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Singer and musician Julie Fowlis finds spaces to breathe

Julie Fowlis opens up a selection of music from a singer and musician’s point of view - revealing familiar and unfamiliar works in a new light.

Julie Fowlis found her musical voice growing up on the Outer Hebridean island of North Uist, and since then her music has taken her around the world, via festivals, concerts, and film and game soundtracks. In today’s Inside Music Julie’s choices include an upbeat waltz by Tchaikovsky, a moving piece for clàrsach (the Celtic harp) and string quartet, and a cinematic musical kiss that wakes her every morning!

Julie also welcomes 2022 with a kaleidoscopic Hootenanny from Wynton Marsalis and Nicola Benedetti.

A series in which each week a musician explores a selection of music - from the inside.

A Tandem Production for BBC Radio 3

Photo credit: Wild Soul Photography

1 hour, 56 minutes

Last on

New Year's Day 2022 13:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Valse-Scherzo, Op. 34

    Performer: Daniel Lozakovich. Music Arranger: Vasily Bezekirsky. Orchestra: NPR. Conductor: Vladimir Spivakov.
    • DG.

  • Dan Ar Braz

    Maro eo ma mestres

    • COLUMBIA.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Sonata No. 3 in G minor, BWV 1029 (I. Vivace)

    Performer: Chris Thile. Performer: Yo‐Yo Ma. Performer: Edgar Meyer.
    • NONESUCH.

  • James Horner

    Rooftop Kiss

    Ensemble: Studio-Ensemble. Conductor: James Horner.
    • SONY CLASSICAL.

  • Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni

    Oboe concerto in D minor, Op. 9 No. 2

    Performer: Sarah Francis. Ensemble: London Harpsichord Ensemble.
    • HERITAGE.

  • Julie Fowlis & Spell Songs

    Bird of the Blizzard

    • QUERCUS RECORDS.

  • Eric Whitacre

    Lux Aurumque

    Choir: Eric Whitacre Singers. Conductor: Eric Whitacre.
    • DECCA.

  • Bill Whelan

    The Countess Cathleen / Women of the Sidhe

    Ensemble: Studio Band.
    • CELTIC HEARTBEAT.

  • Robert Schumann

    Cello Concerto in A minor (I. Allegro)

    Performer: Christophe Coin. Orchestra: Orchestre des Champs‐Élysées. Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.

  • Maeve Gilchrist & Aizuri Quartet

    The Storm

    • MAEVE GILCHRIST.

  • Joseph Haydn

    12 Little Divertimenti (No.s 2, 3, 4 & 8)

    Ensemble: Scottish Ensemble. Director: Leonard Friedman.
    • CRD RECORDS.

  • Mara Aranda & Aman Aman

    El Rey Nimrod

    • GALILEO.

  • Béla Bartók

    Six Romanian Folk Dances, Sz.56

    Orchestra: Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Hugh Wolff.
    • APEX.

  • Paul Towndrow

    Deeper Still

    Performer: Ross Ainslie. Performer: Steve Hamilton. Performer: Paul Towndrow.
    • KEYWORK RECORDS.

  • John Ashton Thomas

    Achieving the Dream

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: John Ashton Thomas.
    • AUDIO NETWORK.

  • Nils Frahm

    All Numbers End

    Performer: Nils Frahm.
    • LEITER VERLAG.

  • Wynton Marsalis

    Violin Concerto in D (IV. Hootenanny)

    Performer: Nicola Benedetti. Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Cristian Măcelaru.
    • DECCA.

Broadcast

  • New Year's Day 2022 13:00
    BBC Radio 3

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