Where classical music is always arriving, with host Steve Seel. Listen live at 10 p.m. central every Wednesday on YourClassical Radio.
Russian composer Sofia Gubaidulina's ‘Fairytale Poem’ can be seen as an allegory for life under an oppressive regime and how a child's piece of chalk can be a metaphor for imagination unchained from such constraints. Listen with host Steve Seel as he features it on this week’s episode of Extra Eclectic.
Anna Thorvaldsdottir's ‘Aeriality’ seems to express both stasis and motion at the same time. The Washington Post called it "a big, spinning planet of a work that contains multitudes." Listen with host Steve Seel as he features it on this week's show.
Joan Tower’s ‘Still/Rapids’ imagines a boat on calming waters that then gets pulled into turbulent waters. Stay afloat this week with host Steve Seel as he features that work on this week's episode of Extra Eclectic, as well as music by Sasha Matson and Toru Takemitsu.
Latvian composer Peteris Vasks says his work Vox Amoris (Voice of Love) is "about the greatest power in the whole world — love.” Host Steve Seel features that work on this week's episode of Extra Eclectic, as well as music by Missy Mazzoli, Anna Clyne and Ramon Humet.
Betsy Jolas’ “bTunes” is about how tech has radically changed music.
Violinist and conductor Pekka Kuusisto is heard in two live recordings this week.
Missy Mazzoli’s Violin Concerto is played live at the BBC Proms.
Theremin virtuoso Carolina Eyck plays Kalevi Aho’s Theremin Concerto at the BBC Proms on the latest episode of Extra Eclectic, hosted by Steve Seel.
Composer Paola Prestini’s ‘G-Force’ uses gravity as a metaphor for the weightiness of “a life well lived.” We hear her work, as well as two exclusive live recordings from the BBC Proms, on this week’s Extra Eclectic, with host Steve Seel.
We begin our sampling of performances from the 2022 BBC Proms.
Where classical music is always arriving, with host Steve Seel. Listen live at 10 p.m. central every Wednesday on YourClassical Radio.
