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Jess Gillam with... Ray Chen

Jess Gillam and violinist Ray Chen share some the music they love. With music from Khachaturian to Dolly Parton and two very different takes on the Four Seasons.

Jess Gillam and violinist Ray Chen share some the music they love. With music including Khachaturian, Piazzolla, Puccini and Dolly Parton plus two very different takes on Vivaldi's Four Seasons and music played entirely on double bass.

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Music Played

  • Ottorino Respighi

    Gli Uccelli [The birds] - suite; Preludio (Allegro moderato)

    Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
  • Eunike Tanzil

    Serenade

    Performer: Ray Chen. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Cristian Măcelaru.
    • Player 1.
    • Decca.
  • Aram Khachaturian

    Gayane; Sabre dance

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Stanley Black.
    • Decca.
  • Astor Piazzolla

    Verano Porteño (Four Seasons of Buenos Aires)

    Performer: Gidon Kremer. Orchestra: Kremerata Baltica.
    • Nonesuch.
  • Edgar Meyer

    Green Slime

    Performer: Edgar Meyer. Performer: Christian McBride.
    • But Who's Gonna Play the Melody?.
    • Mack Avenue Records.
  • Laufey

    From The Start

    • Bewitched.
    • AWAL Recordings.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Violin Concerto no. 3 in G major K.216; I. Allegro

    Performer: Ray Chen. Conductor: Christoph Eschenbach. Orchestra: Schleswig Holstein Musik Festival Orchester.
    • Sony.
  • Dolly Parton

    I Will Always Love You

    • Jolene.
    • RCA Victor.
  • Giacomo Puccini

    Madama Butterfly Act 2; Humming chorus

    Choir: Vienna State Opera Choir. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic.
    • Decca.
  • Max Richter

    Summer 3

    Composer: Antonio Vivaldi. Performer: Daniel Hope. Orchestra: Konzerthaus Kammerorchester Berlin. Conductor: André de Ridder.
    • Vivaldi Recomposed.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony no. 98 (H.1.98) in B flat major, 4th movement; Finale

    Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Colin Davis.
    • Philips.
  • FitkinWall

    Ale is Dear

    • UIST.
    • NXN.

Broadcast

  • Sat 28 Dec 2024 17:00

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