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Modern classical music embraces the saxophone

Extra Eclectic - Nov. 15. 2023

Saxophones are the focus in the first hour of Extra Eclectic this week — in groups of one, two, four and in a concerto setting — featuring music by John Adams, Michael Daugherty, Marc Mellits and more. Hour 2 gets a bit chilly, with music that evokes both northern climates and autumnal atmospheres. Listen now with host Steve Seel.

Episode Playlist

Black 
Marc Mellits 
Ex Machina 
Donald Sinta Quartet 
4:44 

Bounce 
Michael Daugherty 
Darker Things 
Tuple 
8:27 

Melody for Saxophone No. 10 
Philip Glass 
Jess Gillam: Rise 
Jess Gillam, soprano saxophone 
2:04 

Saxophone Concerto 
John Adams 
John Adams: City Noir; Saxophone Concerto 
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra 
David Robertson, conductor 
Timothy McAllister, saxophone 
27:40 

Be-In 
Evan Ziporyn 
Ethel 
Ethel 
Evan Ziporyn, bass clarinet 
8:52 

Quake: Gleyma 
Edvard Egilsson/Pall Ragnar Palsson 
Skjalfti 
Edvard Egilsson, electronics 
4:43 

North Atlantic 
Hilary Hahn/Hauschka 
Silfra 
Hilary Hahn, violin 
6:47 

Choryn 
Andrea Tarrodi 
Four Elements 
Nordic Chamber Orchestra 
Patrik Ringborg, conductor 
Delphine Constantin-Reznik, harp 
21:42 

Just Constellations: The Romantic Constellation: Autumn 
Michael Harrison 
Just Constellations 
Roomful of Teeth 
6:21 

Aurora ficta 
Stephen Scott 
Stephen Scott: Ice and Fire 
The Bowed Piano Ensemble 
13:06 

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