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Tuesday, August 17 2010

The Weight of Lightness: An Interview with Composer Olafur Arnalds

In his third release, …and they have escaped the weight of darkness, Arnalds has temporarily left the synthesizers of his first albums behind, crafting a piano-based neoclassical masterpiece worthy of Debussy and his contemporaries.


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Friday, January 21 2011

Olafur Arnalds Returns to North America

Icelandic composer Olafur Arnalds is kicking off 2011 with a brief North American tour behind his latest album, last year’s …and they have escaped the…


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