Soothing piano to settle the mind
A drift through late Romantic piano classics and quintessential contemporary works, this carefully curated mix blends styles and eras to showcase the best of the piano.
Late Romantic piano classics give way to 20th-century minimalism and reverb-drenched contemporary vignettes. Drifting across eras and decades, this mix is designed to guide focus and relaxation. Vanessa Wagner鈥檚 interpretation of Suzanne Ciani鈥檚 Inverness paints a frosty landscape glimpsed from a warm fire, while Chilly Gonzales鈥檚 Gentle Threat renews like a sun-touched morning.
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Cyril Scott
Danse Negre, Op. 58/5: 5th (For One Piano)
Performer: Leslie De鈥橝th. Performer: Anya Alexeyev.- Cyril Scott: Complete Piano Music, Vol. 5 (Lotus Land).
- Dutton Epoch.
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Percy Grainger
Eastern Intermezzo (Version for Solo Piano)
Performer: Simon Mulligan.- Grainger: Solo Piano Works, Vol. 2.
- Steinway & Sons.
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Ylva Skog
5 Moon Pieces: No. 3, Moon Shadow
Performer: Ann-Sofi Klingberg.- Skog & Tarrodi: Piano Pieces.
- DB Productions.
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John Cage
Cage: All Sides of the Small Stone, for Erik Satie
Performer: Bertrand Chamayou.- Letter(s) to Erik Satie.
- Erato.
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Liisa Pohjola
6 Piano Pieces, Op. 20: 6. A Dream
Performer: Aarre Merikanto.- Liisa Pohjola: Selected Recordings 1969-2004.
- Alba Records.
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Maurice Ravel
Ravel: Jeux d'eau, M. 30
Performer: Bertrand Chamayou.- Ravel: Complete Works for Solo Piano.
- Erato.
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Ryuichi Sakamoto
For J贸hann
Performer: Ryuichi Sakamoto.- Opus.
- Commmons.
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Suzanne Ciani
Inverness
Performer: Vanessa Wagner.- Inverness.
- 滨苍蹿颈苍茅.
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Dustin O鈥橦alloran
Opus 20
Performer: Dustin O鈥橦alloran.- Piano Solos, Vol. 2.
- Bella Union.
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Stephen Baysted
Pagodesque no.2
Performer: Stephen Baysted. Performer: Susan Caroline Legg.- The Impressionists: And the Man Who Made Them (Original Motion Picture Soundtrac.
- Redrocca.
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Olivier Messiaen
Vingt regards sur l'enfant-J茅sus: XIX. Je dors, mais mon coeur veille
Performer: Ciro Longobardi.- Vingt Regards Sur L'Enfant-J茅sus - Petites Esquisses D'Oiseaux.
- Piano Classics.
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Meredith Monk
Gotham Lullaby (Transcribed for solo piano by Vanessa Wagner)
Performer: Vanessa Wagner.- Les Heures Immobiles.
- 滨苍蹿颈苍茅.
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Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 5: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam (Arr. Hewitt)
Performer: Angela Hewitt. Performer: Gustav Mahler. Music Arranger: Angela Hewitt.- Love Songs - Piano Transcriptions Without Words.
- Hyperion.
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Elisabeth Lutyens
Barcarolle
Performer: Martin Jones.- Elisabeth Lutyens: Piano Works, Volume 3.
- Resonus.
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Chilly Gonzales
Gentle Threat
Performer: Chilly Gonzales.- Solo Piano.
- Universal Music Jazz France.
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Dustin O鈥橦alloran
Our Lord Debussy
Composer: Adam Wiltzie. Performer: A Winged Victory for the Sullen.- The Undivided Five.
- Ninja Tune.
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Shida Shahabi
Vassen
Performer: Shida Shahabi.- 91福利社s.
- 130701.
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William Alwyn
Contes Barbares (Homage to Paul Gauguin): No. 3, Manao Tupapau [She Dreams of Re
Performer: Ashley Wass.- Alwyn, W.: Piano Music, Vol. 2 - 12 Preludes / Contes Barbares / Movements.
- Naxos.
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Cheryl Duvall
Adagio
Performer: Anna H枚stman.- Harbour.
- Redshift.
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
24 Preludes, Op 28, No. 13
Performer: Eric Lu.- The Chopin Competition Laureates.
- Warner Classics.
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Christian Bernard
Black Lotus
Performer: Christian Bernard.- Black Lotus.
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Michael Richards
Emily's Journey
Performer: Michael Richards.- Emily's Journey.
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