On the latest episode of Extra Eclectic, we’re considering astronomy, astrophysics, and the atomic age. The first hour explores outer space with works including Caroline Shaw’s The Observatory, Meredith Monk’s “Earth Seen from Above” from her opera Atlas, and Mary Lattimore’s For Scott Kelly, Returned to Earth. In the second hour, our focus is inner space and the sub-atomic, with selections including John Adams’ Doctor Atomic Symphony and Jennifer Higdon’s The Sound of Light. Listen now with host Steve Seel!
Playlist
Three Nocturnes: Moonrise
John Luther Adams
Robert Black, double bass
Cold Blue 67
The Observatory
Caroline Shaw
Dalia Stasevska, conductor
National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
2025 BBC Proms Prom 29
The Theory of Everything: Suite
Johann Johannsson
Anthony Weeden/Ben Foster, conductors
Studio Orchestra
Backlot 280
For Scott Kelly, Returned to Earth
Mary Lattimore
Mary Lattimore, harp
Ghostly 390
Apollo: Luna Nova
Marc Mellits
WindSync
Bright Shiny Things 167
Atlas: Earth Seen from Above
Meredith Monk
Wayne Hankin, conductor
Studio Orchestra
ECM 1491
Fluorescein
Gemma Peacocke
Talla Rouge
Bright Shiny Things 202
Hydrogen Jukebox: Song No. 3
Philip Glass
Martin Goldray, conductor
Ensemble
Nonesuch 79286
Doctor Atomic Symphony
John Adams
David Robertson, conductor
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Nonesuch 468220
The Sound of Light
Jennifer Higdon
Merian Ensemble
Navona 6644
Trajectories
Anna Thorvaldsdottir
Tinna Thorsteinsdottir, piano
DG 22217
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