Poster Composer and guitarist Bryce Dessner.
Composer and guitarist Bryce Dessner.
Shervin Lainez
Extra Eclectic

Multifaceted Bryce Dessner composes a work for the Labeque sisters

Extra Eclectic - Jan. 25

There have long been connections between classical music and rock. Many rock performers are classically trained. In the ‘60s and ‘70s, progressive rock welcomed conventions of classical music into rock songwriting. Today, you're likely to find many performers working in both genres simultaneously. Bryce Dessner is a great example, as the lead guitarist in the critically acclaimed band the National and as a composer who's written for the likes of the Kronos Quartet. Listen with Extra Eclectic host Steve Seel as he plays Dessner's Concerto for Two Pianos, written for the sister duo of Katia and Marielle Labeque.

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Michael Daugherty: This Land Sings: Marfa Lights
Dogs of Desire
David Alan Miller, conductor
Eric Berlin, flugelhorn
Jennifer Bellor: Skylark Lullaby
Eastman Saxophone Project
Chien-Kwan Lin, conductor
Terry Riley: Francesco en Paraiso
Alexandra Hawley, flute
Jeffrey McFadden, guitar
Bryce Dessner: Concerto for Two Pianos
Paris Orchestra
Matthias Pintscher, conductor
Katia & Marielle Labeque, pianos
Marielle Labeque, piano
Bill Ryan: A Simple Place
Billband
Ludovico Einaudi: Luminous
Ludovico Einaudi, piano
London/Decca
Gloria Coates: Symphony No. 1 "Music on Open Strings": 1st movement
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Elgar Howarth, conductor
Anna Thorvaldsdottir: Ro
CAPUT Ensemble
Gudni Franzson, conductor
Sophia Subbayya Vastek: In This Life
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LJ White: a carol called love
The Crossing
Donald Nally, conductor
Keith Jarrett: Adagio for Oboe and String Orchestra
Fairfield Orchestra
Thomas Crawford, conductor
Marcia Butler, oboe
John Adams: Gnarly Buttons: Put Your Loving Arms Around Me
London Sinfonietta
John Adams, conductor
Michael Collins, clarinet

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