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Jess Gillam and soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha share their favourite tracks. South African soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha was the winner of the Song Prize at the 麻豆社 Cardiff Singer of the World Competition in 2021 and is a current 麻豆社 New Generation Artist. She鈥檚 brought a track from iconic South African artist Miriam Makeba and Maria Callas singing a prayer from Verdi鈥檚 Otello, and Jess has picked a dance of death from Saint-Saens and jazz from Charlie 鈥楤ird鈥 Parker. PLAYLIST: MAHALIA JACKSON鈥 If I Can Help Somebody CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS 鈥 Danse macabre, Op 40 [Luben Yordandoff (violin), Orchestre de Paris, Daniel Barenboim (cond)] GIUSEPPE VERDI 鈥 Ave Maria (Otello: Act 4) [Maria Callas (sop), Orchestre de la Soci茅t茅 Des Concerts Du Conservatoire, Nicola Rescigno (cond)] HENRY PURCELL 鈥 Music for a While (Oedipus, Z 583) [Martin Fr枚st (clarinet), Sebastien Dube (double bass)] MIRIAM MAKEBA 鈥 The Click Song JIMMY MCHUGH/DOROTHY FIELDS鈥 Don鈥檛 Blame Me (Live) [Charlie Parker Quintet] DOMENICO CIMAROSA 鈥 Sonata No 42 in D minor, arr 脫lafsson [V铆kingur 脫lafsson (piano)] VINCENZO BELLINI 鈥 Mira, O Norma (Norma) [Joan Sutherland (sop), Montserrat Caball茅 (sop), Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Richard Bonynge] Produced by Rachel Gill
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