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Autumn landscapes

Extra Eclectic - Oct. 11, 2023

Fall is slowly creeping in, and host Steve Seel brings us some modern classical works in an autumnal mode on this episode of Extra Eclectic. Estonian composer Veljo Tormis’ Autumn Landscapes, Ola Gjelo's Autumn and Joan Tower's Red Maple imbue the show with the colors of fall. We’ll also hear music by Jessie Montgomery, Lou Harrison and Nico Muhly.

Episode Playlist

Black Anemones 
Joseph Schwantner 
Schoenfield/Schwantner/Beaser 
Ransom Wilson, flute 
4:43 

Air for the Poet 
Lou Harrison 
Lou Harrison, Vol. 4 
Tammittam Percussion Ensemble 
Guido Facchin, conductor 
4:48 

Concerto-Fantasy 
Paul Chihara 
CHIHARA, P.: Piano Works (Complete) 
London Symphony Orchestra 
Stephen Barlow, conductor 
Quynh Nguyen, piano 
22:37 

Nocturne 
Ying-Hsueh Chen 
Dark Radiance 
Ying-Hsueh Chen, percussion 
4:55

Red Maple 
Joan Tower 
Red Maple: Music for Bassoon and Strings 
Calidore String Quartet 
Peter Kolkay, bassoon 
14:36 

Small Variations 
Nico Muhly 
Variations 
Mishka Rushdie Momen, piano 
4:27 

Autumn Landscapes 
Veljo Tormis 
Reminiscentiae 
Tallinn Chamber Orchestra 
Tonu Kaljuste, conductor 
10:04 

Autumn 
Ola Gjeilo 
Ola Gjeilo: Dreamweaver 
Choir of Royal Holloway 
Rupert Gough, conductor 
2:50 

Piano Concerto "Oceans Apart" 
Justin Dello Joio 
Dello Joio: Oceans Apart 
Boston Symphony Orchestra 
Alan Gilbert, conductor 
Garrick Ohlsson, piano 
19:08 

Can't Touch This or That or You or My Face 
Kaki King 
Modern Yesterdays 
Kaki King, guitar 
4:08 

Hymn for Everyone 
Jessie Montgomery 
Contemporary American Composers 
Chicago Symphony Orchestra 
Riccardo Muti, conductor
11:19 

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