Poster  Rob Deemer
This episode of 'Extra Eclectic' features music by composer Rob Deemer.
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Miscellany, hodgepodge or mishmash?

Extra Eclectic - May 8, 2024

The Oxford Dictionary defines “gallimaufry” as “a confused jumble or medley of things.” It’s that kind of grab-bag of selections we enjoy on the latest episode of Extra Eclectic, with works from Ying-Hsueh Chen, Juri Reinvere, Gity Razaz and Rob Deemer (whose work Gallimaufry provides this episode’s theme). Listen now with host Steve Seel!

Playlist

M is for Man, Music, Mozart: Instrumental I
Louis Andriessen
Orkest de Volharding
Nonesuch 79342

Gallimaufry
Rob Deemer
Akropolis Reed Quintet
Innova 969

Trumpet Concerto
Jaakko Kuusisto
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Alex Jokipii, trumpet
Beau Fleuve 998517

Pulse
Fuse & Bryce Dessner
Fuse
Fusemusic 2024

Carillon, Recitatif and Masque
Hans Werner Henze
Avi Avital, mandolin
DG 4838534

Duo: Scherzo
Gity Razaz
Francesca dePasquale, violin
Bis 2634

Rounds
Marcelo Zarvos
Ethel
Innova 820

And tired from happiness, they started to dance
Juri Reinvere
Paavo Jarvi, conductor
Estonian Festival Orchestra
Alpha 1056

Spiral
Olafur Arnalds
Olafur Arnalds, piano
Mercury KX 734831

Nocturne
Ying-Hsueh Chen
Ying-Hsueh Chen, percussion
Dacapo 224749

Eternity's Sunrise
Howard Skempton
Ensemble 360
First Hand 90

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