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Jess Gillam with... Olivia Chaney

Jess is joined by folk singer-songwriter Olivia Chaney to swap some of their favourite tracks, including music by Joni Mitchell, Bartók, Louis Andriessen and Sufjan Stevens.

Jess's guest this week is the folk singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Olivia Chaney, who was born in Florence and grew up in Oxford. She's collaborated with artists including Kronos Quartet, Nico Muhly and The Decemberists (earning a Grammy nomination for her project with the latter, Offa Rex). Her recording of the folk song 'Dark Eyed Sailor' recently featured on the soundtrack to Emerald Fennell's highly-anticipated film "Wuthering Heights".

Jess and Olivia's musical picks range from Bartók reimagined for the mandolin, to the Miles Davis Quintet, via a fantasia by Purcell, maximalist minimalism from Louis Andriessen, and the perfect love song from Joni Mitchell.

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59 minutes

On radio

Sat 25 Apr 202617:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Arturo Márquez

    Conga del fuego nuevo

    Orchestra: Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel.
    • DG.

  • Olivia Chaney

    I Wish

    • Circus of Desire.
    • Olivia Chaney.

  • Henry Purcell

    Fantazia No 1 in D minor Z 732 for 3 instruments

    Ensemble: Fretwork.
    • Purcell: The Complete Fantazias.
    • Harmonia Mundi.

  • Miles Davis, Red Garland & Philly Joe Jones

    It Never Entered My Mind

    • The Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions.
    • Prestige.
    • 5.

  • Joni Mitchell

    A Case Of You

    • Blue.
    • Reprise Records.

  • Igor Stravinsky

    The Shrovetide Fair (Petrushka: Tableau 1)

    Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Mariss Jansons.
    • Stravinsky: Petrushka – Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition.
    • BR Klassik.

  • Olivia Chaney

    Waxwing

    Composer: Alasdair Roberts. Performer: Olivia Chaney. Performer: Jordan Hunt.
    • The Longest River.
    • Nonesuch.

  • Louis Andriessen

    De Staat

    Ensemble: Schoenberg Ensemble. Conductor: Reinbert de Leeuw.
    • Elektra Nonesuch.

  • Béla Bartók

    Romanian Folk Dances

    Performer: Avi Avital. Orchestra: Potsdam Chamber Academy.
    • DG.

  • Sufjan Stevens

    John My Beloved

    • Carrie & Lowell.
    • Asthmatic Kitty Records.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Waltz (Jazz Suite No.1)

    Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Orchestra: Riccardo Chailly.

  • Philip Glass

    Truman Sleeps, arr for guitar

    Performer: Alexandra Whittingham. Music Arranger: Gerard Cousins.
    • Decca.

Broadcasts

  • Sat 18 May 202417:00
    BBC Radio 3
  • Sat 25 Apr 202617:00
    BBC Radio 3

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