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Musical whispers

Shh! Lean in close as Elizabeth Alker shh-ares a selection of sounds inspired by whispering, from Icelandic theremin music to Taiwanese field recordings of nature’s hidden sounds.

Shh! Lean in close as Elizabeth Alker shh-ares a selection of sounds inspired by whispering. There’s theremin soundscapes from Icelandic musician Hekla based around the Catalonian word for "whisper", as well as field recordings of nature’s hidden sounds from Taiwanese sound artist Wu Judy Chin-tai plus a hushed meditation on Silent Night by William Basinski.

First broadcast in October 2022.
Produced by Katie Callin
A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3

1 hour

Last on

Thu 29 Dec 2022 23:30
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Björk

    Aurora (Music Box)

  • Björk

    Cocoon

  • Hekla

    Xiuxiuejar

  • Morita Vargas

    Deysa

  • Wu Judy Chin-tai

    A Montage of Treasured Past (interlude)

  • Dave Wesley

    Sussurrar

  • Jon Hopkins

    Inner Peace

  • Harold Budd

    The Whispers

  • Eve Adams

    The Dying Light

  • Cucina Povera

    ZOOM0005

  • MJ Cole

    Psalm

  • Tim Hecker

    Careless Whispers

  • James Blake

    Radio Silence

  • William Basinski

    Silent Night

Broadcasts

  • Thu 20 Oct 2022 23:30
    BBC Radio 3
  • Thu 29 Dec 2022 23:30
    BBC Radio 3

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