nina Simone – Stars (Live at Montreux) Clara Schumann - Liebst du um Schonheit Rachmaninov - Symphony No.2, Adagio

Jess Gillam swaps tracks with the trumpeter Simon Höfele, from the epic symphonies of Mahler and Shostakovich to reflective Beethoven and the repetitive rhythms of Meredith Monk. Here's the music we played today...Ades - Overture from Powder Her Face, suite for orchestra Mahler - Symphony No.2 "Resurrection", final movement Meredith Monk - Ellis Island Zimmermann - Concerto for Trumpet “Nobody knows de trouble I see“ Parcels - Lightenup Shostakovich - Symphony No. 5, 4th movement Beethoven - Piano Sonata No.1, 2nd movement Anna Meredith - Heal You

Finnish conductor Kaapo Ijas's tracks include Sibelius, the Sibelius Academy Big Band and Radiohead.Here's the music we played today...Rachmaninov - Symphonic Dances, 1st movement Kurt Weill - The Ballad of Mack the Knife (Threepenny Opera) Sibelius - Symphony No.4, 3rd movement Jutta Rahmel/Sibelius Academy Folk Big Band - Levoton sydän Anders Hillborg - Violin Concerto No.2 Falla - 7 Canciones populares españolas (arr. Mischa Maisky) Radiohead - Everything in its right place Nico Muhly - Motion