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Radio 3 Unwind,16 Nov 2024,60 mins

Series Ólafur Arnalds: Series 3

Escape with island songs ft. Chilly Gonzales

Ultimate Calm

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As we reach the end of another series of Ultimate Calm, Icelandic pianist and composer Ólafur Arnalds begins the final episode in the series with the famous John Donne quote - “no man is an island…” As someone from one of the biggest and most isolated islands there is, Ólafur reflects on feelings of solitude, connectedness and the space that islands take up in our shared imagination. He shares a selection of music inspired by all kinds of islands and the feelings we associate with them, from the likes of Meredith Monk, Sofiane Pamert and Lubomyr Melnyk. Plus we are transported to our final safe haven of Series 3 - courtesy of the incomparable Canadian musician Chilly Gonzales. Chilly shares his own thoughts on the power and purpose of music, before selecting a piece of music that brings him ultimate calm. Produced by Kit Callin A Reduced Listening production for ѿý Radio 3 and Radio 3 Unwind

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Tracklist

  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    All Alone
    All Alone
    YANA
  3. 2.
    Solitude
    Solitude
    Sofiane Pamart
  4. 3.
    Island
    Island
    Kirk Barley