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Radio 3,08 Aug 2026,60 mins

Jess Gillam with... Tansy Davies

This Classical Life

Available for 26 days

Jess Gillam is joined by composer Tansy Davies to share the music they love. Tansy Davies' music been described as both ‘ sleek, hot, earthy’ and ‘transparent, brazenly beautiful’, and has been championed by ensembles including New York Philharmonic, Ensemble Intercontemporain, and Tokyo Symphony Orchestra. Her musical choices include Michael Tippett, Prince, 12th century troubadour song, and music by Malian singer Oumou Sangare. Jess in exchange offers Debussy, Mozart, and a beautiful track my contemporary Italian composer Giovanni Sollimma performed by Abel Selaocoe and the Manchester Collective.

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Sonata in B flat major Kk.551
    Sonata in B flat major Kk.551
    Domenico Scarlatti
  3. 2.
    What Did We See? (Version for Orchestra): IV. Tree of Life
    What Did We See? (Version for Orchestra): IV. Tree of Life
    Tansy Davies
  4. 3.
    Can vei la lauzeta mover
    Can vei la lauzeta mover
    Bernart de Ventadorn