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Thomas Adès' "Dawn" is featured on this episode of "Extra Eclectic."
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A new day

Extra Eclectic - Feb. 2, 2026

As Extra Eclectic moves to its new Monday evening time slot, host Steve Seel centers the show’s first hour on themes of “a new day,” including The Dharma at Big Sur by John Adams, Dawn by Thomas Ades, and Dobrinka Tabakova’s Sun Triptych — which traces the sun across the sky during the course of a single day. In the second hour of the show, Steve shares emotional works including the Echo Collective’s Inflection Point and David Lang’s if I am silent (after The Book of Esther). Listen now!

Playlist

Celeste
Brian Eno/Roger Eno
Vanessa Wagner, piano

The Dharma at Big Sur: A New Day
John Adams
John Adams, conductor
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Tracy Silverman, violin
Nonesuch 512396

Dawn (Chacony for Orchestra)
Thomas Ades
Nicholas Collon, conductor
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Ondine 1411

New Chaconne
Philip Glass
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
Platoon 2025

Sun Triptych
Dobrinka Tabakova
Dobrinka Tabakova, conductor
BBC Concert Orchestra
Roman Mints, violin
ECM 2670

Inflection Point
Margaret Hermant/Neil Leiter/Gary De Cart
Echo Collective
7K! 24

Ellis Island
Meredith Monk
Julia Hamos, piano
Naive 8674

Sin Fronteras
Clarice Assad
Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
Chicago Sinfonietta
Cedille 185

Because Together We Resonate
Christopher Tignor
Slow Six
Western Vinyl 71

If I am silent (after The Book of Esther)
David Lang
Daniel Reuss, conductor
Cappella Amsterdam
PentaTone 7001

Hallelujah Junction
John Adams
Nicolas Hodges, piano
Nonesuch 79699

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