Soothing sounds of spring feat. Arlo Parks
Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnalds selects seasonal music to put a spring in your step. Plus the musician Arlo Parks shares the track that brings her ultimate calm.
Join Icelandic composer and pianist Ólafur Arnalds for another unique musical journey that seeks to find that all too elusive feeling of calm.
In this episode, Ólafur takes his lead from the blossoming abundance of this time of year, with music inspired by the joys of spring. He selects songs that feel like emerging from the cold of winter into the sun, with pieces from Christian Löffler, Virginia Astley and Hania Rani.
Plus, the Mercury Prize winning singer-songwriter Arlo Parks selects her sonic safe haven - the piece of music that brings her ultimate calm. Arlo shares the track that she says is her ‘brain toothpaste’ - a piece of ambient music from an old video game, that gives her the space to think.
Produced by Katie Callin
A Reduced Listening production for Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 3 and Â鶹ԼÅÄ Sounds
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Music Played
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Ólafur Arnalds
Saman ii (Sunrise Sessions)
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Hania Rani
Spring
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Henrik Lindstrand
Dungen
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Edvard Grieg
op. 43: vi. To the Spring
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Virginia Astley
Out On The Lawn I Lie In Bed
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Ola Gjeilo
Spring
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Natalia Tsupryk
The Sun Was Low
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HerdÃs Stefánsdóttir
Butterflies
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Epic45
For Virginia Astley
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Arlo Parks
Collapsed In Sunbeams
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Pentagon
Heal
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Jon Hopkins
Feel First Life
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Christian Löffler
Pastoral
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Antonio Vivaldi
Spring 2 (The Four Seasons Recomposed)
Composer: Max Richter. Performer: Daniel Hope. Orchestra: Konzerthaus Kammerorchester Berlin. Conductor: André de Ridder. -
Konstantia Gourzi & William Youn
Wind Whispers, Op. 85 II. Floating Leaf
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Meitei
Risshun
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Lambert
Balcony Hotel
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Lara Somogyi
hundred00
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Brambles
To Speak Of Solitude
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Kelly Moran
Sodalis
Broadcasts
- Mon 17 Apr 2023 21:00Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 3
- Tue 3 Dec 2024 21:00Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 3 Unwind
- Thu 16 Jan 2025 21:00Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 3 Unwind