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Radio 3,21 Mar 2026,59 mins

Jools and Tracey Emin talk music

Earlier... with Jools Holland

Available for 19 days

Jools shares his lifelong passion for classical music and the beautiful connections with jazz and blues. With fascinating guests each week, who bring their own favourite music and occasionally perform live in Jools's studio. Today, Jools's choices include music by Beethoven, Gounod and Ravel, with performances by Steven Isserlis and the Nash Ensemble. His guest is the artist Tracey Emin who talks about her relationship to classical music which began with a chance encounter with Bach's Brandenburg Concertos. She also chats to Jools about why classical music belongs to everyone and what it meant to put together her new Tate Modern exhibition "A Second Life", which looks at her life and work before and after her cancer diagnosis. She introduces music she loves by Gabriel Faure, Ennio Morricone and Brian Eno. To listen on most smart speakers, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Earlier with Jools Holland".

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Tracklist

  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Ave Maria (after Bach's Prelude in C major, BWV 846)
    Ave Maria (after Bach's Prelude in C major, BWV 846)
    Charles Gounod & Johann Sebastian Bach
  3. 2.
    Tiny's Boogie Woogie
    Tiny's Boogie Woogie
    Tiny Grimes
  4. 3.
    Symphony No 7 in A major, Op 92 (2nd mvt)
    Symphony No 7 in A major, Op 92 (2nd mvt)
    Ludwig van Beethoven