Ultimate Calm

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Ólafur Arnalds: Series 2

Join Ólafur Arnalds for a journey into calm, explored through all forms of classical and ambient music.

Ultimate Calm: Ólafur Arnalds: Series 2: Soothing sounds of spring feat. Arlo Parks

Soothing sounds of spring feat. Arlo Parks

BBC Radio 3 - Ultimate Calm, Ólafur Arnalds: Series 2, Soothing sounds of spring feat. Arlo Parks

Ólafur Arnalds shares calming seasonal music inspired by springtime.

Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnalds selects seasonal music to put a spring in your step. And musician Arlo Parks shares the track that brings her ultimate calm.

Join Icelandic composer and pianist Ólafur Arnalds for another unique musical journey that seeks to find that all too elusive feeling of calm. 

In this episode, Ólafur takes his lead from the blossoming abundance of this time of year, with music inspired by the joys of spring. He selects songs that feel like emerging from the cold of winter into the sun, with pieces from Christian Löffler, Virginia Astley and Hania Rani. 

Plus, the Mercury Prize-winning singer-songwriter Arlo Parks selects her sonic safe haven - the piece of music that brings her ultimate calm. Arlo shares the track that she says is her ‘brain toothpaste’ - a piece of ambient music from an old video game, that gives her the space to think. 

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

Ultimate Calm: Ólafur Arnalds: Series 2

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

Join Grammy-nominated artist and producer Ólafur Arnalds for a musical journey into calm.

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