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Ólafur Arnalds: Tiny Desk Concert

The Icelandic composer is joined by two "ghost" pianists, making mysterious and memorable music at the Tiny Desk.
Ólafur Arnalds performs a Tiny Desk Concert on July 3, 2018 (Eric Lee/NPR).

It's as if the pianos were haunted. Somewhere about midway through this Tiny Desk, as Icelandic composer performed on his electronic keyboard, two upright pianos were playing lilting melodies behind him, absent any performer at the keys. And yet

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