
Jess Gillam with.... Hildur Guðnadóttir
Jess Gillam swaps favourite music with composer Hildur Guðnadóttir including music by Gorecki, Ryuichi Sakamoto and Dvorak.
Jess's guest this week is the film composer and cellist Hildur Guðnadóttir
Hildur Guðnadóttir is a multi award-winning Icelandic composer, cellist and singer known for her film scores. In 2019 she won the Oscar for best original score for ‘Joker’ and the 2025 London Soundtrack film festival dedicates a special concert to her work.
Jess and Hildur talk about her life in music and swap favourite tracks to listen to, including music by Gorecki, Ryuichi Sakamoto and Dvorak.
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Zoltán Kodály
Intermezzo (Hary Janos Suite, Op.35a)
Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iván Fischer.- Kodaly: "Hary Janos" Suite: Fischer.
- Philips.
- 15.
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Hildur Guðnadóttir
Bathroom Dance
- Joker (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
- WaterTower Music.
- 13.
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Hildur Guðnadóttir
Mortar
- TÁR (MUSIC FROM AND INSPIRED BY THE MOTION PICTURE).
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 2.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: IV. Sarabande
- Baroque Music.
- Warner Classics.
- 29.
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Antonín Dvořák
Cypřiše, B. 152, "Ohlas písní": No. 6, Ó, zlatá růže, spanilá (Arr. of B. 11, No
Ensemble: Delme String Quartet.- Dvořák: Cypřiše (Cypresses).
- SOMM Recordings.
- 24.
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David Lang
Just (After Song of Songs)
Performer: Sylvain Lemêtre. Performer: Garth Knox. Performer: Agnès Vesterman. Ensemble: Trio Mediæval.- Youth (Original Soundtrack Album).
- MASTERWORKS.
- 12.
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Jóhann Jóhannsson
Good Night, Day
Performer: Jóhann Jóhannsson. Performer: Hildur Guðnadóttir. Ensemble: Air Lyndhurst String Orchestra. Conductor: Anthony Weedon.- Orphee.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
- 14.
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Domenico Cimarosa
Sonata No. 42 in D Minor (Arr. Ólafsson)
Music Arranger: Víkingur Ólafsson.- Cimarosa: Sonata No. 42 in D Minor (Arr. Ólafsson).
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 1.
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Henryk Mikołaj Górecki
I. Lento-Sostenuto tranquillo ma cantabile
- Henryk Górecki: Symphony No. 3 (Symphony Of Sorrowful Songs).
- Domino Recording Co.
- 1.
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Geoff Barrow
Glory Box
Composer: Beth Gibbons. Composer: Adrian Utley. Composer: Isaac Hayes. Lyricist: Geoff Barrow. Lyricist: Beth Gibbons. Lyricist: Adrian Utley. Lyricist: Isaac Hayes.- Dummy.
- Polydor Associated Labels.
- 11.
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vision string quartet
Fjordeby
- Spectrum.
- Warner Classics.
- 7.
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David Sylvian
World Citizen
Lyricist: David Sylvian.- Do You Know Me Now? – The Samadhisound Box Set.
- UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
- 1.
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Hildur Guðnadóttir
World Citizen - I Won't Be Disappointed
- World Citizen.
- 4.
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Cécile Chaminade
Etude Romantique Op.132
Performer: Johann Blanchard.- MDG.
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Lauri Porra
A Song for Winter
Performer: Lauri Porra.- sony.
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- Sat 22 Mar 2025 17:00ѿý Radio 3
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