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Music in the mountains ft. Jordan Rakei

Find some perspective with 脫lafur Arnalds and a selection of music inspired by mountains. Plus, the musician Jordan Rakei shares the track that brings him ultimate calm.

Escape into the embrace of the mountains, with Icelandic pianist and composer 脫lafur Arnalds and a selection of music to bring you perspective and peace.

脫lafur reflects on the mountains near Reykjavik that he heads to when the noise of the world gets to be too much, and the feeling of calm that one can get from looking out at a horizon. Inspired by that feeling, he plays a selection of music including Rikuto Fujimoto, Chihei Hatakeyama and Ellen Reid.

Plus we鈥檒l visit the musical safe haven of the singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Jordan Rakei. Jordan shares a track that brings him ultimate calm, giving him goosebumps every time he listens.

Produced by Kit Callin & Derick Armah
A Reduced Listening production for 麻豆社 Radio 3 and Radio 3 Unwind

11 months left to listen

1 hour

Music Played

  • Nicolas Horvath

    Horizon

    • Horizon.
  • Rikuto Fujimoto

    Northern Meadow

    • Northern Meadow.
  • Laraaji

    Koto (glimpse)

    • Koto (glimpse).
  • Marga Richter

    Mountain Idylls Op. 39, Nos. 1, 2 & 3

    • Mountain Idylls Op. 39, Nos. 1, 2 & 3.
  • Alex Kozobolis

    The Horizon To Which We Go

    • The Horizon To Which We Go.
  • 笔补苍鈥尘别谤颈肠补苍 & Kramer

    A Mountain is an Ancestor

    • A Mountain is an Ancestor.
  • Georg Nielsen

    The Mountains Call

    • The Mountains Call.
  • Kronos Quartet

    West Coast Sky Forever

    • West Coast Sky Forever.
  • Jeremiah Chiu & Marta Sofia Honer

    厂苍补虋肠办辞

    • 厂苍补虋肠办辞.
  • Jordan Rakei

    Miracle

    • Miracle.
  • Jordan Rakei

    Mantra (the pool session)

    • Mantra (the pool session).
  • William Ackerman

    Synopsis

    • Synopsis.
  • Domenique Dumont

    Gone for a wander

    • Gone for a wander.
  • Tony Njoku

    La Rue虂e

    • La Rue虂e.
  • Anastasia Kobekina

    Abendserenade

    • Abendserenade.
  • Elori Saxl

    The blue of distance

    • The blue of distance.
  • M. Ljungstr枚m

    Quietly into the night

    • Quietly into the night.
  • Chihei Hatekeyama

    Forgotten Hill

    • Forgotten Hill.

Broadcast

  • Last Monday 21:00