This Classical Life

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BBC Radio 3 is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 30th September 1967. It replaced Third Programme.

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Music: Classical

Jess Gillam hosts the music show for people who like classical and other stuff too.

Jess Gillam hosts the music show for people who like classical and other stuff too. Music, eclectic playlists and chat, with a new guest every week.

This Classical Life: Jess Gillam with... Hugh Cutting

Jess Gillam with... Hugh Cutting

BBC Radio 3 - This Classical Life, Jess Gillam with... Hugh Cutting

Jess Gillam and Hugh Cutting share the music they love.

Jess Gillam is joined by countertenor Hugh Cutting to share the music they can't get enough of, from Vaughan Williams to Barbra Streisand.

Jess Gillam is joined in the studio by countertenor Hugh Cutting to share the music they can't get enough of.  Hugh's choices include the voices of Barbra Streisand, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, and Glen Campbell.  Jess brings soundscapes by Anders Hillborg and Dictaphone, and a reimagining of Benjamin Britten's 'Concord' by cellist Matthew Barley.

Playlist:
Vivaldi  - Bassoon Concerto in E Minor, RV 484: III. Allegro [Sergio Azzolini (bassoon) Ensemble L’aura Soave Cremona]
Michel Legrand – A Piece of Sky (from Yentl) [Barbra Streisand]
Anders Hillborg – Violin Concerto No.1 [Anna Lindal (violin), Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen]
Vaughan Williams – On Wenlock Edge: Bredon Hill [Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), Graham Johnson (piano), Duke Quartet] 
Dictaphone – Nr. 12
Bernstein – Candide Overture [Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic]
Glen Campbell – Wichita Lineman
Britten – Concord [Matthew Barley]

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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This Classical Life

Jess Gillam with... Hugh Cutting

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