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Jess Gillam with... Harry Christophers

Jess is joined by conductor Harry Christophers to swap the music they love the most, with bouncing tracks by Abel Selaocoe and Beyonce, and an aching finale by Mahler.

Jess is joined by conductor Harry Christophers to swap the music they love the most. Harry is choral royalty and with his choir The Sixteen has released over 150 recordings of music old and new, he was appointed a CBE in 2012, is Grammy nominated and conducts some of the greatest orchestras around the world.

He joins Jess to chat about his love of 70s prog rockers Jethro Tull, why Gladiator is the greatest film ever made, the time he threw the first pitch at Red Sox game and the evergreen aching beauty of Mahler's 9th symphony. Meanwhile Jess ups the tempo with tracks by Abel Selaocoe and Beyonce and finds the one Handel opera Harry has yet to conduct....

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Music Played

  • Aaron Copland

    Saturday Night Waltz (Rodeo - 4 dance episodes)

    Orchestra: 成人快手 Philharmonic. Conductor: John Wilson.
    • Aaron Copland.
    • Chandos.
    • 020.
  • Charles Villiers Stanford

    Six Elizabethan Pastorals, Set 1, Op. 49: No. 5, Corydon, Arise!

    Choir: The Sixteen. Director: Harry Christophers.
    • CORO.
  • Francisco Guerrero

    Laudate Dominum 脿 8

    Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.
    • Flight of Angels.
    • Coro.
    • 5.
  • Crist贸bal de Morales

    Parce mihi domine

    Ensemble: The Hilliard Ensemble. Performer: Jan Garbarek.
    • ECM.
  • Abel Selaocoe

    Ka Bohaleng (On the Sharp Side)

    Performer: Abel Selaocoe. Performer: Rakhi Singh. Performer: Simmy Singh. Performer: Ruth Gibson. Performer: Sidiki Demb茅l茅. Performer: Mamadou Sarr. Performer: Fred Thomas. Singer: Alice Zawadzki. Singer: Alan Keary.
    • WARNER CLASSICS.
  • Hans Zimmer

    The Battle - from Gladiator Original Soundtrack

    Orchestra: Lyndhurst Orchestra. Conductor: Gavin Greenaway.
    • Decca.
  • 叠别测辞苍肠茅

    Welcome / 成人快手coming LIVE

    • Columbia.
  • Tom谩s Luis de Victoria

    Laetatus Sum

    Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.
    • Coro.
  • Jethro Tull

    Aqualung

    • Chrysalis.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Theodora, HWV 68 - Air 'Kind Heav'n'

    Singer: Drew Minter. Orchestra: Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale. Conductor: Nicholas McGegan.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
  • Gustav Mahler

    Symphony No 9

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • EMI.
  • C茅cile Chaminade

    Carnival Waltz, Op.73

    Performer: Bengt Forsberg. Performer: Peter Jablonski.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
  • Sam Amidon

    Light Rain Blues

    Performer: Sam Amidon.
    • Nonesuch.

Broadcast

  • Last Saturday 17:00

Why are more young people listening to classical music?

Why are more young people listening to classical music?

20yo classical musician and presenter Jess Gillam is here to improve your playlist game.

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