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Jess Gillam swaps favourite music with the mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter

Anne Sofie is one of classical music's most celebrated singers with a huge back catalogue of recordings, and she's also known for her huge versatility and musical curiosity working with artists from conductors Claudio Abbado and Giuseppe Sinopoli to Elvis Costello, Brad Mehldau and Rufus Wainwright.

Today though she's listening to other people's recordings, as she and Jess sat down together to listen to a Janacek fanfare and a headphone blasting piece of Verdi. Jess picks a Nina Simone track that left them both speechless, while Anne Sofie brought along a ravishing piece by Rameau and (quite literally) turned up the volume on a barnstorming 叠别测辞苍肠茅 track.

Playlist:

JANACEK: Sinfonietta, 1st mvt 'Sokol Fanfare' [Vienna Philharmonic, Charles Mackerras (conductor)]
J脫HANN J脫HANNSSON: Good Night, Day [Hildur Gu冒nad贸ttir (cello), Air Lyndhurst String Orchestra, Anthony Weeden (conductor)]
BEYONC脡: Countdown
RAMEAU: Les Bor茅ades, Act 4 Entr茅e de Polymie [Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski (cond)]
VERDI: Requiem, Dies Irae (into Tuba Mirum) [Coro y Orchestra dell鈥橝ccademia Nationale di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano (conductor)]
NINA SIMONE: Little Girl Blue
BENGAN JANSON: I鈥檝e Found a New Baby