Does the word “percussion” always have to mean things that go “bang” and “thwack?” Not this week on Extra Eclectic, where host Steve Seel brings us two hours of percussive sounds with an emphasis on the more overtly tuned variety: vibraphones, bells, marimbas, and yes, that giant percussion instrument in a box, the piano. We hear works from Takashi Yoshimatsu’s Piano Concerto “Memo Flora,” John Luther Adams’ The Farthest Place, and more.
Playlist
Ruins
Michael Jon Fink
Michael Jon Fink, celesta
Cold Blue 53
Patter
Robert Honstein
New Morse Code
Katie Hyun, violin
New Focus 189
Piano Concerto “Memo Flora”
Takashi Yoshimatsu
Sachio Fujioka, conductor
Manchester Camerata
Kyoko Tabe, piano
Chandos 9652
Threads: Prelude
Paul Lansky
So Percussion
Cantaloupe 21064
Suite for Violin and American Gamelan: Chaconne
Lou Harrison
John Bergamo, conductor
American Gamelan
David Abel, violin
New Albion 15
Synesthesia Suite: Karakurenai (Crimson)
Andy Akiho
Andy Akiho, steel pan
Innova 801
Moon of Desire
Fuse & Miho Hazama
Fuse
Fusemusic 2024
Aguas da Amazonia: Amazon River
Philip Glass
Third Coast Percussion
Cedille 175
Dawn
Ying-Hsueh Chen
Ying-Hsueh Chen, percussion
Dacapo 224749
Summer in the High Grassland
Zhao Jiping
Silk Road Ensemble
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
Sony 93962
The Farthest Place
John Luther Adams
Marty Walker, clarinet
Cold Blue 10
Under the Rug
Ryan Brown
Janus
New Amsterdam 24
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