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Around The Piano With Tom Odell; an exploration of the piano during the 2000s, featuring interviews with Elton John, Billy Joel, Matt Bellamy, Tim Rice-Oxley and Regina Spektor.

Around The Piano With Tom Odell; a deeply personal exploration of the piano during the 2000’s featuring interviews with Elton John, Billy Joel, Rick Wakeman, Matt Bellamy, Tori Amos, Regina Spektor, Dan Wilson and Tim Rice-Oxley.

In episode 4, Tom focuses on the 00s and explores how the piano began being used like the guitar, often using memorable melodic arpeggio's and how artists like Adele began releasing theΒ big ballads of recent years. Tom will also explore how artists such as Coldplay, Muse and James Blake are using the piano in innovative ways.

Tom hears stories from the likes of Tim-Rice Oxley from Keane who shares memories of going to university with Chris Martin and penning piano hits like 'Somewhere Only we Know'. Tom also speaks to Matt Bellamy from Muse about how he constructs songs on the piano before transferring this to the guitar, and producer and pianist Dan Wilson reminisces about writing 'Someone Like You' with Adele.

Tom finishes by discussing how the piano might be used in the future, undoubtedly at the forefront, as it has become apparent just how ubiquitous the instrument has been in all of our lives without us even realising it.

Centered on Tom’s passion for the piano we hear his personal anecdotes of dedication, celebration and affection of the timeless instrument. The result is a rich, personal narrative series fronted by one of the UK’s leading young artists.

57 minutes

Last on

Sun 27 Feb 2022 20:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Sonata in F Major: Adagio

  • Radiohead

    Karma Police

    • The All Time Greatest Rock Songs ....
    • Columbia.

  • Tom Odell

    Clocks (Live)

  • Keane

    Somewhere Only We Know

    • (CD Single).
    • Transcopic Records.

  • Coldplay

    Viva La Vida

    • Viva La Vida Or Death & All His Friends.
    • Parlophone.
    • 1.

  • Ye

    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔcoming (feat. Chris Martin)

    • (CD Single).
    • Roc-A-Fella Records.

  • Ye

    Gold Digger

  • Dr. Dre

    Still D.R.E. (feat. Snoop Dogg)

    • Interscope.

  • JAY-Z

    Empire State Of Mind (feat. Alicia Keys)

    • (CD Single).
    • Roc Nation.
    • 14.

  • Regina Spektor

    Us

  • Muse

    Ruled by Secrecy

  • Muse

    Butterflies And Hurricanes

  • Adele

    Someone Like You

    • 21.
    • XL.
    • 1.

  • Amy Winehouse

    Back To Black

    • Back To Black.
    • Universal Records.

  • James Blake

    Limit To Your Love

    • A&M.

  • Hozier

    Take Me To Church

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • Stormzy

    Crown

  • The Oscar Peterson Trio

    Hymn To Freedom

Broadcasts

  • Sat 21 Dec 2019 21:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2
  • Sat 19 Sep 2020 21:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2
  • Sun 27 Feb 2022 20:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2