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On this episode of Extra Eclectic, host Steve Seel has more from the 2024 BBC Proms festival, including Stravaganza — a delightful new work by Karl Jenkins written for saxophonist Jess Gillam — and an adventurous piece by Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho. The second hour of the program showcases quieter sounds — from the contemplative to the haunting — by Edmund Finnis, Sofia Gubaidulina, John Adams, Dobrinka Tabakova, and more. Listen now!
Playlist
Spring
Huw Watkins
Krysia Osostowicz, violin
Somm 181
Mirage
Kaija Saariaho
Sakari Oramo, conductor
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Silja Aalto, soprano
2024 BBC Proms Prom 27
Virga
Helen Grime
Mark Elder, conductor
Halle Orchestra
NMC 199
The Big House: Home chapel organ
Oliver Leith
Ruisi Quartet
PentaTone 704
Whispered Lullaby
Dobrinka Tabakova
Maxim Rysanov, viola
Avie 2111
Youth
Edmund Finnis
Clare Hammond, piano
Pentatone 7197
Gnarly Buttons: Put Your Loving Arms Around Me
John Adams
John Adams, conductor
London Sinfonietta
Michael Collins, clarinet
Nonesuch 79453
Fairytale Poem (Marchenbild)
Sofia Gubaidulina
Bernhard Klee, conductor
Hannover Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
CPO 999164
ko?u inoa
Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti
India Gailey, cello
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