Escape with island songs ft. Chilly Gonzales
Escape with 脫lafur Arnalds in this series鈥 final episode full of reflective music inspired by islands. Plus the musician Chilly Gonzales shares his own musical safe haven.
As we reach the end of another series of Ultimate Calm, Icelandic pianist and composer 脫lafur Arnalds begins the final episode in the series with the famous John Donne quote - 鈥渘o man is an island鈥︹
As someone from one of the biggest and most isolated islands there is, 脫lafur 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 麻豆社 Radio 3 and Radio 3 Unwind
On radio
Music Played
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YANA
All Alone
- All Alone.
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Sofiane Pamart
Solitude
- Solitude.
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Kirk Barley
Island
- Landscapes.
- Thirty Three Thirty Three.
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脫lafur Arnalds
础虂谤产补办办颈苍苍
- Island Songs.
- Mercury Classics.
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Philip Glass Ensemble
Glassworks: III. Islands
Performer: Philip Glass Ensemble.- Glassworks.
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Olivia Belli
Island I
- Sol Novo.
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Anoushka Shankar
Pacifica
- Chapter II: How Dark It Is Before Dawn.
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Meredith Monk
Ellis Island
- Ellis Island.
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Lubomyr Melnyk
Solitude No. 1 - Live
- Illirion.
- Sony Music Entertainment.
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Chihei Hatakeyama & Shun Ishiwaka
M7
- Magnificent Little Dudes, Volume 01..
- Gearbox Japan.
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Chilly Gonzales
The Tearjerker Returns
Composer: Jarvis Cocker. Performer: Chilly Gonzales. Performer: Jarvis Cocker.- Room 29.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Chilly Gonzales
Daft Punk Medley
- Other People's Pieces.
- Gentle Threat.
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Daft Punk
Veridis Quo
- Discovery.
- Virgin.
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Kazuma Okabayashi
Yesteryear
- Descent Ever Near.
Broadcasts
- Sat 16 Nov 2024 21:00麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind
- Next Tuesday 21:00麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind