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Music to bring calm amidst the chaos feat. Benjamin Hardman

Ultimate CalmÓlafur Arnalds: Series 1
Episode 12 of 13

Join Ólafur Arnalds on his musical life raft of soothing songs that look for calm amidst chaos. Plus photographer Benjamin Hardman transports us to a volcanic eruption in Iceland.

Join Icelandic composer and pianist Ólafur Arnalds for an hour-long musical journey into the world of calm.

In the final episode of the series, Ólafur focuses on music that seeks to bring calm amidst the chaos with a selection of songs to help you escape the hectic stresses of this time of year. He shares music from Poppy Ackroyd, Voces8 and Nils Frahm, and reflects on the importance of tuning out the noise and the pressures of the everyday in order to claim back a moment of stillness for yourself.

Plus the photographer Benjamin Hardman transports us to his Safe Haven, the place where he feels the most calm, with recordings from the eruption of Icelandic volcano Meradalir where he spends a lot of his time - demonstrating the ultimate definition of calm amidst chaos.

Produced by Katie Callin
A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3 and BBC Sounds

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59 minutes

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Music Played

  • Ólafur Arnalds

    Saman (Sunrise Session II)

  • Luke Howard

    Hymn (Piano)

  • Arnór Dan

    For Now I Am Winter

    Composer: Ólafur Arnalds. Performer: VOCES8.

  • Poppy Ackroyd

    The Calm Before

  • Selim Palmgren

    Snowflakes [Lumihiutaleita] Op.57 No.2

    Performer: Izumi Tateno.

  • Nils Frahm

    Merry

  • Ólafur Arnalds

    Doria

  • Felix Rösch

    Berceuse

  • Ana Roxanne

    A Study In Vastness

  • Dustin O’Halloran

    Opus 23

  • Jónsi & Alex

    Happiness

  • Lambert

    Sweet Apocalypse

  • Bing & Ruth

    A Body in a Room (solo piano)

  • Eric Whitacre

    Lux Aurumque (Light And Gold)

Broadcasts

  • Boxing Day 202220:50
    BBC Radio 3
  • Sat 30 Sep 202301:00
    BBC Radio 3
  • Sat 4 Nov 202301:00
    BBC Radio 3
  • Sat 30 Nov 202421:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Christmas Day 202421:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Tue 14 Jan 202521:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sat 22 Feb 202521:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sat 17 May 202521:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sat 12 Jul 202521:00
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  • Sat 23 Aug 202521:00
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  • Sat 27 Sep 202521:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sat 22 Nov 202521:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sat 20 Dec 202521:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Christmas Day 202521:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind