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Jess Gillam with... Cecilia De Maria

Jess Gillam and harpist Cecilia De Maria share music by Terry Riley, Grieg, Polar Bear, Dorothy Ashby and John Williams.

Jess Gillam and harpist Cecilia De Maria share the music they love, with Terry Riley's A Rainbow in Curved Air, Grieg's Holberg suite, new jazz sounds from Polar Bear, Dorothy Ashby's Soul Vibrations from Afro-Harping and classic film theme by John Williams.

Playlist:
Edvard Grieg - Holberg suite Op.40 vers. for string orchestra: Praeludium (Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi)
Pierne - Impromptu Caprice (Marisa Robles - harp)
Polar Bear - Peepers
Wagner - Siegfried's Funeral March (Budapest Festival Orchestra, Ivan Fischer)
Terry Riley - A Rainbow in Curved Air
Dorothy Ashby - Soul Vibrations from Afro-Harping
Allegri – Miserere (Tallis Scholars)
John Williams - Jurassic Park theme

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29 minutes

Music Played

  • Darius Milhaud

    Brazileira (Scaramouche)

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

    Holberg Suite, Op.40 (Praeludium)

    Orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme Järvi.
    • Grieg: Complete music with orchestra: Gothenburg SO/Jarvi.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 1.
  • Gabriel Pierné

    Impromptu Caprice

    Performer: Marisa Robles.
  • Polar Bear

    Peepers

  • Terry Riley

    A Rainbow in Curved Air

    Performer: Terry Riley.
  • Dorothy Ashby

    Soul Vibrations

  • Gregorio Allegri

    Miserere mei, Deus

    Choir: Tallis Scholars. Director: Peter Phillips.
  • Marcel Tournier

    Étude de Concert: Au Matin

    Performer: Cecilia De Maria.

Broadcasts

  • Sat 31 Oct 2020 12:30
  • Sat 12 Nov 2022 12:30

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