Hopeful harmonies feat. Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Ólafur Arnalds looks for the silver linings in sound with musical selections based around hope, with a Safe Haven from the actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw.
Join Icelandic composer and pianist Ólafur Arnalds for another hour-long musical journey that seeks to find that elusive feeling of calm.
In this week’s episode, Ólafur looks for the silver linings in sound with a selection of songs inspired around the theme of hope. He reflects on how music can often provide the little glimmers of hope that you need to get through the toughest of times, and shares tracks by the likes of Alice Coltrane, Sigur Rós and JFDR.
Plus the British actress and UNHCR goodwill ambassador Gugu Mbatha-Raw transports us to her Safe Haven, the place she feels the most calm - her bath.
Produced by Katie Callin
A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3 and BBC Sounds
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Ólafur Arnalds
saman
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Goldmund
Sometimes
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Claude Debussy
Rêverie, L. 68
Performer: Alain Planès.![]()
Alice Coltrane
Wisdom Eye
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Ryuichi Sakamoto
Amore
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Voices of Kwahn, Anna Homler & Pylon King
Almost Beautiful
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JFDR
The ghost wakes up
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JFDR
The Orchid
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Hania Rani & Dobrawa Czocher
There Will Be Hope
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Mary Lattimore
Sometimes He's In My Dreams
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Ekko
Rehearsal
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Goldberg Variation Aria 5
Performer: Glenn Gould.![]()
Sigur Rós
Fjögur píanó
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Arooj Aftab
Mohabbat
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Svaneborg Kardyb
Over Tage
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