Jess Gillam talks to Argentinian composer Sebastian Plano about the music they love, including Villa-Lobos and an army of cellos taking on Bach, synth wizard Vangelis conjuring up the sound of Antarctica, the soulful voices of Mercedes Sosa and Lianne La Havas, plus a real tearjerker from Elgar.
Playlist:
Rossini - William Tell – Overture [Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan]
Mercedes Sosa - Alfonsina y el mar
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Amore
Vangelis - Theme from Antarctica
Jóhann Jóhannsson - Flight from the City
Villa-Lobos - Bachianas Brasileiras No.1. Introduction
Lianne La Havas - Bittersweet
Elgar - Variations on an original theme, Op 36 “Enigma”: 9 Nimrod (Adagio) [BBC Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein]
