Jess Gillam with... Carlos Simon

Published: Oct. 16, 2021, noon

Jess Gillam is joined by composer Carlos Simon to share the music they love including the Philip Glass opera Akhnaten, Quincy Jones' Happy Feet, Gabriela Lena Frank, Earth Wind and Fire and a cracking tune from Sibelius.

Playlist:\nPhilip Glass - Funeral of Amenhotep (from Akhnaten) [Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus, Karen Kamensek, Zachary James]\nBach - Sonata for Violin and Keyboard No.3 in E Major, BWV 1016; 3rd movement [Renaud Capu\xe7on (violin), David Fray (piano)]\nQuincy Jones - Happy Feet (from the movie Walk, Don\u2019t Run)\nTraditional \u2013 The Butcher's Boy [Kronos Quartet, Natalie Merchant]\nGabriela Lena Frank - Leyendas, \u201cAn Andean Walkabout\u201d - mvt. 2 Tarqueada [Chiara Quartet]\nFanny Mendelssohn - Das Jahr - June [Liana Serbescu (piano)]\nEarth Wind and Fire - Can\u2019t Let Go\nSibelius - Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43; 2nd Movement [New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein]