This Classical Life - Jess Gillam with... Laura Snowden

Download Jess Gillam with... Laura Snowden

Jess's guest this week is the guitarist and composer Laura Snowden. They meet in the TCL studio for a listening party which revels in the beauty of John Tavener's choral music; unwraps a piece for guitar by the Australian composer and synesthete Phillip Houghton during which explores the range of sounds possible to obtain from the instrument; pauses in the sound world of Laurie Anderson, and follows Berlioz's musical journey into psychedelia.

Playlist:
John Tavener: The Lamb (Tenebrae, Nigel Short, conductor)
Burt Bacharach/Hal David: I say a little prayer (Aretha Franklin)
Lauryn Hill: Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (Lauryn Hill)
Buxton/Ratcliffe/Kekaula: Good Luck (Basement Jaxx, Lisa Kekaula)
Laurie Anderson: O Superman (Laurie Anderson)
Trad (Bulgarian): Bučimiš (Avi Avital, mandolin, Itamar Doari, percussion)
Phillip Houghton: Wave Radiance (Los Angeles Guitar Quartet)
Hector Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14 - V Dream of a witches' Sabbath (Orchestre de Paris, Charles Munch, conductor)

Published on Saturday, 6th August 2022.

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