Jay Griffiths
Michael Berkeley's guest is the writer Jay Griffiths.
Jay Griffiths first wanted to be a writer 鈥 an entity she believed to be a 鈥済od-like鈥 creature - when she was just four years old and already captivated by words.
And she鈥檚 fulfilled that early ambition. Her books include Wild, the product of seven years鈥 work, travelling to wildernesses including the Amazon rainforest, the Canadian Arctic and the Australian outback.
She has also written very honestly about her experience of bipolar disorder in her book Tristimania: a Diary of Manic Depression. More recently, she鈥檚 reflected on the deep connections we have to animals and their ability to alleviate fear and trauma, under the title How Animals Heal Us.
Jay's music selections include Sibelius, Rodrigo, Vivaldi and Debussy.
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Music Played
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Claude Debussy
Arabesque no.1 in E major
Performer: Jean鈥怑fflam Bavouzet.- Debussy: Complete works for piano vol.3: Bavouzet.
- Chandos.
- 7.
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Edvard Grieg
Morning Mood (Peer Gynt)
Orchestra: Malm枚 SymfoniOrkester. Conductor: Bjarte Engeset.- Grieg: Complete Orchestral Works.
- Naxos.
- 1.
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Gregorio Allegri
Miserere mei Deus
Choir: Choir of King鈥檚 College, Cambridge. Singer: Gerald Finley. Singer: Timothy Beasley-Murray. Director: Stephen Cleobury.- Allegri: Miserere; Choir of King's College, Cleobury.
- EMI.
- 2.
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Joaqu铆n Rodrigo
Concierto de Aranjuez (1st mvt)
Performer: Xuefei Yang. Orchestra: Orquestra Simf貌nica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya. Conductor: Eije Oue.- Rodrigo, Concierto de Aranjuez: Xuefei Yang.
- EMI Classics.
- 1.
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Trad.
Yeyi - Greeting
Ensemble: Tha Aka Pygmies.- Song from the Forest soundtrack.
- Gruenrekorder.
- 1.
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David Rothenberg
Cape Cod Long Pond
- Secret Sounds of Ponds.
- Terra Nova Music.
- 3.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Der Vogelf盲nger bin ich ja (The Magic Flute)
Singer: Olaf B盲r. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Neville Marriner.- Mozart: Die Zauberfl枚te - Highlights.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Jean Sibelius
Finlandia, Op 26
Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Kevin John Edusei.- Dvo艡谩k: Symphony No. 9, From the New world - Sibelius: Finlandia.
- 1.
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Ibrahim ag Alhabib
Amassakoul 'N' 'T茅n茅r茅
Ensemble: Tinariwen.- Amassakoul.
- Wedge.
- 1.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for Sopranino Recorder, Strings & Continuo in C Major, Rv 433: I. Allegro
Performer: Tabea Debus. Orchestra: La Serenissima. Conductor: Adrian Chandler.- Forza Azzurri! Music by Dall鈥檃baco, Brescianello, Sammartini, Vivaldi and Zavate.
- Signum Classics.
- 112.
Broadcast
- Sun 29 Jun 2025 12:00麻豆社 Radio 3
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