Radio Eclectus #72: Turkey-free music (Nov. 26, 2020)

Celebrate the 85th birthday of Helmut Lachenmann, the 75th of Younghi Pagh-Paan, and the 60th of Edgar Meyer with some characteristic music by these three very different composers, interpreted by Klangforum Wien, Sarah Maria Sun, Kai Strobel, Hilary Hahn, Cristina Valdes (in a broadcast premiere) and many others. We also sample new albums by Charlemagne Palestine (playing the "frogsichord"), Francisco López, Tomás Gueglio and David Gompper. And our 50 Years Ago in the Avant-Garde feature presents a “German compositions played by Anglophone improvisers” segment, wherein we juxtapose a sextet track from Ingrid Laubrock’s brand-new album with a compelling 1970 recording of Stockhausen’s Treffpunkt by the British sextet Gentle Fire (rescued from oblivion and released for the first time by Paradigm Discs). Radical, turkey-free music from four continents!

“Fantastic music & interesting info!” -Amy Denio

With Zeena Parkins, Cory Smythe, Sam Pluta and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra.