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Olafur Arnalds: some kind of peace
by Nenad Georgievski
Amid a global pandemic that has put the world to a halt, Islandic composer Olafur Arnalds arrives with some kind of peace, his most ravishing work to date. Arnalds has always been a thoughtful artist who has worked with fertile concepts that have broadened his reach. That was most evident on his previous record re:member, where not only did he broaden his own reach but his ambitions' scale as well with the invention of the stratus piano. As a result, ...
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by Nenad Georgievski
With each release, Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnalds goes from strength to strength. Over the years, he has drawn from varied experiences in different genres of music, and as a result he has steered away from straightforward orchestrations and obvious classical experimentation and has favored a hybrid sound that intertwines electronics with acoustic instruments. As such he has become a part of a generation of a new and innovative breed of neoclassical composers such as Max Richter, the late Johann Johannson, ...
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