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Radio 3,17 Feb 2024,28 mins

Jess Gillam with... Jordan Bak

This Classical Life

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Jess Gillam meets violist Jordan Bak to share some of their favourite music. Jamaican-American violist Jordan Bak is a proud new music advocate 鈥 he鈥檚 performed world premieres of works by composers including Kaija Saariaho and Augusta Read Thomas. His debut album IMPULSE was released in 2022 and he鈥檚 performed with orchestras including London Mozart Players. His musical picks include works by Florence Price, reggae singer Koffee, and Benjamin Britten, whilst Jess has chosen a classic Radiohead track and Stokowski鈥檚 take on Bach. PLAYLIST: FLORENCE PRICE 鈥 String Quartet No 2 in A minor (3rd mvt, Juba) [Catalyst Quartet] FANNY MENDELSSOHN - Schluss [Heather Schmidt (piano)] PALACE 鈥 Live Well JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH, ARR LEOPOLD STOKOWSKI 鈥 Passacaglia And Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 [Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick N茅zet-S茅guin (conductor)] KOFFEE 鈥 Toast RADIOHEAD 鈥 House of Cards BENJAMIN BRITTEN 鈥 Night Piece 鈥淣otturno鈥 [Stephen Hough (piano)]

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