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Jess Gillam with... Lotte Betts-Dean

Jess Gillam meets with mezzo-soprano Lotte Betts-Dean for a virtual lockdown listening party, with music including Rachmaninov, Ces谩ria 脡vora, Cocteau Twins and Mahler.

Jess Gillam meets with London based Australian mezzo-soprano Lotte Betts-Dean for virtual lockdown listening party, in which they are raving to Rachmaninov, marvelling over the voices of Cape Verde鈥檚 barefoot diva and Radiohead鈥檚 Thom Yorke, whilst also enjoying the other worldly dream pop of Cocteau Twins and Mahler鈥檚 humongous 鈥楽ymphony of a Thousand鈥�.

Playlist:
Rachmaninov - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (Nikolai Lugansky, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo)
Ces谩ria 脡vora 鈥� Sodade
Louis Andriessen - M is for Man, Music, Mozart: Einstein song
Schubert 鈥� String Quintet in C Major, D.956; I. Allegro ma non toppo (Alban Berg Quartett, Heinrich Schiff)
Thom Yorke - Suspirium
Tobias Hume (d.1645) - The Earle of Salisbury's Favoret 鈥楽weet Musicke鈥� (Jordi Savall, Hesp茅rion XXI)
Cocteau Twins 鈥� Blue Bell Knoll
Mahler 鈥� Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major 鈥� 鈥楽ymphony of a Thousand鈥� Part 1 (Berlin Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado)

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28 minutes

Last on

Sat 23 Jul 2022 12:30
麻豆社 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Darius Milhaud

    Brazileira (Scaramouche)

    Performer: Jess Gillam. Performer: Andee Birkett. Performer: Zeynep 脰zsuca. Ensemble: Tippett Quartet.
    • Decca Classics.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini (Variation 18)

    Performer: Nikolai Lugansky. Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.
    • The Rachmaninov Experience.
    • Warner Classics and Jazz.

  • Ces谩ria 脡vora

    Sodade

  • Louis Andriessen

    M is for Man, Music, Mozart: Einstein song

    Orchestra: Orkest de Volharding. Conductor: Jurjen Hempel.

  • Franz Schubert

    String Quintet in C Major, D.956; I. Allegro ma non toppo

    Performer: Heinrich Schiff. Ensemble: Alban Berg Quartett.

  • Thom Yorke

    Suspirium

    Performer: Katia Lab猫que. Performer: Marielle Lab猫que. Performer: David Chalmin. Performer: Bryce Dessner. Singer: Thom Yorke.

  • Tobias Hume

    The Earle of Salisbury's Favoret 'Sweet Musicke'

    Director: Jordi Savall. Ensemble: Hesp猫rion XXI.

  • Cocteau Twins

    Blue Bell Knoll

  • Gustav Mahler

    Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major - 'Symphony of a Thousand' Part 1

    Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.

  • Percy Grainger

    Died for love

    Performer: Joseph Havlat. Singer: Lotte Betts-Dean.

Broadcasts

  • Sat 11 Jul 2020 12:30
    麻豆社 Radio 3
  • Sat 23 Jul 2022 12:30
    麻豆社 Radio 3

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