Jess Gillam with... Anne Sofie von Otter
Jess Gillam swaps favourite music with the mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter
Anne Sofie is one of classical music's most celebrated singers with a huge back catalogue of recordings, and she's also known for her huge versatility and musical curiosity working with artists from conductors Claudio Abbado and Giuseppe Sinopoli to Elvis Costello, Brad Mehldau and Rufus Wainwright.
Today though she's listening to other people's recordings, as she and Jess sat down together to listen to a Janacek fanfare and a headphone blasting piece of Verdi. Jess picks a Nina Simone track that left them both speechless, while Anne Sofie brought along a ravishing piece by Rameau and (quite literally) turned up the volume on a barnstorming Beyonc\xe9 track.
Playlist:
JANACEK: Sinfonietta, 1st mvt 'Sokol Fanfare' [Vienna Philharmonic, Charles Mackerras (conductor)]\nJ\xd3HANN J\xd3HANNSSON: Good Night, Day [Hildur Gu\xf0nad\xf3ttir (cello), Air Lyndhurst String Orchestra, Anthony Weeden (conductor)]\nBEYONC\xc9: Countdown\nRAMEAU: Les Bor\xe9ades, Act 4 Entr\xe9e de Polymie [Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski (cond)]\nVERDI: Requiem, Dies Irae (into Tuba Mirum) [Coro y Orchestra dell\u2019Accademia Nationale di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano (conductor)]\nNINA SIMONE: Little Girl Blue\nBENGAN JANSON: I\u2019ve Found a New Baby