#5030, Neo-Classical

Hear keyboard-oriented, very lyrical, somewhat minimalist-inflected music that has come to be called “neo-classical”. There’s music from Icelandic multi-instrumentalist and composer Ólafur Arnalds & Talos, Polish composer and pianist Hania Rani, German composer and pianist Nils Frahm, and others.

From Icelandic multi-instrumentalist and composer Ólafur Arnalds, listen to new music from a raw and hopeful collaborative album with the late Irish singer-songwriter Talos (Eoin French). Sample some of the tracks, music to keep us afloat in dark waters, guiding us towards a glimmer of light on the horizon. There’s also music by Polish composer and pianist Hania Rani, featuring Ólafur Arnalds, and multiple versions of a song by Ólafur Arnalds,“For Now I Am Winter”.

Plus, there’s music from three duos: composer-pianist-singer Hania Rani with Polish composer-cellist Dobrawa Czocher, from their 2021 record, Inner Symphonies; German composer and pianist Nils Frahm with Berlin based cellist and composer Anne Müller; and cellist Matt Haimovitz with pianist Christopher O’Riley covering Radiohead. That, and more. - Caryn Havlik

Program #5030, Neo-Classical (First aired 7/18/25)

ARTIST: Olafur Arnalds & Talos
WORK: west cork, 12 feb [1:00]
RECORDING: A Dawning
SOURCE: OPIA / Mercury KX
INFO: https://olafurarnalds.lnk.to/ADawningalbumID

ARTIST: Olafur Arnalds, feat. Arnór Dan
WORK: For Now I Am Winter [5:05]
RECORDING: For Now I Am Winter
SOURCE: Deutsche Grammophon
INFO: deutschegrammophon.com

ARTIST: Olafur Arnalds & Talos
WORK: west cork, 12 feb [3:07]
RECORDING: A Dawning
SOURCE: OPIA / Mercury KX
INFO: https://olafurarnalds.lnk.to/ADawningalbumID

ARTIST: Olafur Arnalds & Talos
WORK: bedrock [4:41]
RECORDING: Inner Symphonies
SOURCE: Deutsche Grammophon 4860600
INFO: deutschegrammophon.com

ARTIST: Hania Rani, with Olafur Arnalds
WORK: Whispering House [4:53]
RECORDING: Ghosts
SOURCE: Gondwana Records
INFO: https://haniarani.bandcamp.com/album/ghosts

ARTIST: Olafur Arnalds
WORK: For Now I Am Winter (solo version) [4:09]
RECORDING: For Now I Am Winter
SOURCE: Deutsche Grammophon
INFO: deutschegrammophon.com

ARTIST: Hania Rani, Dobrawa Czocher
WORK: Malasana [5:22]
RECORDING: Inner Symphonies
SOURCE: Deutsche Grammophon 4860600
INFO: deutschegrammophon.com

ARTIST: Matt Haimovitz, Christopher O'Riley
WORK: Pyramid Song [4:38]
RECORDING: Shuffle. Play. Listen.
SOURCE: Pentatone Oxingale Series
INFO: https://www.pentatonemusic.com/product/pentatone-oxingale-series-shuffle-play-listen

ARTIST: Nils Frahm & Anne Müller
WORK: Let My Key Be C (Thriller Edit) [5:51]
RECORDING: 7fingers
SOURCE: Erased Tapes
INFO: https://nilsfrahm.bandcamp.com/track/let-my-key-be-c

ARTIST: Olafur Arnalds, feat. Arnór Dan
WORK: For Now I Am Winter (Kiasmos Mix) [6:25]
RECORDING: For Now I Am Winter
SOURCE: Deutsche Grammophon
INFO: deutschegrammophon.com