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Nordic Noir

Lars Mikkelsen (House of Cards) and Vera Vitali (Bonus Family) read from the darker side of Nordic literature, haunted by the music of Sibelius, Nielsen, Bjork and Johannsson.

The actors Lars Mikkelsen (House of Cards, The Killing, Borgen and Ride upon the Storm) and Vera Vitali (star of the mega-hit series Bonus Family) read from the misdemeanour, magic and poetry of Scandinivian gloom and Nordic Noir - the term given to a genre of crime writing established in the Martin Beck series of novels by Maj Sj枚wall and Per Wahl枚枚. Other crime writing featured in the programme includes Jo Nesb酶, Stieg Larsson and Henning Mankell, along with the philosophising of S酶ren Kierkegaard and prose by William Heinesen that straddles the spirit-world and imagination. As ever, music shapes and charges the atmosphere even further. Sibelius, Nielsen, Hildur Gu冒nad贸ttir, 叠箩枚谤办 and Gy冒a Valt媒sd贸ttir all feature.

You might be interested that tomorrow night Radio 3 broadcasts a documentary about the Immortal North in which Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough dives into a frozen Norwegian lake on her journey exploring ideas about ageing and mortality.

Image courtesy of Robin Skjoldborg.

Producer: Paul Frankl

Readings:
Jo Nesbo - The Snowman
Stieg Larsson - The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
William Heinesen - The Tower At The Edge of the World
Per Petterson - Echoland
Tomas Transtromer - Alcaic
William Heinesen - The Tower At The End of the World
Dorthe Nors - Karate Chop
Lars Gustafsson - Snow
Arnaldur Indridason - The Shadow District
Sjowall & Wahloo - The Locked Room
Henning Mankell - The Fifth Woman
Soren Kierkegaard - The Sickness Unto Death: A Christian Psychological Exposition for Upbuilding and Awakening

1 hour, 14 minutes

Last on

Wed 30 Dec 2020 18:15
91热爆 Radio 3

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Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • Jo Nesbo

    The Snowman, read by Lars Mikkelsen

  • 00:02

    Frans Bak

    The Killing

    Performer: Frans Bak.
    • DR.

  • Stieg Larsson

    The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, read by Vera Vitali

  • 00:07

    Jean Sibelius

    Kuolema (extract)

    Orchestra: Lahti Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Osmo V盲nsk盲.
    • BIS CD915.

  • William Heinesen

    The Tower At The Edge of the World, read by Lars Mikkelsen

  • 00:17

    Edvard Grieg

    Anitra聮s Dance (Peer Gynt)

    Orchestra: San Francisco Symphony. Conductor: Herbert Blomstedt.
    • DECCA 425857 2.

  • Per Petterson

    Echoland, read by Vera Vitali

  • 00:20

    Dustin O鈥橦alloran

    An Empty Space

    Performer: Gy冒a Valt媒sd贸ttir.
    • 1631 Recordings MDCBLP001.

  • Tomas Transtromer

    Alcaic, read by Lars Mikkelsen

  • 00:25

    Riccardo Drigo

    Les Millions d'Arlequin

    Performer: Emanuel Feuermann. Performer: Gerald Moore.
    • HERITAGE HGGCD401.

  • William Heinesen

    The Tower At The End of the World, read by Vera Vitali

  • 00:27

    Carl Nielsen

    Saga Drom

    Orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Herbert Blomstedt.
    • DG.
    • 4477572.

  • Dorthe Nors

    Karate Chop, read by Lars Mikkelsen

  • 00:38

    叠箩枚谤办

    Hunter

    Performer: 叠箩枚谤办.
    • One Little Indian 222TP7CD.

  • Lars Gustafsson

    Snow, read by Vera Vitali

  • 00:43

    J贸hann J贸hannsson

    virdulegu Forsetar

    Ensemble: The Caput Ensemble. Performer: Gu冒ni Franzson.
    • TOUCH TO:64.

  • Arnaldur Indridason

    The Shadow District, read by Lars Mikkelsen

  • 00:46

    Jannis Noya Makrigiannis

    Hollow Talk

    Performer: Choir of Young Believers.
    • Tigerspring TIGER-004.

  • Sjowall and Wahloo

    The Locked Room, read by Vera Vitali

  • 00:54

    Hildur Gu冒nad贸ttir

    Folk Faer Andlit

    Performer: Hildur Gu冒nad贸ttir.
    • DG 3864519.
  • 00:59

    Adam Nord茅n

    Kurt聮s Theme

    Performer: Adam Nord茅n.
    • Kritzerland KR 20023 2.

  • Henning Mankell

    The Fifth Woman, read by Lars Mikkelsen

  • 01:02

    Jonsi

    Ti Ki

    Performer: Sigur R贸s.
    • EMI 5496912.

  • Soren Kierkegaard

    The Sickness Unto Death:A Christian Psychological Exposition for Upbuilding and Awakening, read by Lars Mikkelsen

  • 01:09

    Dan铆el Bjarnason

    Bow to String, pt.2 聯Air to Breath聰

    Performer: S忙unn Thorsteinsd贸ttir.
    • Bedroom Community HVALUR7CD.
    • 3.

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