Jess Gillam with... Freya Waley-Cohen
Jess Gillam and composer Freya Waley-Cohen swap Messiaen's frenetic Joy of the Blood of the Stars from Turangal\xeela, a Procol Harum classic performed by King Curtis, Ravel, Janacek and Shostakovich.
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Here's what we listened to today...
Olivier Messiaen - Turangal\xeela-Symphonie; V. Joie Du Sang Des \xc9toiles Vif, Passionn\xe9 Avec Joie\nWilliam Byrd - Miserere Mei, Deus arr. Nico Muhly\nJenna Moynihan and Mairi Chaimbeul - Steaph\u2019s Red Shoes\nMaurice Ravel - Piano concerto in G major - Adagio Assai\nGabriella Smith - Carrot Revolution\nKing Curtis - A Whiter Shade of Pale\nLeo\u0161 Jan\xe1\u010dek - Violin Sonata, JW VII/7: 2nd mvt: Ballada con moto\nDmitri Shostakovich - Symphony no. 11, 4th movement \u201cAlarm\u201d