Jess Gillam with... Tansy Davies
Jess Gillam is joined by composer Tansy Davies to share the music they love, including Debussy, Prince, Michael Tippett and Oumou Sangare.
Jess Gillam is joined by composer Tansy Davies to share the music they love.
Tansy Davies' music been described as both ‘ sleek, hot, earthy’ and ‘transparent, brazenly beautiful’, and has been championed by ensembles including New York Philharmonic, Ensemble Intercontemporain, and Tokyo Symphony Orchestra. Her musical choices include Michael Tippett, Prince, 12th century troubadour song, and music by Malian singer Oumou Sangare. Jess in exchange offers Debussy, Mozart, and a beautiful track my contemporary Italian composer Giovanni Sollimma performed by Abel Selaocoe and the Manchester Collective.
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Domenico Scarlatti
Sonata in B flat major Kk.551
Performer: Jeremy Denk.- Nonesuch.
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Tansy Davies
What Did We See? (Version for Orchestra): IV. Tree of Life
Orchestra: Norwegian Radio Orchestra. Conductor: Karen Kamensek.- NMC.
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Bernart de Ventadorn
Can vei la lauzeta mover
Performer: Stephen Stubbs. Performer: Erin Headley. Singer: Paul Hillier.- ECM.
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Claude Debussy
Nocturnes, CD 98: II. Fetes
Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Oumou Sangaré
Worotan
- World Circuit.
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Giovanni Sollima
L.B Files: II. Igiul
Performer: Abel Selaocoe. Ensemble: Manchester Collective.- Warner Classics.
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Tansy Davies
The Passion of Mary Magdalene
Singer: Anna Dennis. Singer: Marcus Farnsworth. Ensemble: Dunedin Consort. Conductor: John Butt.![]()
Michael Tippett
Symphony No. 2: I. Allegro vigoroso
Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Michael Tippett.- NMC.
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Prince
3121
- Universal.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony no. 35 in D major K.385 (Haffner) - 1st mvt
Ensemble: Ensemble Resonanz. Conductor: Riccardo Minasi.- Harmonia Mundi.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Songs of Travel for voice and piano: No.4. Youth and Love
Performer: Roger Vignoles. Singer: Christopher Maltman.- Hyperion.
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Hugo Wolf
Italian serenade arr. for string orchestra
Orchestra: Saito Kinen Orchestra. Conductor: Seiji Ozawa.- Philips.
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- Sat 15 Aug 202617:00BBC Radio 3
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