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Classical, blues and jazz for the weekend

For International Women's Day, Jools is joined by Grammy-nominated Scottish musician KT Tunstall who shares music she loves by Laurie Anderson and the Bulgarian women's choir.

For International Women's Day, Jools shares music by some of his favourite composers and artists, including Helene de Montgeroult, Bessie Smith and Dobrinka Tabakova. He’s joined in the studio by Grammy-nominated Scottish musician, KT Tunstall.

Starting out on flute and piano as a child, KT then discovered the guitar and as a singer-songwriter she’s gone on to sell millions of albums worldwide. She talks to Jools about writing for film, the classical music she loves including Debussy and Laurie Anderson, and her new musical adaption of the nineties cult classic comedy film, Clueless.

59 minutes

Music Played

  • Hélène de Montgeroult

    Étude no.41 in E flat major

    Performer: Clare Hammond.
    • Hélène de Montgeroult: Études.
    • BIS.
    • 108.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Violin Concerto in D major Op.77 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Ida Haendel. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sergiu Celibidache.
    • Testament Records.
  • Bessie Smith

    Do Your Duty

    • Sony Music.
  • Dobrinka Tabakova

    Riddle Of The Barrel-Organ Player - Postlude: Hunting (Suite in Old Style)

    Performer: Maxim Rysanov. Performer: Vaiva Eidukaitytė-Storastienė. Orchestra: Lietuvos kamerinis orkestras.
    • ECM.
  • Dorothy Love Coates

    Get away Jordan

    • Fantasy Records.
  • Francis Poulenc

    Flute Sonata (1st mvt)

    Orchestrator: Lennox Berkeley. Performer: Katherine Bryan. Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Daniel.
    • LINN.
  • KT Tunstall

    Heavenly Bodies (Chasing Wonders)

    Composer: Ilan Eshkeri.
    • El Gato Records.
  • Claude Debussy

    Dr Gradus ad Parnassum (Children's corner)

    Performer: Isata Kanneh‐Mason.
    • Childhood Tales.
    • Decca.
  • Laurie Anderson

    CNN Predicts a Monster Storm

    Ensemble: Kronos Quartet.
    • Landfall.
    • Nonesuch.
    • 1.
  • Trad.

    Erghen Diado [Song of Schopsko]

    Choir: Bulgarian State Radio & Television Female Vocal Choir.
    • Nonesuch.

Broadcast

  • Sat 8 Mar 2025 12:00