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Jess Gillam with... Edwin Outwater

Jess Gillam shares favourite music with conductor Edwin Outwater, including tracks by Rachmaninov, Henry Mancini, Padre Martini and Led Zeppelin.

Jess Gillam shares favourite music with the conductor Edwin Outwater.

American conductor Edwin Outwater is celebrated for his versatility, having worked with several top orchestras, and having also collaborated with Police drummer Stewart Copeland, and rock band Metallica. Recently he became Principal Guest Conductor of the ѿý Concert Orchestra. He joins Jess today to share some of the music that means a lot to him, by the likes of his mentor Michael Tilson Thomas, Henry Mancini (whose music he has conducted at the ѿý Proms), and Domenico Scarlatti. Jess has music from Mozart’s mentor Padre Martini, Rachmaninov, and Led Zeppelin.

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1 hour

Music Played

  • Edward Elgar

    Salut d'amour

    Performer: Nicola Benedetti. Performer: Peter Limonov.
    • Decca.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No 60 in C major, 'Il distratto' (4th mvt)

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Seiji Ozawa.
    • Berliner Philharmoniker.
  • Mason Bates

    Birth of Sprite (Philharmonia Fantastique - The making of the orchestra)

    Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Edwin Outwater.
    • Sony.
  • Ella Fitzgerald

    All the Things You Are

    • Wide Line City Records.
  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Sonata in B minor, Kk 27

    Performer: Murray Perahia.
    • Sony.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Cello sonata in G minor, Op 19 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Yo‐Yo Ma. Performer: Emanuel Ax.
    • Sony.
  • Laurie Anderson

    Langue d'amour

    • Mister Heartbreak.
    • Warner Records.
    • 2.
  • Giovanni Battista Martini

    In monte Oliveti

    Choir: Pro Musica. Conductor: Denes Szabo.
    • Pro Voce Humana.
  • George Gershwin

    Rhapsody in Blue reimagined

    Composer: Edmar Colón. Performer: Lara Downes. Orchestra: San Francisco Conservatory of Music Orchestra. Conductor: Edwin Outwater.
    • Pentatone.
  • Led Zeppelin

    The Rain Song

    • Houses of the Holy.
    • Atlantic.
    • 2.
  • Henry Mancini

    Lujon

    • RCA/Legacy.
  • Michael Tilson Thomas

    Immer wieder (Meditations on Rilke)

    Singer: Sasha Cooke. Orchestra: San Francisco Symphony. Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas.
    • SFS Media.
  • Mlle Duval

    Passacaille (Les Genies ou les Caracteres de l'Amour)

    Performer: Sophie de Bardonnèche. Performer: Louise Ayrton. Performer: Hanna Salzenstein. Performer: Justin Taylor.
    • Destinees.
    • Alpha.
    • 32.
  • Jlin

    Please be Still

    Ensemble: Third Coast Percussion.
    • Standard Stoppages.
    • Cedille Records.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Sat 9 Aug 2025 17:00

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