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A Conversation With Jonny Greenwood, On Chaos And The Element Of Surprise

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A Conversation With Jonny Greenwood, On Chaos And The Element Of Surprise

Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood talks about his classical music featured on NPR Music's Tiny Desk, his love for the recorder and his composer heroes such as Steve Reich and Krzysztof Penderecki.

A Conversation With Jonny Greenwood, On Chaos And The Element Of Surprise

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Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood On The Music Of 'Phantom Thread'

When not playing guitar for one of the world's biggest rock bands, Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood has built a name a composer. His score for Paul Thomas Anderson's Phantom Thread is up for an Oscar. Shin Katan/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood On The Music Of 'Phantom Thread'

The guitarist and arranger for one of the world's biggest rock bands is also a composer, whose work on Paul Thomas Anderson's latest film is up for an Oscar.

Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood On The Music Of 'Phantom Thread'

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All Songs +1: A Conversation With Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood

"It's a surprise to me how well so many of these songs came out," says Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood of the band's latest album, A Moon Shaped Pool. "We all feel really lucky and happy to have this as a record." Colin Greenwood/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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All Songs +1: A Conversation With Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood

On this week's +1 podcast, Bob chats with Radiohead's visionary guitarist Jonny Greenwood about the making of the band's newest record, A Moon Shaped Pool.

All Songs +1: A Conversation With Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood

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Jonny Greenwood: Where Oscars Fear to Tread

"Henry Plainview," from the Radiohead guitarist's score for There Will Be Blood, is the stuff of what philosopher Edmund Burke called "the sublime": art that has the power to destroy. It's hard to imagine the film's Henry Plainview without "Henry Plainview."

Henry Plainview

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Radiohead's Guitarist Adapts To Life In Widescreen

Jonny Greenwood is responsible for the score of The Master and There Will Be Blood. S. Katan/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Radiohead's Guitarist Adapts To Life In Widescreen

Jonny Greenwood began as an underachieving viola student at Oxford. After years of crafting the iconic guitar sound of Radiohead, he's found his way back to the orchestra as a film-score composer.

Radiohead's Guitarist Adapts To Life In Widescreen

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First Listen: Krzysztof Penderecki And Jonny Greenwood

Jonny Greenwood, AUKSO Chamber Orchestra conductor Marek Mos and Krzysztof Penderecki, on stage after a 2011 concert. Marcin Olivia Soto hide caption

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First Listen: Krzysztof Penderecki And Jonny Greenwood

Hear the music Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood wrote in response to one of his own favorite composers, the 79-year-old Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki — both full of noise, chaos and energy.

Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima / Popcorn Superhet Receiver / Polymorphia / 48 Responses to Polymorphia

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Regina Spektor, Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood Does Avant-Garde Classical, More

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Regina Spektor, Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood Does Avant-Garde Classical, More

Hear new music from Spektor's upcoming album, a collaboration between Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood and Polish avant-garde composer Krzysztof Penderecki, and more.

Regina Spektor, Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood Does Avant-Garde Classical, More

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Jonny Greenwood, Glass And Ligeti: An Evening Of Premieres And A Rarity

Brad Lubman, the Wordless Music Orchestra, and Signal Ensemble play live on May 20, 2011 at New York's Society for Ethical Culture. Richie Clarke/courtesy of the artists hide caption

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Classics in Concert

Jonny Greenwood, Glass And Ligeti: An Evening Of Premieres And A Rarity

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An exciting premiere of music by Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood, Philip Glass' take on David Bowie and Brian Eno, and finger-shredding sounds from Gyorgy Ligeti.

Jonny Greenwood, Glass And Ligeti: An Evening Of Premieres And A Rarity

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Classics in Concert

Jonny Greenwood Premieres 'Popcorn' in U.S.

WNYC Radio

Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood has helped push the boundaries of rock music by integrating electronics and decidedly un-rock sounds. From the Wordless Music Series recorded by WNYC, Greenwood offers the U.S. premiere of his orchestral work, Popcorn Superhet Receiver.

Jonny Greenwood in Concert on WNYC 1/16/08

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