Poster Composer Dobrinka Tabakova.
Composer Dobrinka Tabakova.
Benjamin Ealovega
Extra Eclectic

Mesmerizing sounds from Eastern Europe

Extra Eclectic - March 27, 2025

With such a wealth of amazing women composers to listen to these days, the question is often, “Where to start?” Steve Seel answers the question on this week’s episode of Extra Eclectic by focusing the first hour of the show on contemporary women composers from Eastern and Southeastern Europe — a wellspring of vibrant contemporary classical. Women composers from Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Estonia, and Serbia are featured — including Dobrinka Tabakova, Alla Pavolva, Viktoria Poleva, Helena Tulve and Aleksandra Vrebalov. 

Playlist

Jubilate Deo
Dobrinka Tabakova
Christopher Gray, conductor
Truro Cathedral Choir
Joseph Wicks, organ
Regent 530

Monolog
Alla Pavlova
Rossen Milanov, conductor
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
Yaroslav Krasnikov, violin
Naxos 557674

Simurgh-quintet
Victoria Poleva
Taras Yaropud, violin
Naxos 579098

L'ombre derriere toi
Helena Tulve
Paavo Jarvi, conductor
Estonian Festival Orchestra
Mate Szucs, viola
Alpha 863

My Desert, My Rose
Aleksandra Vrebalov
Malva String Quartet
Footprint 119

Nocturne
Dobrinka Tabakova
Isabel Dobarro, piano
Grand Piano 944

Opacity
Una Sveinbjarnardottir
Siggi String Quartet
Dorian 92232

The Currents
Sarah Kirkland Snider
Michael Mizrahi, piano
New Amsterdam 75

Orpheus Undone
Missy Mazzoli
Tim Weiss, conductor
Arctic Philharmonic
Bis 2572

Whoever You Are Come Forth
Kate Moore
Ashley Bathgate, cello
Cantaloupe 21118

To the Hands: Ever Ever Ever
Caroline Shaw
Donald Nally, conductor
The Crossing
Innova 912

We Will Sing One Song
Eve Beglarian
Apollo Chamber Players
Joan DerHovsepian, viola
Azica 71340

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