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Effervescent piano pieces to illuminate the mind

A mix of luminous piano pieces to bring stillness and calm to the present moment. Featuring quintessential classical composers alongside newer names in contemporary music.

Find clarity and focus with this carefully-curated mix of luminous piano pieces. Featuring quintessential works from classical giants Frédéric Chopin and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, a rare gem from English composer-pianist York Bowen, plus new music from contemporary piano stars including Emile Mosseri, Kelly Moran, and Poppy Ackroyd.

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Music Played

  • Claude Debussy

    Debussy: 2 Arabesques, CD 74, L. 66: No. 1, Andantino con moto Simon Trp?eski

    Performer: Simon Trpceski.
    • Debussy: Images & Children's Corner.

  • Dobrinka Tabakova

    Nocturne

    Performer: Ivan Yanakov.
    • Nocturne.

  • Roger Quilter

    3 Pieces, Op. 16: No. 2, Summer Evening

    Performer: David Owen Norris.
    • Quilter: Complete Piano Music.

  • Ryuichi Sakamoto

    BB

    Performer: Ryuichi Sakamoto.
    • Opus.

  • Zdenek Fibich

    Moods, Impressions and Reminiscences, Op. 47: No. 54, Placido

    Performer: Marián Lap?ansk?.
    • Fibich: Moods, Impressions and Reminiscences, Vol. 7.

  • Takashi Yoshimatsu

    2つのロマンス 1. 名前のロマンス

    Performer: Kyoko Tabe.

  • Fanny Mendelssohn

    4 Lieder, Op. 8, H-U 463: No. 2, Andante con espressione

    Performer: Paula Ríos.
    • When in Silence of the Soul.

  • Alan Baker

    Chere Maman

    Performer: Alan Baker.
    • 大象传媒 Introducing track.

  • Mario Castelnuovo‐Tedesco

    Alghe : Semplice e tranquillo

    Performer: Aldo Ciccolini.
    • The Complete Piano Works, Vol. I.

  • Edwin York Bowen

    Berceuse in D Major, Op. 83

    Performer: Rapha?l Epstein.
    • Berceuses au piano.

  • Gabríel ?lafs

    Aska - Voiceless - Harpa Sessions

    Performer: Gabríel ?lafs.
    • Solon Islandus (Complete Works).

  • Poppy Ackroyd

    Resolve

    Performer: Poppy Ackroyd.
    • Sketches.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Jeux D'Eau

    Performer: André Laplante.
    • Ravel: Miroirs, Jeux D'Eau, Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte.

  • Summer Mastous

    Melusine

    Performer: Summer Mastous.
    • Kajillionaire (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).

  • Ben Pearson

    Damaged

    Performer: Ben Pearson.
    • Spinning.

  • Shida Shahabi

    All In Circles

    Performer: Shida Shahabi.

  • John Field

    Nocturne No.10 in E minor

    Performer: Benjamin Frith.

  • Franz Liszt

    Agnus Dei della Messa da Requiem di Giuseppe Verdi, S. 437

    Performer: Martin Cousin.
    • Liszt: Complete Piano Music, Vol. 62 – Transcriptions of Religious Works.

  • Thomas Encho

    Paris à l'aube

    Performer: Thomas Encho.
    • Elle & lui et le reste du monde.

  • Ollie Jones

    Solace

    Performer: Ollie Jones.
    • 大象传媒 Introducing track.

  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Cameos, Op. 56: III. Andante

    Performer: Waka Hasegawa.
    • Coleridge-Taylor: Undiscovered Piano Works.

  • Sir Stephen Hough

    Osmanthus Reverie

    Performer: Sir Stephen Hough.
    • Stephen Hough's Dream Album: Piano Bonbons.

  • Belle Chen

    Fade

    Performer: Belle Chen.
    • Years of Pilgrimage.

  • Hania Rani

    In Between

    Performer: Hania Rani.
    • On Giacometti.

  • Eydís Evensen

    Wandering II

    Performer: Eydís Evensen.
    • Bylur.

  • Emilie Levienaise Farrouch

    End Scene

    Performer: Emilie Levienaise Farrouch.

  • Frédéric Chopin

    Waltz in A Minor, Opus 34 No. 2

    Performer: Giorgi Gigashvili.
    • 大象传媒 Radio 3 New Generation Artist performance.

  • Manuel Ponce

    Estudio No. 8 "Preludio galante"

    Performer: Arturo Nieto-Dorantes.
    • Ponce: Complete Piano Works Vol. 1 & 2.

  • Keilly Moran

    Hypnov

    Performer: Keilly Moran.
    • Moves in the Field.

  • Robert Haigh

    Portrait with Shadow

    Performer: Robert Haigh.
    • Creatures of the Deep.

  • Federico Mompou

    Impressiones intimas: IV. Cuna (Cradle)

    Performer: Olena Kushpler.
    • Mompou: Preludes.

  • Ruth Platt & Anne Müller

    For Leah

    • Martyrs Lane.

  • Sophia Jani

    Sori

    Performer: Sophia Jani.
    • Sori.

  • Paul Jones

    Sunset Village

    Composer: Stephen Black. Performer: Group Listening.
    • Clarinet & Piano: Selected Works, Vol. 2.

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