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Tama Matheson and Jayson Gillham live in studio

Petroc Trelawny welcomes playwright and actor Tama Matheson and musical director and pianist Jayson Gillham to 80A. They discuss the UK premiere of "Tchaikovsky: Child of Glass" at Opera Holland Park, London (13 – 15 August), and Jayson also performs reimagined pieces by the Russian composer live.

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Music Played

  • Henry Purcell

    Sound the trumpet (Come ye sons of art)

    Singer: Andreas Scholl. Singer: Christophe Dumaux. Orchestra: Accademia Bizantina. Conductor: Stefano Montanari.
    • O Solitude: Andreas Scholl, Accademia Bizantina.
    • Decca.

  • Robert Schumann

    Symphony no. 3, "Rhenish" (5th mvt)

    Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic. Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel.
    • Schumann Complete Symphonies.
    • PLATOON.
    • 13.

  • Pyotr Tchaikovsky

    Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture - opening

    Performer: Jayson Gillham. Narrator: Tama Matheson. Music Arranger: Jayson Gillham.

  • Pyotr Tchaikovsky

    Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture - opening

    Performer: Jayson Gillham. Narrator: Tama Matheson. Music Arranger: Jayson Gillham.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Serenade K. 375 (Finale)

    Ensemble: Scottish Chamber Orchestra Wind Soloists.
    • Mozart: Divertimenti.
    • Linn Records.
    • 5.

  • John Williams

    Olympic Fanfare and Theme (1984 Olympic Games)

    Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic. Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Ned Rorem

    Early in the morning

    Performer: Malcolm Martineau. Singer: Susan Bullock.
    • AVIE.

  • Maurice Ravel

    String Quartet (1st mvt)

    • Debussy, Attahir, Ravel.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 10.

  • Pyotr Tchaikovsky

    Piano Trio: The Nutcracker - In the Forest

    Performer: Jayson Gillham. Narrator: Tama Matheson. Music Arranger: Jayson Gillham.

  • Clair Omar Musser

    Etudes Op.6 (no.10 in C major)

    Performer: Evelyn Glennie. Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth.
    • RCA.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Where'er you walk (Semele)

    Singer: Allan Clayton. Orchestra: Orchestra of Classical Opera. Conductor: Ian Page.
    • Where'er You Walk.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 1402.

  • Gerald Finzi

    Fughetta (No 5 of Five Bagatelles, Op 23)

    Performer: Robert Plane. Music Arranger: Lawrence Ashmore. Orchestra: Royal Northern Sinfonia. Conductor: Howard Griffiths.
    • Finzi: Clarinet Concert, Five Bagatelles: Robert Plane.
    • Naxos.

Broadcast

  • Tuesday17:00
    BBC Radio 3

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