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Drift off into dreams ft. Ben Rivers

Ultimate CalmHania Rani: Series 4
Episode 8 of 12

Escape from the ordinary - join Hania Rani for a calming adventure through a world of dreamy music. Plus, the filmmaker and artist Ben Rivers shares his musical safe haven.

Escape from the ordinary - Polish composer, pianist, and vocalist Hania Rani invites you to open up your mind and join her for a calming adventure through a world of dreamy music. There’ll be pieces from the likes of Toru Takemitsu, Arvo Pärt and one of Hania’s own collaborations with one of her closest friends - Polish cellist Dobrawa Czocher.

Plus, we’re transported to the musical safe haven of the British filmmaker and artist Ben Rivers, who shares a piece that not only quiets his brain but has also inspired his latest work.

Produced by Kit Callin
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59 minutes

Last on

Tue 24 Jun 202521:00
BBC Radio 3 Unwind

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Music Played

  • Hania Rani

    Nostalgia

    Performer: Hania Rani.
    • Nostalgia.
    • Gondwana Records.

  • Federico Durand

    Alba

    • Alba.
    • 12k.

  • Jan Van den Broeke

    June11 - Who Is Still Dreaming?

    • 11000 Dreams.
    • STROOM.tv.

  • Arvo Pärt

    Pärt: Sequentia

    Performer: Tallinna Kammerorkester.
    • Pärt: Sequentia.
    • ECM Records.

  • Toru Takemitsu

    Dream/Window

    Orchestra: London Sinfonietta.
    • Takemitsu: Quotation Of Dream.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Jordi Savall

    Mort D'Ibn Battuta. Taqsim And Lamentatio Arabe: Li Saheb

    Performer: Haïg Sarikouyoumdjian. Performer: Moslem Rahal. Performer: Guillermo Perez. Performer: Pedro Estevan. Singer: Waed Bouhassoun.
    • Ibn Battuta: Le Voyageur De L'Islam.
    • Alia Vox.

  • John Cage

    Dream

    Performer: Hiroshi Yokoyama.
    • Live Recording in Tokyo Harajuku / Casa Mozart.

  • Hania Rani

    Anima

    Composer: Dobrawa Czocher. Performer: Hania Rani. Performer: Dobrawa Czocher. Performer: Kornelia Grądzka.
    • Inner Symphonies.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Roscoe Mitchell

    Spatial Aspects of the Sound

    Performer: Roscoe Mitchell.
    • Bells For The South Side.
    • ECM.

  • Biosphere

    Faith and Reverence

    Performer: Biosphere.
    • Faith and Reverence.

  • Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe

    INFINITY - Abraxas (8 Voices)

    • INFINITY - Abraxas (8 Voices).

  • Yoshi Wada

    Earth Horns with Electric Drones

    Performer: Yoshi Wada.
    • Earth Horns with Electric Drones.

  • Erik Satie

    Gnossienne no. 4

    Performer: Sarah Rothenberg.
    • Gnossienne no. 4.

  • Chihei Hatakeyama

    Overflowing

    Performer: Chihei Hatakeyama.
    • Lucid Dreams.
    • White Paddy Mountain.

  • Jon Hassell & Brian Eno

    Delta Rain Dream

    • Fourth World Vol. 1 - Possible Musics.
    • E.G. Records.

Broadcasts

  • Tue 29 Apr 202521:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sun 8 Jun 202522:00
    BBC Radio 3
  • Tue 24 Jun 202521:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind