Ólafur Arnalds: Tiny Desk (Home) Concerts

[@W4LT3Rego]

Yes. Olafur arnalds. This is all I wanted from a tiny desk home concert.

[@W4LT3Rego]

@@lizziventura2836 u ok?

[@jimvandersteege]

He did one before this as well. In case you didnt know

[@W4LT3Rego]

@@jimvandersteege You're right! I have watched it multiple times but somehow this still felt like a novelty. Thanks for reminding me!

[@chuckforest4878]

Wonderful 🤍

[@camilogatica5980]

This is where of Sigur Rós and Arvo Pärt come to dance. Thanks NPR and Ólafur

[@tonia7817]

when you click on a tiny desk concert randomly and what you get is heaven 🤩

[@severinebaume6246]

Did you discover Ólafur with this?

[@tonia7817]

@@severinebaume6246 yes!!

[@sergiomejialopez1168]

@@tonia7817 you need to hear nils frahm live

[@souldier2875]

One of my favorite composers.​@tonia7817

[@RodVester]

If not already, Ólafur should consider movie scoring. He definitely has the compositional technique, mood, and sound to occupy that space and thrive. Brilliant musician!

[@DRUMAdam91]

He’s done a couple of TV shows (Broadchurch / Defending Jacob (Main theme)

[@redcomputfox]

He also did the movie "Gimme Shelter".

[@cmcaggia3]

he also has a few pieces in Nomadland

[@squidly413]

Listening to Happiness Does Not Wait I thought he did the score for Arrival haha

[@redcomputfox]

@@squidly413 The Bottom Line does have that same undertone of On The Nature Of Daylight which is great.

[@marcusbotos169]

His music affects me like no other. It is so intimate with hints of hopeful melancholy. Every time I listen, I feel in communion with the space present between all of us.

[@dabrowkastepniewska]

I feel exactly the same 🙏

[@SusanBotich]

So beautifully said.

[@kalleeann]

Beautifully apt description:)

[@egementon]

Hopeful melancholy... what a lovely word.

[@djjeddo5154]

Hopeful Melancholy... A beautiful oxymoron I will be using

[@dude4173]

This is his second tiny desk for those of you who don’t know. Check out his first one too!

[@SeanStephensen]

thanks for the heads up! I've been a fan of his music for years and somehow didn't know this!

[@dude4173]

@@SeanStephensen enjoy! His first one (and of course this one) is amazing.

[@johnstanderfer3692]

Thanks @Dude

[@blanty1604]

Imagine a world without music, I would rather not exist at all🥺😍

[@Paulmazuk]

We should vibrate in similar spaces if you’re based in South Africa (Johannesburg and Cape Town)

[@boipelo7056]

not worth imagining Mothusi, its too painful a thought

[@kevinhanson6106]

AMEN!

[@v.duskren8819]

Here, here. I would've died without music, a long time ago.

[@Scriabin_fan]

You’d actually be completely fine if you were born in a reality where music didn’t exist, because you wouldn’t know what you were missing out on. You’d have no concept of music whatsoever.

[@drinkzcoffee5183]

Every piece of his music has a way of soothing the recesses of my brain that are constantly running in circles.

[@neshayrobinson]

Perfectly described❤

[@dimitrisdiavatis9427]

Jean-Michel Jarre once said something like : “it’s easy to make depressing music. To make happy music that’s hard...”

[@pablobitho8738]

I couldn't say that better.. 👌🏻

[@henkjanssen1252]

Not a doctor but might be the coffee...

[@phongon2005]

So much to achieve in so little time.

[@1736Cinema]

Every time I listen to Ólafur's music, my soul is healed.

[@asunnyday3749]

It’s like meeting an old friend you never knew. Haunting. Beautiful.

[@ge009]

I love how during “We Contain Multitudes” the other members of the group just sit there in silence and take it all in. When I saw him in Brooklyn you could hear a pin drop when he played it and I’ve just never experienced that at a concert before.

[@LomasLifestyle]

Hope you read this olafur. My students have made examiners cry when they ve used your music for their dance solos. Cry, big people tears.

[@writeronthestormkyushu565]

So awesome! As a teacher, I found your comment very powerful and true. Big people tears. Healing and cleansing tears.

[@chrispygamin727]

I would love to see a dance to his songs

[@Jordan04101]

0:00 Happiness Does Not Wait 4:38 Woven Song 7:53 Spiral 11:53 We Contain Multitudes

[@ApolosXV]

Thank you! I guess we're too early for the tiny desk youtube description....lol

[@breathturn]

THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@papi77on]

Thank you

[@sofieannbracke]

Doesn't the second tune start at 4:18? When Olafur start the record?

[@lenat113]

@@sofieannbracke Agree. And I think it’s better than the album version.

[@DUBaviator]

It's like time has slowed down and all of lifes pressures have been lifted when I listen to Olafur's music.

[@mospeeking1]

If my soul could make a sound it would be this song .... My heart beats to this rythem

[@Buzz9530]

Man, I've been doing music for as long as I can remember, and my lord, I've not cried like that to a piece in literally over a decade, maybe two.. for someone that cries very rarely.. these tears were pure.. thank you.

[@jaredbaez5457]

This looks like a scene from a movie, so beautiful

[@Gustavomazu]

you should also check out his "a sunrise session" live video and his "island songs" performance movie!

[@1962RJP]

Bravo, just bravo

[@nabaddajulietjosephine05]

How are people so talented and humannnnn too.

[@WilbertvandenBosch]

4:20... I was sold, can't get over it..

[@kjelldanao]

this must be what peace feels like

[@dianalopez-kq5gq]

It is my first time listening to Ólafur. This music transports me to a place of peace

[@anughes]

I love this guy!!! Just Beatiful!

[@janicestevenson6496]

Thank you Olafur for reminding me of this quote with your beautiful music. "Peace abides with me today....Abide with peace and receive its blessings. Come to peace with all that troubles you. Come not seeking answers....not seeking understanding....seeking its blessings. Peace cannot enter into a life of conflict, but you can enter into a life of peace. You come to peace, which is waiting for you, and in this your burdens will be released....Practice then receiving. Peace abides with you today. Today abide with peace." (Steps to Knowledge, New Message org)

[@piafilms2804]

Thank you, Janice.

[@julieann1975]

Thank you

[@kevinhanson6106]

Thank you for that, Beautiful!

[@elizabethurbick]

I always come to tears, deep in the cave of my being, touching bliss, when I listen to Olafur music...cosmic.

[@alexjcorona2605]

The way the strings sound... magical.

[@writeronthestormkyushu565]

Fresh air and light after a long, hard winter... Sending love to everyone that survived... and sadly to those that did not... like my dad. Love you pops. Miss you.

[@sallyh.2695]

My condolences 😰

[@bernios3446]

The way Olafur composed the piano and song lines around that archaic tribal singing from the phonograph is so amazingly beautiful. The achingly beautful music + the modesty of Olafur makes it almost impossible not to love the guy...

[@jonathanestradaestrada7039]

Gracias Olafur..

[@aubreywright8280]

we contain multitudes is the song i listen to when i’m having anxiety attacks

[@Toebex]

His hands are shaking so much and he looks so lost in what he is playing, such a pleasure to listen to

[@james_mackey]

OLAFUR x TINY DESK FOREVER!!!

[@bayareaknight4814]

Thank you Tiny Desk and thank you Olafur

[@brujeriaconcept]

YESSS!!! This man is a freaking genius! Thank you tiny desk !!

[@illucid8te]

Thankyou, Your work is beautiful

[@mort2247]

this is so immersive and beautiful. i am so entranced by the very unique sounding, warm, and mallet-heavy pianos. and the acoustic rawness of the musicians as a collective gives so much charm and mystique to the compositiions. also the sound of the keys clacking + muted strings for pianos have always held a special place in my heart. i'd take those over bright and short grand pianos anyday

[@Ramaphala1]

Finally! Olafur is on Tiny Desk. This had to happen after that beautiful album that came out in December, Some Kind of Peace. He should have a session where he performs Back to the Sky and Undone. The two being thee most favourite for me on the album but overall the entire album is a Masterpiece. Love and Light Everyone!

[@benjadamon]

You do know that he’s been on Tiny Desk before, right?

[@sareena132]

Love you from the bottom of my heart Olafur 💜💜

[@Grett_dma]

I was waiting eagerly for this one. His music is so very evocative and emotionally charged, it transports me to the shores of Iceland anytime I listen.

[@kazminhenkin]

It's amazing when you find something like this and realize its exactly what you needed to make you feel just right. 🙌🙏

[@relentless_m7614]

Thank you for the medicine 🙏

[@Gabriela-tb5uv]

The way he feels the music and plays it, it's incredible. I wish I could meet him so I could tell him how his music makes me feel.

[@jsunshine1]

his music is breathtaking. i feel like i am in a dream.

[@XSemperIdem5]

During the first song, the moment he stops playing and turns to face the other musicians you can tell he doesn't just hear the music, he feels it. And it comes across all of his compositions. It's so difficult to explain to others but his music expresses emotions better than even words can in such a universal manner.

[@abracadaverous]

I'm so glad I clicked on this. It lowered my blood pressure and heart rate by a lot. Absolutely lovely

[@dyensn7113]

So natural, comfortable, simple, sensitive sounds~ just like dreaming working through air where fill with woods and fresh wind^^

[@irinakarelina7057]

Thank you for existing Oláfur.

[@abstractsymmetricity]

They really got Olafur Arnalds, well played tiny desk.

[@NiklasMX]

Spiral is one of the most beautiful songs ever written, it makes me almost cry every time I hear it. Wonderful, beautiful, thank you.

[@XSemperIdem5]

Almost? Right from the beginning of the song my eyes were getting filled with tears. Only his music has ever had this effect on me.

[@747scorpio]

Max Richer & you my favorite artist -love you

[@johannesnicolaas]

It is as if we see angels float up and down from the heavens.

[@felipecarvalho1233]

Pure Magic

[@lanaflowersflowers300]

💞🎵🙂'*beautiful🌼

[@merkytippery]

Ah man, this is so beautiful and full of emotion

[@MikeKobb]

Saw him perform last night in San Francisco, and it was just wonderful. They played a beautiful version of Woven Song where the violins took the melody line that Herlinda Agustin Fernandez sings on the original. It worked beautifully.

[@ge009]

I was at his Brooklyn show and they did that same thing there. It was the first concert I’ve ever been to where you could hear a pin drop in the audience throughout the whole show, everyone was that captivated by him and the music.

[@hvanmegen]

You channel my hope for all things that are good.. this is the music that gives me hope for everything.. this is home... thank you for this.. all of you.

[@hendrixpoem2002]

This is BEAUTIFUL

[@burntieburntwell]

This music latches onto you, so careful and melodic.

[@TheTransitmtl]

If you have a chance take a listen to a well recorded live rendition of Says by Nils Frahm or almost anything from Finally We Are No One or Summer Make Good by Múm

[@Fala_Elias]

I like this so much

[@alisone258]

Always stunning. The last concert I went to before COVID was to see Olafur Arnalds in November of 2019. I was living in Zagreb, Croatia at the time and went to this performance by myself. Everything about it was breathtaking. The music, the atmosphere, the lights. Everyone was packed in there and enchanted by the music. I’ve since had to relocate and move back to the US from Croatia. But seeing Arnalds in concert is one of my fondest memories of my time living there and pre-COVID days.

[@waylonbaumgardner3612]

I saw him in early 2019 and agree :)

[@philrob4468]

Something I almost would rather see by myself.. All my attention on the music with less distractions

[@MattLeFaitMusic]

Such talent in this room!

[@Paulmazuk]

Tiny Desk has literally brought every single one of my favorite artists over. Who else blinked once and the concert was over?

[@dabrowkastepniewska]

I did.

[@dabrowkastepniewska]

Olafur's music is for me, how to put it in the best way - a beauty beyond words. Perfect harmony and peace. A sound of Iceland...

[@music_duckhu]

순수하고 평화로움 하면 떠오르는 뮤지션이고, 알면알수록 더 좋아지는 몇안되는 아티스트..

[@HugoJuarezJ]

You can see art everywhere in the background, the lights and shadows and the respect for the music.

[@horstwin1019]

Wunderbar .......... Danke !!!!!!!!!

[@gabriele55957]

just one word, AMAZING!!!!!!!This is the first time that I listen you, and it was very incredible

[@Unapologetically_human8349]

While listening, I had the same feeling watching a craftsman working on raw material and seeing their creation progressively taking shape while being certain the outcome would be a masterpiece. Thanks Tiny Desk.

[@LeandroBianchimusic]

Beautiful thank you! 💚🎶💚🙏🏽

[@tombittikoffer412]

That studio space is incredible. No wonder they make such beautiful music. I'd love to see the view outside the window.

[@mikedelferro]

Thank you! Olafur has influenced my music and opened an ambient world for me.

[@GarnetCallender]

Incredible talent, thank you! music that warms the heart, mind and soul

[@leechong5335]

Thank you for sharing this beautiful composer Olafur Amalds it was a great romantic moment thank you very much tiny desk 🌸

[@oliverheath4500]

Absolutely beautiful, echoes in my soul 🫀🫀🫀

[@kayluhluh6973]

Do you mean, “echoes in my heart”?

[@pythonetics1]

I would like to thank you on this platform for your BBC Front row solo pieces during the first lockdown. And here too thank you .

[@AaronPlaya100]

Perfection on a whole new level

[@fibzwavez8601]

He just made me appreciate his albums even more...lately everyday I have to repeat a few songs from "Some Kind of Peace" album...brilliant :)

[@MeetMySoundtrack]

There is beauty in this world. Thank you for this!

[@arkun_finish]

The moment, when my heart open for this type of music, I know, in my deepest soul I´m not alone! And it helps through the darker moments with a little light. And it shows me, here and now, thats all what we have!

[@damhood2033]

I just can't with this guy!

[@danielfrancis2332]

I feel as though the music captures something very deep in my soul- as if someone had taken a picture of me without my knowing it and showed it to me. Thank you, Ólafur!

[@nikcorthaut3439]

Thank you for healing our souls!

[@ProgologDe0]

Wonderful! Thank you

[@annabrac]

Thank you! Thank you!

[@adhiantos]

Love how the violin player is playing with his legs crossed. Truly a tiny desk home session!

[@christinebeckett5511]

If it's his legs (Karl's) that the viola player. The violist. Bigger, deeper, richer, warmer, more human sounding than the ethereal high-pitched violin. Essentially an alto violin. Think of alto flute, how its sound compares to regular flute.

[@christinebeckett5511]

Karl is arrying the bass line from around 1:32; quite audible around 1:45 - 2:05 how deep and low the viola sound is. Love it!!!

[@christinebeckett5511]

Augghhhhh Typos. "That's". And "carrying".

[@adhiantos]

@@christinebeckett5511 Oh oops! I saw the video description and there's no viola so I thought I was wrong :P

[@leonardodanielsalazardelat1796]

Wasn't expecting Happiness does not wait, now I'm very happy!

[@jotajaen6210]

perfect !!! greetings from Cuba.🇨🇺

[@damianoradaman]

How not to be in love with this man!!!! What a wonderful human being!

[@rosaliafernandeztarrio6837]

Gracias Ólafur Arnalds por tu música que me reconforta mi alma! Gracias por tu música!!!!!

[@amethysteallee3760]

Such beautiful, soft and original music!

[@wstibor]

Thanks a lot. I love you guys.

[@wanderalmeida9584]

Wonderfull. Big thanks from Brazil.

[@earthlessson]

just lovely and what i want it without knowing

[@Jezhawk]

So wonderful, thanks so much.

[@marie-anged.7380]

thank you so much for those moments of tenderness, merci tellement pour ces purs moments de douceur...

[@tessasnap2923]

Gently falling through the Infinity

[@boipelo7056]

I'm so happy right now, so very happy, so glad he did a 'home' Tiny Desk. thank you NPR

[@MM-jc7uv]

He’s done one before like 2 years ago. That one is also great

[@andreaatilano5364]

Woven Song reminds me of the Sacred Valley and my friend Matilde a Inca-Shipibo elder, pure medicine for the soul.

[@bettyreads222]

totally started crying when spiral began; the strings of that song just really get me. what a beautiful set

[@EarthBenderMab]

oh woooow so beautiful,. i want to put on a ball gown and dance in a massive hall lit by candles to this..... amazing... breath taking.... the sounds my soul makes when i am dancing,,,, this is it...

[@fristisaip]

Olafur Arnalds never fails me. This is effin' awesome.