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Extra Eclectic

Carefree spirit of summer

Extra Eclectic - June 7, 2023

This week on Extra Eclectic, guest host Bonnie North sits in for Steve Seel with a blend of music that combines the essence of summer and the vibrant energy of airports, which are seemingly unrelated but go together perfectly. There’s also a theme of nature and spirituality that invites serenity and introspection.

Episode Playlist

Luminous
Ludovico Einaudi (Composer)
Underwater (Album)
Ludovico Einaudi, Piano (Soloist)
Duration: 4:40

Evening
Eriks Esenvalds (Composer)
Stephen Layton (Conductor)
Esenvalds: Passion And Resurrection (Album)
Polyphony (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 3:20

Music For Airports: 1/1
Brian Eno (Composer)
Music For Airports (Live) (Album)
Bang On A Can All-Stars (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 16:31

The Sky Was Good For Flying
David Kirkland Garner (Composer)
Unraveling Beethoven (Album)
Nicholas Dieugenio, Violin (Soloist)
Duration: 6:20

Lieux Retrouves (Rediscovered Places)
Thomas Ades (Composer)
Nicholas Collon (Conductor)
Adès: Märchentänze (Album)
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Tomas Nunez, Cello (Soloist)
Duration: 16:45

Little Love
Gabriel Kahane (Composer)
Love At Last (Album)
Lara Downes, Piano (Soloist)
Duration: 3:16

Everything Lasts Forever: Bird Sing Love
Michael Kurth (Composer)
Robert Spano (Conductor)
Michael Kurth: Everything Lasts Forever (Album)
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 4:50

Spiegel Im Spiegel (Mirror In The Mirror)
Arvo Part (Composer)
Hope (Album)
Daniel Hope, Violin (Soloist)
Duration: 9:54

Deep Summer Music
Libby Larsen (Composer)
Marin Alsop (Conductor)
Libby Larsen (Album)
Colorado Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 7:16

Shining River
Shafer Mahoney (Composer)
Castillos De Viento (Album)
Duo Damiana (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 9:01

Between Rain
Edmund Finnis (Composer)
Robert Ames (Conductor)
The Air, Turning (Album)
London Contemporary Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 12:21

Eternity's Sunrise
Howard Skempton (Composer)
Howard Skempton: Man And Bat, Piano Concerto, The Moon Is Flashing, Eternity's Sunrise (Album)
Ensemble 360 (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 9:13

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