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Radio 3,29 Nov 2025,60 mins

Jess Gillam with... Joe Stilgoe

This Classical Life

Available for 27 days

Jess Gillam sits down for a listening party with the singer, pianist, composer and broadcaster Joe Stilgoe. The son of entertainer Richard Stilgoe, Joe started out as a singer before reaching the world of jazz, musical theatre and comedy. Since then he has released ten albums and regularly appears on radio and TV. Joe brings music by Leonard Bernstein, Bizet, Bon Iver and Glen Miller and Jess's choices include some Benjamin Britten, an improvisatory viola da gamba and Schubert. Jess and Joe chat about musical upbringings, what makes a great song and how Joe found the world of jazz. To listen on most smart speakers just say 'Ask ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sounds to play Radio 3'.

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Brazileira (Scaramouche Suite)
    Brazileira (Scaramouche Suite)
    Darius Milhaud
  3. 2.
    Symphony No 39 in E flat major, K543 (3rd mvt)
    Symphony No 39 in E flat major, K543 (3rd mvt)
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  4. 3.
    Mr Peanuts
    Mr Peanuts
    Joe Stilgoe & Giacomo Smith