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Elizabeth Alker with music by an exciting new generation of unclassified composers and performers, breaking free of the constraints of practice rooms and concert halls.

Unclassified: Thom Yorke - Minimalist Dream House

Thom Yorke - Minimalist Dream House

BBC Radio 3 - Unclassified, Thom Yorke - Minimalist Dream House

Exclusive first play of Radiohead frontman's classical composition - Don't Fear The Light.

An exclusive first play of Radiohead frontman's first ever classical composition - Don't Fear The Light. Elizabeth Alker presents.

This edition of Unclassified is an exclusive first play of Thom Yorke from Radiohead's first ever classical composition, a three-part work for two pianos, electronics and modular synthesizer called Don't Fear The Light. This is a recording of the live premiere in Paris.

Alongside this piece we'll also hear (for the first time on the radio) Thom's live premiere of his brand new solo track Gawpers, and a performance by him of the song Suspirium, taken from his recent soundtrack for the film Suspiria. 

All these recordings were made during a live show at the Philharmonie de Paris, which was part of a concert called Minimalist Dream House, devised by sisters Katia and Marielle Labeque. As well as Thom's piece, the new classical work, Haven, by The National’s Bryce Dessner plus new pieces by French composer and producer David Chalmin were performed. We'll also get to hear those in this episode.

Special thanks to the Philharmonie de Paris.

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David Chalmin: Particule no 5 – Particule no 6  - (feat Thom Yorke vocals)
Bryce Dessner: Haven 
Thom Yorke: Don’t Fear the Light 
Thom Yorke: Gawpers 
Thom Yorke: Suspirium
David Chalmin: Distant Places 

Thom Yorke (vocals, electronics and modular synthesiser)
Katia & Marielle Labeque (piano)
Bryce Dessner (guitar)
David Chalmin (guitar)

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