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Jess Gillam with… Tony Rymer

Jess Gillam and cellist Tony Rymer share their favourite music, including a melody masterclass from Tchaikovsky, ö in an unusual setting, and a moment of magic from Schubert.

Jess Gillam’s guest this week is the cellist Tony Rymer, a member of Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective and Chineke!

Originally hailing from Boston, Massachusetts, Tony Rymer has established himself as a high calibre chamber music player, as well as an accomplished soloist with some of the United States’ top orchestras.

Tony and Jess talk about their lives as musicians, and share some of their favourite music, which includes a melody masterclass from Tchaikovsky, ö in an unusual setting, and a moment of pure magic from Schubert.

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Music Played

  • Madeleine Dring

    Festival Scherzo

    Performer: Martin Roscoe. Ensemble: Guildhall String Ensemble. Conductor: Robert Salter.
    • Hyperion.
  • Arnold Schoenberg

    Verklarte Nacht, Part 4

    Ensemble: Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective.
    • Chandos.
  • Anton Webern

    Quintet

    Ensemble: Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective.
    • Chandos.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Cello Suite No 1 in G major, BWV 1007 (Prelude)

    Performer: Pierre Fournier.
    • Archiv Produktion.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Cello concerto in D major (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Emanuel Feuermann. Orchestra: Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Malcolm Sargent.
    • Heritage.
  • Jean Sibelius

    Violin concerto in D minor, Op 47 (finale)

    Performer: Christian Ferras. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan.
    • Galleria.
  • Maurice Ravel

    String quartet in F major (2nd mvt - assez vif, très rythmé)

    Ensemble: Quatuor Ébène.
    • Erato.
  • Hidden Orchestra

    Strange

    • Tru Thoughts.
  • Al Green

    Let's Stay Together

    • Hi Records.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Swan Lake, Op 20 - finale

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: André Previn.
    • Warner Classics.
  • Jean Sibelius

    Finlandia

    Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Kevin John Edusei.
    • Signum Classics.
  • Haddaway

    What Is Love

    • BMG.
  • ö

    The Anchor Song

    • Debut.
    • Atlantic Entertainment.
  • Franz Schubert

    Piano sonata in B flat major, D 960 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Mitsuko Uchida.
    • Philips.
  • Jean‐Philippe Rameau

    Les Boréades - Overture

    Orchestra: Orfeo Orchestra. Conductor: Gyorgy Vashegi.
    • Les Boréades.
    • Erato.
    • 1.
  • Davone Tines & The Truth

    The House I live in

    • Robeson.
    • Nonesuch.

Broadcast

  • Sat 5 Oct 2024 17:00

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