“The most beautiful music I’ve heard….”

~ Live & Learn

Bob Boilen — “It’s as if the pianos were haunted. Somewhere about midway through this Tiny Desk, as Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnalds performed on his electronic keyboard, two upright pianos were playing lilting melodies behind him, absent any performer at the keys. And yet these “ghosts,” along with Ólafur’s band of strings and percussion, put together some of the most beautiful music I’ve heard at the Tiny Desk, made all the more mysterious through its presentation…”

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    2. Cindy; never have truer words been spoken!!! Now I want my own drummer (and not just one who is so twitchy and nervous that he is tapping his feet, or knees or fingers on a surface without realising it!) 😉

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  6. Sigh – sigh – sigh…… For years I listened to nrp music – especially their tiny desk performances. Then I ‘lost them’ without even realising it – and now I shall follow them again – and I’ll most certainly check out Mr Arnalds – what a gem!!!!! Some of the most haunting (in a good way!) music I’m listening to is written by composers ‘coming from the cold’ (thinking of Arvo Pärt, and others whoses names don’t jump to me right now….) and this is really in a modern way great soul food. Thank You.

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