This Classical Life
This Classical Life is an English-speaking podcast specialized in the field of classical music and opera. As such, This Classical Life is a podcast selected by soclassiq, like The WTF Bach Podcast or Tea with Netty and many others. The oldest episode indexed by soclassiq is dated 2019-04-01. Since then, a total of 178 episodes have been recorded and broadcast by This Classical Life.
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With 10 articles published in the last 90 days, This Classical Life is currently a not very active podcast. "Not very active" does not mean that This Classical Life is less interesting than another more prolific source. Each media follows a specific editorial line, recording and broadcasting according to its own rhythm.
This editorial activity is increasing compared to the previous period.
The last episode in This Classical Life, "Jess Gillam with... Alessandro Fisher", is dated 2024-03-23. By 2023, this podcast had published 36 episodes (9 since the beginning of 2024).
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2024-03-23 14:00:00
Duration (h:m:s): 24:13
Jess Gillam and tenor Alessandro Fisher share the music they love.Alessandro Fisher is a former member of the BBC New Generation Artist scheme, and a Kathleen Ferrier award winner: a versatile performer equally at home in baroque and romantic opera, or song. His choices today include barbershop quartet, brass band music, and the voice of Fritz Wunderlich. Jess has chosen …
2024-03-16 13:00:00
Duration (h:m:s): 27:04
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’s …
2024-03-02 13:00:00
Duration (h:m:s): 27:49
Jess Gillam and soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha share their favourite tracks.South African soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha was the winner of the Song Prize at the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition in 2021 and is a current BBC New Generation Artist. She’s brought a track from iconic South African artist Miriam Makeba and Maria Callas singing a prayer …
2024-02-29 10:34:00
Duration (h:m:s): 27:05
Jess Gillam swaps favourite music with pianist Keelan Carew, and between them they put together a boundary-pushing playlist with songs by Kurt Weill and Nat King Cole - pianistic fireworks by Busoni and Chopin, orchestral fireworks by Shostakovich and some classic Japanese jazz fusion by Casiopea.Playlist: KURT WEILL: Der Abschiedsbrief [Teresa Stratus (sop), Kurt Weill (piano)] SHOSTAKOVICH: Festive Overture [Philharmonia …
2024-02-17 13:00:00
Duration (h:m:s): 28:32
Jess Gillam meets violist Jordan Bak to share some of their favourite music.Jamaican-American violist Jordan Bak is a proud new music advocate – he’s performed world premieres of works by composers including Kaija Saariaho and Augusta Read Thomas. His debut album IMPULSE was released in 2022 and he’s performed with orchestras including London Mozart Players. His musical picks include works …
2024-01-31 19:23:00
Duration (h:m:s): 27:25
Jess's guest this week is the composer Kate Whitley.Kate is an award-winning composer and pianist, who also runs the Multi-Story Orchestra. The orchestra was born in a multi-story car park in Peckham, and perform in car parks around the country, as they wanted to take classical music out of formal concert halls. They also create hugely powerful musical projects like …
2024-01-29 18:30:00
Duration (h:m:s): 28:47
Jess Gillam meets Swedish-Norwegian violinist Johan Dalene to swap some of their favourite music.At 23 years old, Swedish-Norwegian violinist Johan Dalene is already the winner of several awards, including the prestigious Carl Nielsen Competition in 2019, the Gramophone Young Artist of the Year Award in 2022, and a Swedish Grammy in 2023. His music choices include a squelchy bassline from …
2024-01-13 13:00:00
Duration (h:m:s): 28:43
Jess Gillam and conductor Robert Ames share some of the tunes they love, with music by Philip Glass, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Makaya McCraven, Pauline Oliveros and J.S. Bach.Playlist: Philip Glass – Aguas da Amazonia - Madeira River [Uakti] Abel Selaocoe – Voices of Bantu Hildur Guðnadóttir - For Petra [London Contemporary Orchestra, Robert Ames] Tchaikovsky – The Tempest, Op. 18; VI. …
2024-01-06 13:24:00
Duration (h:m:s): 29:05
Jess Gillam meets mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron to swap some of their favourite music.Singaporean-British mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron sings everything from opera to chamber music, from the baroque to the contemporary. She is mentored by Barbara Hannigan and has performed with LSO, Czech Philharmonic, and San Francisco Symphony. She joins Jess ahead of performing Freya Waley-Cohen's Spell Book with Manchester Collective in …
2023-12-30 13:00:00
Duration (h:m:s): 27:03
Jess Gillam shares music with composer Laura Cannell, including a sublime Biber Requiem, new music by Kenya Grace, traditional Norwegian fiddle music and a Memphis Soul Stew!Playlist: Tchaikovsky – Piano Concerto No. 1; first movement [Vladimir Ashkenazy, London Symphony Orchestra, Lorin Maazel] Kenya Grace - Strangers John Mackey – Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Wind Ensemble [ Timothy McAllister, ASU …