Poster Kaija Saariaho
Steve Seel honors Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho, who died in June, on 'Extra Eclectic.'
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A winter night's perfect soundtrack

Extra Eclectic - Dec. 13, 2023

As we approach the winter solstice, Extra Eclectic host Steve Seel features more music about snow and cold, including Kaija Saariaho's Winter Sky, Takashi Yoshimatsu’s White Landscapes, John Luther Adams’ Dream in White on White and Max Richter’s reimagination of Vivaldi’s Winter. Also, we hear another selection from the new recording of music by Arvo Part, Tractus.

Playlist

Lysning (Glade)
Per Norgard
Per Norgard: Symphony No. 8
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgards, conductor

Just Constellations: The Magic Constellation: Winter
Michael Harrison
Just Constellations
Roomful of Teeth

White Landscapes
Takashi Yoshimatsu
Yoshimatsu: Piano Concerto
Manchester Camerata
Sachio Fujioka, conductor
John Barrow, flute

Dream in White on White
John Luther Adams
John Luther Adams: The Far Country
The Apollo Quartet and Strings
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Barbara Chapman, harp

Ciel d'Hiver (Winter Sky)
Kaija Saariaho
Kaija Saariaho: True Fire - Trans - Ciel d'hiver
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Hannu Lintu, conductor

A Carol Called Love
LJ White
Carols After A Plague
The Crossing
Donald Nally, conductor

Nightfall
Meredith Monk
Lost and Found
Sean Shibe, electric guitar

Night Prayer
Eriks Esenvalds
Esenvalds: Passion And Resurrection
Polyphony
Stephen Layton, conductor

Greater Antiphons
Arvo Part
Part: Tractus
Tallinn Chamber Orchestra
Tonu Kaljuste, conductor

Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant-Jesus: Noel
Olivier Messiaen
Evening Bells
Roland Pontinen, piano

Vivaldi: Winter
Max Richter
Through the Lens of Time
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Carlos Izcaray, conductor
Francisco Fullana, violin

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