This Classical Life - Jess Gillam with... Keelan Carew

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Jess Gillam swaps favourite music with pianist Keelan Carew, and between them they put together a boundary-pushing playlist with songs by Kurt Weill and Nat King Cole - pianistic fireworks by Busoni and Chopin, orchestral fireworks by Shostakovich and some classic Japanese jazz fusion by Casiopea.

Playlist:
KURT WEILL: Der Abschiedsbrief [Teresa Stratus (sop), Kurt Weill (piano)]
SHOSTAKOVICH: Festive Overture [Philharmonia Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy (cond)]
CASIOPEA: Swear [Album: Mint Jams]
MAURIZIO CAZZATI: Ciaccona [L'Arpeggiata, Christina Pluhar]
CHOPIN: Ballade no.1 in G minor, op 23 [Vladimir Horowitz (piano)]
MEERNAA: Good Luck [Album: Strange Life]
BUSONI: Piano Concerto in C major, op.39 – iv. All Italiana, Tarantella [Kirill Gerstein (piano), Boston Symphony Orchestra]
NAT KING COLE: When I Fall in Love

Published on Thursday, 29th February 2024.

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