James Poke presents this month’s Radio Icebreaker with a selection of new Dutch music, including a mandolin concerto from Martijn Padding’s new CD, two live performances from Louis Andriessen’s 70th birthday concert in Amsterdam, of music by Diderik Wagenaar and Andriessen himself, plus recent works by Yannis Kyriakides, Peter Adriaansz, Andrew Poppy and David Dramm. ELECTRA performs David Dramm’s Baton Rouge Massacre.

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Playlist:

Martijn Padding Eight Metal Strings, 1st movement 3:16
Performed by Martiene Sikkenk mandoline, Asko Schönberg ensemble, Etienne Siebens conductor
Louis Andriessen Letter from Cathy 7:05
Performed by Cristina Zavalloni, Boston Modern Orchestra Project
David Dramm Baton Rouge Massacre 9:57
Performed by ELECTRA (Monica Germino, violin; Tatiana Koleva, percussion; Michaela Riener, voice; Susanna Borsch, recorder, electronics)
Martijn Padding Eight Metal Strings, 2nd movement 6:13
Performed by Martiene Sikkenk mandoline, Asko Schönberg ensemble, Etienne Siebens conductor
Peter Adriaansz Enclosures, 3rd movement 6:55
Performed by Trio Scordatura
Diderik Wagenaar Preludio all’Infinito 14:18
Performed by Asko Schönberg ensemble, Reinbert De Leeuw conductor
Martijn Padding Eight Metal Strings, 3rd movement 3:12
Performed by Martiene Sikkenk mandoline, Asko Schönberg ensemble, Etienne Siebens conductor
Yannis Kyriakidees U 7:22
Performed by The Exmoor Singers, James Jarvis
Andrew Poppy Darwin’s Sin Draw 5:53
Performed by Darragh Morgan, solo vln and The Crash Ensemble, conductor Alan Pierson