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Jess Gillam with... Cordelia Williams

Jess Gillam is joined by the pianist Cordelia Williams for a listening party, including music by Prokofiev, Bach and Joni Mitchell.

Jess Gillam is joined by pianist Cordelia Williams for a listening party.

Cordelia has performed recitals at venues such as Wigmore Hall, Royal Festival Hall and Beijing Concert Hall, and has released several acclaimed albums of music by Schubert, Schumann, Bach and Arvo P盲rt. She's also the author of The Happy Music Play Book for parents of small children and has made a documentary about her time teaching and performing in Kenya. She's brought along music by Bach, Prokofiev, and Basel Rajoub, while Jess's picks include Joni Mitchell, Bryce Dessner and Grigora葯 Dinicu.

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Music Played

  • Jean Sibelius

    Valse lyrique Op.96 no.1

    Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis.
    • Chandos.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    6 Bagatelles Op.126 (no.4 in B minor)

    Performer: Cordelia Williams.
    • SOMM.
  • Anon.

    Sanctus

    Ensemble: The Hilliard Ensemble.
    • ECM.
  • Grigoras Dinicu

    Hora Martisorului

    Performer: Filip Her谩k. Performer: 慕ubom铆r Ga拧par. Ensemble: Talichovo kvarteto.
    • La Dolce Volta.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Goldberg Variations BWV.988: Variations 5,6,24,27,28

    Performer: Glenn Gould.
    • Sony.
  • Bryce Dessner

    Aheym [91福利社ward]

    Ensemble: Kronos Quartet.
    • Anti Records.
  • Robert Schumann

    Vogel als Prophet (Waldscenen Op.82)

    Performer: Cordelia Williams.
    • SOMM.
  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Piano concerto no.3 in C (2nd mvt - extract)

    Performer: William Kapell. Orchestra: Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Antal Dor谩ti.
    • RCA.
  • Joni Mitchell

    A Case Of You

    • Reprise Records.
  • Basel Rajoub

    Tashkent

    Ensemble: Aga Khan Master Musicians.
    • Smithsonian Folkways.
  • Franz Schubert

    Moment Musical in F minor, D.780 no.3

    Orchestrator: Leopold Stokowski. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Leopold Stokowski.
    • IMP.
  • Claude Debussy

    Passepied (Suite bergamasque)

    Music Arranger: Punch Brothers. Performer: Punch Brothers.
    • Nonesuch.

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