Poster Mehmet Ali Sanlikol
Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol is a Grammy-nominated Turkish-American composer.
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Extra Eclectic - July 26, 2023

Your ears will positively tingle in the first hour of Extra Eclectic when host Steve Seel features work by Turkish-American composer Mehmet Ali Sanlikol. His unique style melds classical, jazz and traditional Turkish music, and his work A Gentleman of Istanbul brings all those sounds to life. In the second hour, it's a quiet set that veers from the calm to the eerie, with music by Pauline Oliveros, Missy Mazzoli and Timo Andres.

Playlist

On Behalf of Nature: Memory Zone
Meredith Monk
Meredith Monk: On Behalf of Nature
Meredith Monk Ensemble
4:21

A Gentleman of Istanbul
Mehmet Ali Sanlikol
A Gentleman of Istanbul
A Far Cry Orchestra
Mehmet Ali Sanlikol, vocals and piano
35:24

Three Ballads: Nazim
Fazil Say
Ballads & Quintets
casalQuartett
Fazil Say, piano
3:29

Three Ballads: Sevenlere dair
Fazil Say
Ballads & Quintets
casalQuartett
Fazil Say, piano
3:52

Chorale
Peter Gregson
Touch
Peter Gregson, cello
4:54

Paraphrase on Themes of Brian Eno
Timo Andres
Home Stretch
Metropolis Ensemble
Andrew Cyr, conductor
Timo Andres, piano
14:14

Deep Listening: Suiren
Pauline Oliveros/Stuart Dempster/Panaiotis
Deep Listening
Pauline Oliveros, voice
9:54

All To Ourselves
The Westerlies
The Westerlies
The Westerlies
3:22

A Door into the Dark
Missy Mazzoli
Victoire: Cathedral City
Victoire
5:25

Chorale
Anna Meredith
Nuc
Ligeti Quartet
Anna Meredith, electronics
8:19

The Path
Zoe Keating
Into the Trees
Zoe Keating, cello
5:43

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