Jess Gillam with... James Baillieu

Published: March 16, 2024, 1 p.m.

Jess Gillam swaps music with pianist James Baillieu, including works by Mozart, Bach, and Ella Fitzgerald.

Pianist James Baillieu has worked with musicians including Lise Davidsen, Timothy Ridout and Pretty Yende, and has performed everywhere from Carnegie Hall to Vienna Musikverein. He is also Senior Professor of Ensemble Piano and a Fellow at the Royal Academy of Music in London. He\u2019s brought Martha Argerich playing Schumann and a classic Bob Dylan song, while Jess's choices include Mahler and Goldfrapp.

PLAYLIST:\nWOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART \u2013 \u201cSignori, di fuori\u201d (Le nozze de Figaro: Act 2, Scene 9) [Lorenzo Regazzo (bass), Simon Keenlyside (baritone), Patrizia Ciofi (sop), V\xe9ronique Gens (sop), Concerto K\xf6ln, Ren\xe9 Jacobs (cond)]\nJOHN ADAMS \u2013 Hallelujah Junction (1st mvt) [Nicolas Hodges (piano), Rolf Hind (piano)]\nBOB DYLAN \u2013 Blowin\u2019 in the Wind\nGUSTAV MAHLER \u2013 Symphony No 5 in C sharp minor (4th mvt, Adagietto) [Sim\xf3n Bol\xedvar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela, Gustavo Dudamel (cond)]\nJUAN TIZOL/DUKE ELLINGTON/IRVING MILLS \u2013 Caravan [Ella Fitzgerald (singer), Duke Ellington and his Orchestra]\nJOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH \u2013 Cello Suite No 2 in D minor, BWV 1008 (4th mvt, Sarabande) [Yo-Yo Ma (cello)]\nROBERT SCHUMANN - Von fremden L\xe4ndern und Menschen (Kinderszenen, Op 15: No 1) [Martha Argerich (piano)]\nGOLDFRAPP \u2013 Lovely Head

Produced by Rachel Gill.