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This episode of 'Extra Eclectic' includes music by composer Thomas Ades.
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UK composers

Extra Eclectic - Jan. 10, 2024

On this episode of Extra Eclectic, host Steve Seel shares a program featuring music by composers from the United Kingdom, including Elizabeth Maconchy, Thomas Ades and Helen Grime.

Playlist

Air
Philip Ashworth
Beethoven Plus, Vol. 2
Krysia Osostowicz, violin

The Four Quarters: Days
Thomas Ades
The Four Quarteres
Solem Quartet

Clarinet Concertino No. 1
Elizabeth Maconchy
Clarinet Concertos / Scherzetto / Concerto Movement / Concertinos
English Chamber Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth, conductor
Thea King, clarinet

String Quartet No. 2
Eleanor Alberga
Eleanor Alberga: String Quartets Nos. 1-3
Ensemble Arcadiana

Dune of Footprints
Tansy Davies
Davies: Nature
Norwegian Radio Orchestra
Karen Kamensek, conductor

It Never Rains
Gavin Bryars
Cold Blue Two
Rick Cox, electric guitar

Between Rain
Edmund Finnis
The Air, Turning
London Contemporary Orchestra
Robert Ames, conductor

Wall of Water
Deborah Pritchard
An Eventful Morning in East London - 21st Century Violin Concertos
English String Orchestra
Kenneth Woods, conductor
Harriet Mackenzie, violin

By This River
Brian Eno/Hans-Joachim Rodelius/Dieter Moebius
Eno Piano
Bruce Brubaker, piano

Near Midnight
Helen Grime
Helen Grime: Night Songs
Halle Orchestra
Mark Elder, conductor

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