Ólafur Arnalds - Live at Sydney Opera House | Digital Season
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- In this specially-commissioned performance for Sydney Opera House's 2015 GRAPHIC, Icelandic multi-instrumentalist Ólafur Arnalds leads the Sydney Chamber Orchestra on an exclusive journey through his back catalogue, with visuals by Máni M. Sigfússon.
WARNING: This video may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.
Set list:
0:00 - Verses
9:24 - Þú ert jörðin
14:27 - Only The Winds
19:50 - Fyrsta
26:19 - Poland
30:10 - Hands, Be Still
33:54 - Reminiscence
39:10 - We (Too) Shall Rest
41:12 - Undan Hulu
46:35 - Allt Varð Hljótt
49:50 - Beth's Theme
56:18 - Near Light
1:06:04 - Ljósið
1:12:09 - Lag Fyrir Ömmu
Ólafur Arnalds: Piano and all compositions
Viktor Orri Árnason: conductor and arranger
Máni M. Sigfússon: Visuals
Sydney Chamber Orchestra:
Cello: Guy Curd
Cello: Heather Lindsay
Clarinet: Cameron Burgess:
Clarinet: Paul Cutlan
Clarinet: Phillippa Murphy-Haste
Flute: Melissa Coleman
French Horn: Michael Dixon
Trombone: Matt Harrison
Viola: Ella Brinch
Viola: Vera Marcu
Violin: Hayley Bullock
Violin: Natalya Bing
Violin: Sophie Longmuir
Violin: Vanessa Tammetta
Producer: Jordan Verzar
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Thanks for the opportunity given to us. Meraviglioso
Will I be able to fall asleep to this or will youtube ruin it with a loud advert in the end? Well, here’s hoping! Wish me luck!
Thanks amazing
I did! Several nights too! If I see those pesky yellow advert signs along the timeline, I pick something else.
Thanks ... It was extraordinary
As a middle class hard working person. I usually never have extra time or $$ to go to shows like this. So putting up a production this good and free for people like me to see really means a lot. Love you guys and thanks for this awesome video / production / music. God bless you all this holiday season. May 2022 bring us all together, and may we heal this world.
Better TIMES are now coming.... With regards to Covid-19, its important to also real socialize with healthy people, then also the HERD immunity will start to work. It doesnt work if we sit apart.... our computers, iPhones ++
WILL be better times now
Some comments like yours are just awesome with such greatness: thanks!
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I feel a open heart and a soul of gratitude. Thank you... Greetings from Berlin in Germany
I'm from Ukraine, and I'm absolutely happy with this concert, and the fact, that such institutions broadcast this. Adore.
There are certain words to describe the emotions I've felt while listening to Olafur, a calm, a peace, a sadness, a stillness, a sorrow, a poem, a love letter, a lost love, lost hope, finding peace, knowing God, understanding, reconciliation to the world! I felt it all I've felt it all! I feel it all!
That's a lot of words for something that can't be described in words. ;) But I feel ya! Gorgeous and emotional music.
@@matttttt63 hey! I stand corrected, there are certain words! Lol
Beautifully expressed. Absolutely touched my heart, deeply. Soulful. Uplifting, yet at times so moving us, to tears. Incredible, yes.
😚🤗😍
This is amazing.
I highly recommend discovering Ludovico Einaudi if you haven't already.
The first time I saw Olafur live was the day my Nanna passed away. I was in Germany, she was in Australia. Of course, he had to finish the set with "Song for Grandma", didn't he? I bawled my way out of the theatre.
I was fortunate to watch olafurs show at the royal albert hall a couple of years ago to launch Re:member - he had family and friends and record company filling the Audience. When he played that song as an encore im pretty sure both Oli and the whole crowd were all in tears. It's one of the most beautiful moments I've ever been a part off.
stuart barclay same thing for me. The most beautiful and heartbreaking moment I’ve ever experienced at a concert. Just a stunning conclusion to a wonderful evening. Left me speechless and devastated in the best way.
Sorry for your loss! A hug from Brazil!
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the purity of his love for humanity is heartbreaking
agreed
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yes it is amazing , we need more people like him ! greetings from Poland :) Wadowice :)
This is the most accurate representation of Ólafur and other minimalist composers who are of the same ilk
Beth's theme is one of most beautiful works of art ever made.
2.4 million views and I'm convinced 2 million are mine, Thank you Olafur, I didn't realise I needed your music so much until I heard it.
I am listening to this music
with my eyes closed...
The world is expanding,
and my soul is growing...
Olafur Arnalds is probably one of the main reasons why I've matured as a person. His music helped go through difficult moments and by the emotions he conveyed throughout his compositions, he helped me realize that sadness and loneliness are not the only emotions, but parts that should leave a significant mark in on your life the same way happiness and joy leave a mark.
Thanks for all the help.
Jesus loves you, and is here for you. “Now, therefore,” says the LORD, “turn to Me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning.” Joel 2:12
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beautiful words Manny
Let thy mercies come also unto me, O LORD, even thy salvation, according to thy word. (Psalm 119:41)
Thanks
I am so pleased that I saw this beautiful man and listened to his mesmerizing music at a small club in Moscow back in 2012.
We were all sitting on the grass floor, it was so silent during his performances until he starts a small talk in between, and every time he speaks you feel like he's touching your soul pure and gently just like his music. I've had a great and fun time. I asked him if we can hug each other and he did, and I keep this moment deeply in my heart to this day.
That sounds amazing
Beautiful experience! There's nothing quite like music to move one's soul. ❤️
He is absolutely magical! During his gig in Oslo I felt like I was basically doing a 2 hour long transcendental meditation.
Ciekawie opisal Poland. Podoba mi sie jego szczerosc i pochucie chumoru. Po calym dniu, taka muzyka bardzo uspokaja to fakt.
His music is how a great painting sounds. This is how color sounds to me.
He and Nils Frahm! My Anker the Last; I think More then 10 years❤️❤️❤️
Poruszający♥️
who are you talking about? one of the background-strings?
He reminds us that we are not alone in this sadness, madness, and utter happiness! The world feels weird, but he has helped me to retreat!!
Thanks ❤
I have restored the original front door to my 1871 farmhouse listing to Ólafur Arnalds. I find his carefree yet intentional songs inspirational to the progress of my otherwise quiet craft. I hope you may all be inspired to create something in this world of ours. Safe travels
Is your farm house in NC by chance ?
@@Steve-pi1eg No it's in Pennsylvania.
I put on this concert for the first time, thinking i would listen to it while doing things around the house. I sat in my chair spellbound. As the first piano notes were played over the audience’s voices tears rolled down my cheeks (not of sadness or heart break or even joy, just for beauty, and that he enabled everyone there to be part of creating it). What a powerful effect this music has, and what a gift artists such as Olafur give, who choose to direct their talents to such lofti purposes. I hope he enjoyed some well deserved rest after this.
Shamelessly weeping for my lost daughter... so utterly touching.
I'm so sorry for your loss. Sending you great love. 🙏💕
@@dearbhailconnon8987 Bless you... thank you xx
I’m sorry for your loss.🙏🏻😔
amor y paz
I am so sorry for your loss. Many hugs from me, from Romania. I lost my father to Covid in January.. I am so sorry for your loss
What an amazing musician, he is truly the Chopin/Bach/Mozart of our time…
I just cant focus on with this guy's song while studying . I just start to question my life
Tell me about it. I’m trying to work!! I hate that I love it.
Oh, find everything you possibly can to love, and like in this world, and share it...Spread the love, spread the liking...
Even when you feel miserable think of something you like, and show your smile to a stranger.
His music commands your full attention and immersion. It's an emotional ride. He has created such beauty.
I hope to have one day the chance to see Olafur Arnalds in France....His music is so magical, impregnated of his country, like a dream in black and white...the first day of the world where the nature wake up
Thanks❤
As a Polish i enjoyed a story about Poland, happy to hear that our roads helped make such a track! magical
It looks like he tells that story every time, I heard it on a concert in Katowice last year ;)
stronk!
@@sim85oo yeah, he does that. nothings wrong about it though. :)
Yes, as a Polish I liked it too. But it was also kind of 'HEYY! TOUCHÉ!' ;)
yeah, but it's not true at this moment, is it?
I danced my way closer to my cat, pet her and gave her a kiss and she didn't bite me. This music is magic.
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When the staff got a permission, nice haha
Ólafur Arnalds is one of the most important musicians alive today. There's no doubt in my mind he'll be remembered with the greats.
Absolutely! He's a spectacular musician, and also has the most adorable & engaging personality, so charisma + talent combined, he'll definitely remain in people's minds & hearts.
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"Ólafur Arnalds is one of the most important musicians alive today." no.
"There's no doubt in my mind he'll be remembered with the greats." check your mind. learn something about music or just dont judge it that way^^
@@wurstfinger3289 Seems like your opinion clashed with their opinion. You do not have to be rude about it. You CHOSE to be snarky and comment in a bad way. Don't choose that again.
@@tlanthony82 its not a question about opinion, its about facts. and olafur arnalds is not important for the developement of music at all. that is a fact.
if i chose snarky, i chose snarky puppy - because of its importance for musical developement, but more because of its class.
Every note is like a kiss. ❤
Ólafur seems like such a down to earth person, and he's funny as well. Loved his jokes lol. Listening to this performance was such a beautiful experience. I wish I'd be able to see him live someday. I will always be grateful to my friend who introduced me to his music.
I can’t believe I saw this, after all these years of crying to his music my heart was beating out of my chest. He plays so effortlessly and is so humble. Seeing this all live played on instruments I don’t know it just makes it so much more special and maybe touch less heartbreaking.
Timeline:
0:20 - Verses
9:24 - Þú ert jörðin
14:27 - Only The Winds
19:50 - Fyrsta
26:19 - Poland
30:10 - Hands, Be Still
33:54 - Reminiscence
39:10 - We (Too) Shall Rest
41:12 - Undan Hulu
46:35 - Allt Varð Hljótt
49:50 - Beth's Theme
56:18 - Near Light
1:06:04 - Ljósið
1:12:09 - Lag Fyrir Ömmu
confileus Thank you!
You're a star!
THX
Vielen Dank für Deine Liste
Heartfelt appreciation. I can never understand why people upload concerts/compilations et al without listing the titles of the various items.
We lost our beautiful neighbor to covid yesterday evening. This brilliant concert is helping to bring me out of tearless, paralyzing shock and for the first time away from the overwhelming darkness that has shaken my soul . . I am grateful. 🌏🌘🕊
I'm so sorry to hear of your loss. Stay strong
Hei. Keep staying strong. Someone has to. And if not you, who? A massive hug from a stranger.
Strong or broken, stay human.
Love is holding you, as your love for friend is grieving
This must be an incredibly difficult time and I cannot imagine what you are going through. There is a website that gives some guidance on how to deal with grief. But, grief is the most painful of all emotions. Whatever method you choose, I hope you are able to find comfort and peace. www.psychology.org.au/for-members/publications/inpsych/2011/dec/The-psychology-of-grief---applying-cognitive-and-b
This is so ethereal. I just discovered Olafur's music. It is perfect as a soundtrack for meditation.
He helped me get in touch with what I was actually feeling, doesn’t come easy for someone who has numbed their feelings all their life. Thank you @Olafur if it wasn’t for music don’t know where I would be
Arnold's accent's adorable :3 His way of communication with the audience is the cutest one i've ever seen :)
I was at his concert in Belgrade last November, that was something magical...unbelievable, it's like he is not from this planet. You can feel the truth and honesty in every single note he/they play. I left my heart in that concert hall.
Is his pronouns are he/they?
@@johnschwartz1739 hopefully this is a joke hahaha
Watching people on the audience with closed eyes. Epic, magic, poetic :)
"There are many kinds of sadness." Wow, that makes so much sense to me. I wish there were words to name these different types beyond, grief, depression, etc. We need more subtilities....
i'm from morocco , i don't know if someday i will see like this live , it make me feell like i have wings to fly away . music is such the wordless description to our feelings . i hope someday i can assist to this music .
cheers moroccan fella :D walou, we can keep dreaming someone will be bold enough to schedule such talented musician as Olafur or Nils Frahm. Tired of philarmonic classical concertos. This is beyond beautiful
Genius is in the space between the notes.
Every time I listen to Ólafur's music, I close my eyes.
And only then do I move to another world.
A world of peace, a world without aggression and enslavement.
Into a better world !!
There's a lady in one of the shots who also has her eyes closed. Vision is very noisy - its why we've used sensory deprivation to attain altered states of consciousness for millenia!
He is truly emotional, creative and beautiful. I've been to his concert in 2019 in Istanbul. I remember the jokes about Turkish bath and his heart filled with love when he was playing Lag Fyrir Ömmu. It's just impossible not to fall in love with him.
Only the Winds has always been a really impactful piece for me ever since I first heard it on Pandora while on a walk in the woods at sunset (not gonna lie, I broke down crying right there), and there's something about the live version here - and watching the living, breathing orchestra perform it, and Olafur's expressive rapture - that's just breathtaking.
That sounds like a beautiful experience. I know a lot of musicians would feel their music, but their are few musicians i've seen where their emotions come through as strongly as Olafur, especially during Only the Winds.
*coughs*
There is so much softness combined with soul depth in this music...
'Only the Winds', probably the most beautiful piece of music ever.
oh man, tears won't stop falling
This is in my playlist… I love it sooooo much. I live in the Pilbara in Western Australia and I live to listen to this as I water my garden and look out to the bush .. thank you for your sweet beautiful music. I’m glad you’re Grandmother started you on music x
Sounds a simply lovely thing to do.
Love the fact he interacted with the audience so well, it felt like he was talking to a friend.
Amazing performance!!! Every video I see of Ólafur makes me enjoy his music even more
When I listen to this music, my soul feels like it’s being held. ❤️
Beautiful concert! Thanks a lot for sharing, Sydney Opera House and thank you so much for sharing your music with us, Olafur. You are amazing!!!
This is crazy how baths and sinks can be inspiring
His touch on the piano is the best ever!
He gives my soul a voice ...no words just feeling
We are so fortunate to live on the same planet and the same period of time as this amazing artist and musician.
Thank you so much for sharing this pure gem.
Nothing connects us like the harmonic resonance of music. It is the Universe in language as much as math is. This is a wonderful performance. Thank you. We are all still here and together regardless of what they say.
Music and Math - strong contenders for my growing suspision its* none of it by accident!
I love this man. Sweet, gentle, down to earth and funny as well.
Omg What?! This is magical. I can't get over the orchestration and the use of electronica. Mind blown.
Thank you for sharing this concert here. Ólafur Arnalds' is so inspiring.
Like when rain drips on the roof of a house, silence flows through the windows, like tears on my face, music that washes away sorrow washes the soul, so tender, thank you
Well said.
I love your humble and humerous way to take away the drama of your music yet you are one of my favorites when it comes to modern classical music! I love your music. Very exciting! Thank you Olafur for your amazing performance!🥰💯
And thank you Australia operahouse for your sharing this amazing artist!
For someone whose music makes me cry every time without fail, he’s quite funny! I’ve been a fan for years but I think this is the first time I’ve heard him speak.
I love his music... ALL of it. It is something so incredibly magical that when you close your eyes, you feel like it's another dimension.
I do listen to it with my eyes closed too... I feel like the world is expending...
The magic of being alive evokes in realizing dreams in reality. Wonderful sounds that make one touch the infinite universe from earth. Thank you!
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What a wonderful (sound) journey! Thanks Ólafur & alltheTeam!…..
This interaction with the audience is just amazing....he just asks for a simple C, making everyone comfortable, building what he needs for what's next, and then, the contrast with how they go into the next tune is just staggering. Everything is under control, there has been so many things that went into consideration to that tune yet that it's just rolling, and you go through a fun audience experiment to a fully mastered musical piece...he's tired and want to go home, but we still enjoy what he has to offer sooo much! Thanks for your work Olafur!
Love his music, his gentleness and his humbleness!! Just incredible performance!!
Did anyone notice in the song, Þú ert jörðin addition of flute, piccolo and oboe just brought so much depth! I don’t know when I listen to original version and not the live version, I can’t seem to find that depth! Last 3 days, I am just putting this live version, specially this song as well as reminiscence, only the winds on repeat!
One day I wish to watch him live!!
Much love from Canada🇨🇦
As an artist,i wish i was born in a place where music appreciated so my human spirit blume fully and live a full fulfilled life
I don't know how many times I listened to this magnificent concert when I sat at the table and started working. It makes me happy and makes my job better.
Thank you so much Ólafur Arnalds, Sydney Opera House, and the fascinating orchestra. 👏🏼👍🏼🤩
You are extraordinary, I will never forget the beautiful concert you gave at the Milan Conservatory ..... one of the most beautiful of my life!
Absolutely dreamy. It's the sound of a wistful smile and a happy sigh and the knowledge that life is short and sometimes beautiful.
The first time I have ever heard the music of Ólafur Arnalds............Awesome. Ólafur Arnalds, Viktor Orri Árnasonand and the Sydney Chamber Orchestra deliver beauty, emotion and perfection.
I saw this concert like thousand times but I can't get enough. Such a sweet, calm, modest, funny and absolutely brilliant person Olafur is!
Cet homme est un génie, sa musique est unique tout comme les émotions qu elle suscite... c est grâce à RY X que je connais Olafur et ils ont élargi mon univers musical . C est un bonheur de les écouter... dans ce monde si difficile qu est le notre. 🙏
In contrast to so much suffering and ego there is Olafur Arnalds. Thank you! This is also why life is beautiful.
ahhhhh but... but... can i hug the man??? his music is soooo beautiful, so subtle, ahhhh!!! 😍
Song for grandma... I've heard it first time live in Belgrade last year. What a way to end up outstanding performance! And story about his grandma was so emotional tho.
Ólafur, simply best of a kind.
If only I knew someone who feels this as much as I do.
Billions
Me
You are not alone
This IS galactic music - stretching beyond the milky way and beyond into the universe
Brilliant #OlafurArnalds
9:45 makes me having goosebumps and my eyes are teary. Thank God for wonderful you OlafurArnalds
I was supposed to work... I like doing it with Olafur's music in the background, but this time I am just freaking sitting with shivers going down my spine. this is Art with capital A...
J’adore,avec de l’humour de plus, musique superbe, apaisante et belle, C’ est vraiment magnifique. Un moment sublime et magique. Merci. On en redemande. 😊😊😊😊.
"POLAND", "Only the WINDS" and "Undan Hulu"!! It is magic! Perfect concert.
@Ólafur Arnalds I do not believe it is you, The real Olaf exist in YT since long Time, your profile since 4 hours;)
beyond talented, beyond humble and beyond funny .... Just love this beautiful soul and his music
visit iceland once in your lifetime and you will understand, where this musical beauty is coming from....
Cela traverse le corps comme un courant chaud, ça émeut et ça réveille. Doux, touchant, précis.
A moving performance! I felt every note, every melody. I hope I get to see Olafur live one day.
I tell yоu, nо; but unless yоu repent yоu will all likewise perish. Luke 13:3 ✝
I just saw him on Monday (June 6ths 2022) . And literally cried. And meditated for easily half the show.
Been listening to him for a lil over 10 years... Own all his VSTs he did with Spitfire Audio... And yaaaa he's just a master performer. Definitely go see him if you have a chance!!
Even the lights were on point.
going to see him on 26th June, so excited!
@@hnrvltn you are in for a real treat!
I cannot wait to 12/12/2022 !!
Omg...I do love artists from Iceland. You all bought my heart 15 years ago and you will stay with me till the end of time.
Oh My gosh! I've just found this artist, so glad I did..
This made the great "Broadchurch" even greater. Exquisite Northern melancholy and fatalism.
Saw him 2018 live in Ludwigsburg. The best concert I've ever seen in my life!
only the winds and verses will forever be 2 of my favourites
It's absolutely fantastic.. Wow... What a great performance... I love the contrast between Ólafur Arnalds's emotional music and his jokes/ stories that he share so authentically with the audience. Thank you Sydney Opera House for sharing this with us
So many blessings and so much love for your lovely music..
The last piece for his grand mother was so moving, the sounds coming from the backstagefor me is kind of representing the legacy and history left by the grandmother. I loved the effect it really moved me. RIP et and congratulations.
Wow. I just discovered this. This young man has a very old soul. Indescribably beautiful.
Me encantas, eres un SER de Luz hermosa, conectas con el Universo através de la música. Gracias por regalar tanta belleza a los oidos de la gente de este maravilloso planeta
Olafur is one of the greatest musicians of this time !!!!
There is so much gratitude for this human being. Not is he only an exquisite person, and a unique music genius, but I think I've actually laughed more at him talking than watching any comedians take the stage. Top Artist.
He must have had a heavenly moment on stage, listening to the orchestra play his music so flawlessly. Bravo Olafur & Orchestra!!!
Thank you dear Ólafur & orchestra! You're incredible, as always!
This was definitely missing from our lives... Don’t know how to thank you @olafurarnalds
Was trying to describe Arnalds to someone and wasn’t doing very well. I finally said that I just feel connected and “I want this guy to write the soundtrack of my life”. That’s it right there!
This was the first show where I saw Ólafur live. Hopefully of many more. What an amazing evening it was.
Thank you Olafur, your music and your musical work reach the depths of my being, thank you for generating wonderful emotions in me.
You take me to unimaginable states and places that alter all my senses. Thanks Ólafur Arnalds, Sydney Chamber Orchestra and the music.
Near Light with all those additional instruments is quite different, love that!
that last song.... beauty through simplicity is truly it's purest form
Ólafur, I just love what you do and how you create the atmosphere. I love Iceland and especially your music which can catch the precision of every detail in our emotional landscape. THANK YOU. I just love everything.