Cellist Maya Beiser has been called “queen of the avant-garde cello,” and her adventurous and idiosyncratic performances and recordings prove the title is well deserved. We listen to selections from her new release, Salt, on this episode of Extra Eclectic, featuring works by Clarice Jensen, Meredith Monk and John Tavener. Steve Seel also takes the opportunity to showcase a host of other powerful women in contemporary classical, including composers Julia Wolfe, Amanda Feery, Hildur Gudnadottir and Kate Moore. Listen now!
Playlist
Dance: When you’re broken open
Anna Clyne
Marin Alsop, conductor
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Inbal Segev, cello
Avie 2419
Hocket
Meredith Monk
Maya Beiser, cello
Islandia 16
Pretty
Julia Wolfe
Dalia Stasevska, conductor
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Platoon DALIA01
Gone to Earth
Amanda Feery
Jose Antonio Zayas Caban, soprano saxophone
Lament to Phaedra
John Tavener
Maya Beiser, cello
Islandia 16
lumee’s dream (Nadia Sirota viola study)
Ellen Reid
Nadia Sirota, viola
London/Decca 2020
Song from the Uproar: This World Within Me Is Too Small
Missy Mazzoli
Jarkko Riihimaki, conductor
Berlin Free Orchestra
Emily D’Angelo, mezzo-soprano
DG 4860536
Salt Air, Salt Earth
Clarice Jensen
Maya Beiser, cello
Two Pieces for Piano: Mourning Heritage
Nina Barzegar
Ava Nazar, piano
Navona 6747
Women Talking: Speak Up
Hildur Gudnadottir
Studio Ensemble
Mercury 4876027
Canon
Kate Moore
Saskia Lankhoorn, piano
ECM 2344
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