Poster Toru Takemitsu
This episode of 'Extra Eclectic' features music by composer Toru Takemitsu.
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Sounds for an autumn night

Extra Eclectic - Oct. 2, 2024

On the latest episode of ‘Extra Eclectic,’ Toru Takemitsu’s A String Around Autumn is the centerpiece of an hour that sets the tone for the coming of fall, with additional music including works by Xavi Torres (Season of Light) and Michael Harrison (Revealing the Tones). In the second hour, host Steve Seel features contemporary composers whose careers have found them equally at home composing for the concert hall and the silver screen — including Johann Johannsson, James Newton Howard and Hildur Gudnadottir. Listen now!

Playlist

Hayy: Revealing the Tones
Michael Harrison
Michael Harrison, piano
Cantaloupe 21157

Season of Light
Fuse & Xavi Torres
Fuse
Fusemusic 2024

A String Around Autumn
Toru Takemitsu
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
Saito Kinen Orchestra
Nobuko Imai, viola
Philips 432176

Entr'acte
Caroline Shaw
The Westerlies
Westerlies Music 2023

Diptych
Galina Grigorjeva
Paul Hillier, conductor
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Ondine 1245

Small Variations
Nico Muhly
Mishka Rushdie Momen, piano
Somm 603

Englaborn: Eg atti graa aesku
Johann Johannsson
Ethos String Quartet
Johann Johannsson, electronics
DG 4799841

Violin Concerto
James Newton Howard
Cristian Macelaru, conductor
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
James Ehnes, violin
Onyx 4189

Point of Departure
Hildur Gudnadottir
Nordic Affect
Dorian 92224

Voyage
Michael Giacchino
John Morris Russell, conductor
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Fanfare Cincinnati 15

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