This Classical Life - Jess Gillam with... Carlos Simon

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Jess Gillam is joined by composer Carlos Simon to share the music they love including the Philip Glass opera Akhnaten, Quincy Jones' Happy Feet, Gabriela Lena Frank, Earth Wind and Fire and a cracking tune from Sibelius.

Playlist:
Philip Glass - Funeral of Amenhotep (from Akhnaten) [Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus, Karen Kamensek, Zachary James]
Bach - Sonata for Violin and Keyboard No.3 in E Major, BWV 1016; 3rd movement [Renaud Capuçon (violin), David Fray (piano)]
Quincy Jones - Happy Feet (from the movie Walk, Don’t Run)
Traditional – The Butcher's Boy [Kronos Quartet, Natalie Merchant]
Gabriela Lena Frank - Leyendas, “An Andean Walkabout” - mvt. 2 Tarqueada [Chiara Quartet]
Fanny Mendelssohn - Das Jahr - June [Liana Serbescu (piano)]
Earth Wind and Fire - Can’t Let Go
Sibelius - Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43; 2nd Movement [New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein]

Published on Saturday, 16th October 2021.

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