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Ease into the new year with soothing soundscapes and calm piano

Relax, unwind and eliminate your stress with a curated playlist of classical music

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1 hour, 17 minutes

Music Played

  • Franz Schubert

    Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D 774

    Performer: Daniel Hope. Performer: Sebastian Knauer.
  • CΓ©cile Chaminade

    Pas des Γ©charpes (Suite for piano)

    Performer: Sir Stephen Hough.
  • Amy Beach

    Arctic Night (Eskimos, Op.64)

    Performer: Kirsten Johnson.
  • Clara Schumann

    3 Romances Op.22 (no.1)

    Performer: Elena Urioste. Performer: Isata Kanneh‐Mason.
  • Franz Liszt

    Concert Study No 3 in D flat major, 'Un sospiro'

    Performer: Jorge Bolet.
  • Robert Schumann

    Kind im Einschlummern (Kinderszenen, Op 15)

    Performer: Martha Argerich.
  • Roxanna Panufnik

    Homage a Chopin (Andante)

    Performer: Clare Hammond.
  • FrΓ©dΓ©ric Chopin

    Nocturne in E flat major, op.55 no.2

    Performer: David Quigley.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Keyboard Suite no.1 in B flat major HWV.434 (Minuet)

    Performer: Khatia Buniatishvili.
  • Amy Beach

    Dreaming

    Performer: Judith Herbert.
  • Clara Schumann

    Trio in G minor Op.17 for piano and strings (Andante)

    Performer: Clara-Wieck-Trio.
  • Franz Schubert

    Allegretto In C Minor, D 915

    Performer: Imogen Cooper.
  • Hildegard von Bingen

    Responsory: O felix anima

    Performer: Anonymous 4.
  • Robert Schumann

    Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op 47 (Andante cantabile)

    Performer: Jerusalem Quartet. Performer: Alexander Melnikov.
  • Franz Liszt

    Au bord d'une source (Années de pèlerinage I)

    Performer: Murray Perahia.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (Aria)

    Performer: Glenn Gould.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Sonata in C sharp minor, Op 27, 'Moonlight' (1st mvt)

    Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy.