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Hildur Guðnadóttir

Icelandic Composer & Cellist 3 albums picked

Hildur Ingveldardóttir Guðnadóttir is an Icelandic musician and composer. A classically trained cellist, she has played and recorded with the bands Pan Sonic, Throbbing Gristle, Múm, and Stórsveit Nix Noltes, and has toured with Animal Collective and Sunn O))). She has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, two Grammy Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award.

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Ep #794 ·
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What Hildur Guðnadóttir said · 2 records

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In the Sea
Ellen Fullman ·1987
"She made this like hugely long string instrument that she's been developing for probably decades. I mean this record is from '87 and she's still going strong with this long string instrument."
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The Sinking of the Titanic (Live)
Gavin Bryars & Gavin Bryars Ensemble ·2009
"These two pieces that are on here, which are 'The Sinking of the Titanic' and 'Jesus Blood Never Failed Me Yet,' you know, they're like these pieces that you can come back to again and again and again and you can just listen to and repeat endlessly."
Watch this moment 10:00
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