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Jess Gillam with... Roderick Williams

Jess Gillam shares favourite music with baritone and composer Roderick Williams, including tracks by Olivier Messiaen, Duke Ellington, and Michael McDonald.

Jess Gillam shares favourite music with baritone and composer Roderick Williams.

Roderick Williams is one of Britain鈥檚 best-known singers, appearing in many opera productions, and on countless recordings. He also sang at the coronation of King Charles III. On This Classical Life, he joins Jess Gillam to talk about his life and career, which also encompasses his work as a composer, and he brings along some of his favourite music to play, including tracks by French organist and composer Olivier Messiaen, British composer Eleanor Alberga, and American singer songwriter Michael McDonald. Jess, meanwhile, has music by Duke Ellington and Rachmaninov.

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Sat 16 Aug 2025 17:00
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Music Played

  • Johann Pachelbel

    Canon in D major

    Ensemble: Gli Incogniti. Director: Amandine Beyer.
    • Harmonia Mundi.

  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Valse rustique (4 Characteristic Waltzes, Op 22)

    Performer: Maya Magub. Performer: Matthew Schellhorn.
    • CRD.

  • George Butterworth

    Loveliest of Trees (6 Songs from A Shropshire Lad, No 1)

    Orchestrator: Roderick Williams. Singer: Roderick Williams. Orchestra: Hall茅. Conductor: Mark Elder.
    • Halle.

  • George Butterworth

    A Shropshire Lad - Rhapsody

    Orchestra: Hall茅. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder.
    • Halle.

  • Benjamin Britten

    Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge (Variation 10)

    Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Benjamin Britten.
    • Decca.

  • Olivier Messiaen

    Le baiser de l'enfant Jesus (20 Regards sur l'Enfant-Jesus)

    Performer: C茅lim猫ne Daudet.
    • Arion.

  • Orlando Gibbons

    Drop, drop, slow tears

    Music Arranger: Christian Forshaw. Performer: Christian Forshaw. Choir: Tenebrae. Conductor: Nigel Short.
    • Signum.

  • The Oscar Peterson Four

    Limehouse Blues

    • Pablo.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Symphonic Dance, Op 45 No 1

    Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Roderick Williams

    God so loved the world

    Performer: Sam Corkin. Performer: Jamie Rogers. Choir: The Choir of Canterbury Cathedral. Conductor: David Newsholme.
    • Signum.

  • Billy Strayhorn

    Isfahan

    Performer: Duke Ellington.
    • Legacy Recordings.

  • Eleanor Alberga

    The Soul's Expression part 1 - Blue Wings

    Singer: Morgan Pearse. Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Joseph Swensen.
    • Lyrita.

  • Michael McDonald

    Sweet Freedom

    • Geffen.

  • The Balfour Gardiner Festival Chorus

    Bohemian Rhapsody

  • Johannes Brahms

    Symphony No 4 in E minor, Op 98 (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg. Conductor: Kent Nagano.
    • Bis.

  • Patrick Roux

    Allegro tr茅pidant (from Prologue, fougue & allegro trepidant for 4 guitars)

    Ensemble: Canadian Guitar Quartet.
    • ATMA Classique.

Broadcast

  • Sat 16 Aug 2025 17:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3

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