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A meditative journey through transfixing piano pieces for calm and focus

A meditative mix of piano music featuring avant-garde works, modern gems, and timeless classics. Including Chiahu Lee鈥檚 reworkings of J.S. Bach and Bill Evans in a tranquil mood.

Immerse yourself in a meditative and transfixing piano soundscape where contemporary and timeless beauty meet. This curated selection features evocative pieces from modern composer-pianists including Chris Abrahams, Zuzanna Ca艂ka and Dustin O鈥橦alloran alongside classical gems courtesy of Henry Purcell, Lili Boulanger and William Alwyn. A piano mix that's sure to calm the spirit and focus the mind.

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Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Sonata in C major, K. 330, II. Andante cantabile

    Performer: Eric Lu.
    • Piano Sonata in C major, K. 330, II. Andante cantabile.

  • Jenny McLeod

    Tone Clock Piece IV

    Performer: Michael Houstoun. Performer: Diedre Irons.
    • 24 Tone Clocks.

  • Chris Abrahams

    As A Vehicle, The Dream I

    Performer: Chris Abrahams.
    • Appearance.

  • Soetkin Milbouw

    Heart's Embrace

    Performer: Soetkin Milbouw.
    • Keys for Change.

  • Bu虉s抬ra Kay谋kc抬谋

    Melez Lavanta

    Performer: Bu虉s抬ra Kay谋kc抬谋.
    • Eskizler.

  • Anastasiya Ihnatovich

    Time Lapse 5

    Performer: Anastasiya Ihnatovich.
    • foundations, Vol. 1.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    (R茅)inventio: No. 12 in A Major [After J.S. Bach's BWV 783]

    Performer: Chiahu Lee. Music Arranger: Chiahu Lee.
    • (搁茅)颈苍惫别苍迟颈辞.

  • Alexander Nikolayevich Tcherepnin

    8 Pieces for Piano, Op. 88: No. 1, Meditation

    Performer: Alexander Gadjiev.
    • Alexander Gadjiev Play Sergei Prokofiev, Alexander & Nikolai Tcherepnin.

  • Bill Evans

    Peace Piece

    Performer: Bill Evans.
    • Everybody Digs Bill Evans.

  • Thibault Ravina

    Unveiled

    Performer: Thibault Ravina.
    • From a New Distance.

  • Jim Perkins

    Turning

    Performer: Jim Perkins.
    • Turning.

  • Luke Duffy

    Lullaby

    Performer: Luke Duffy.
    • Lullaby.

  • Henry Purcell

    Dido & Aeneas (arr. For Piano by Irene Cantos): Act III, Z. 626: X

    Performer: Irene Cantos.
    • Passages. Hidden Treasures of Classical Piano.

  • Valentin Silvestrov

    Naive Music: No. 7. Waltz

    Performer: Elisaveta Blumina.
    • Silvestrov: Piano Music.

  • Laraaji

    waltz life

    Performer: Laraaji.
    • piano1.

  • Polly Carter

    Flowers From The Walled Garden

    Performer: Polly Carter.
    • Flowers From The Walled Garden.

  • Emma Jackson

    Velvet Embrace

    Performer: Emma Jackson.
    • Improvised Hope.

  • William Alwyn

    Haze of Noon

    Performer: Ashley Wass.
    • Alwyn: Piano Music, Vol. 1.

  • Chilly Gonzales

    Epigram in E

    Performer: Chilly Gonzales.
    • Solo Piano II.

  • Joep Beving

    Ala

    Performer: Joep Beving.
    • Ala.

  • Shida Shahabi

    Abisme

    Performer: Shida Shahabi.
    • Homes.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Piano Trio, M. 67: III. Passacaille. Tr猫s large

    Ensemble: Beaux Arts Trio.
    • Piano Trio, M. 67: III. Passacaille. Tr猫s large.

  • John Cage

    In A Landscape

    Performer: Herbert Henck.
    • Cage: Early Piano Music.

  • Zuzanna Ca艂ka

    My Friend Thunder

    Performer: Zuzanna Ca艂ka.
    • Late Night Takes.

  • Fiona Brice

    Trails of Light

    Performer: Fiona Brice.
    • Trails of Light.

  • Undine Smith Moore

    Afro American Suite for flute, cello and piano: Adagio ma appassionato

    Composer: David v.R Bowles. Performer: Undine Smith Moore. Performer: David v.R Bowles.
    • Flute and Piano Music By Composers of African Descent. Vol. 2.

  • Cl谩udio Santoro

    7 Paulistanas: Paulistana No. 1

    Performer: Arnaldo Cohen.
    • Brasiliana: Three Centuries of Brazilian Music.

  • Giya Kancheli

    Simple Music for Piano, N. 1 (Theme From "King Lear")

    Performer: Alessandro Stella.
    • Midwinter Spring: Kancheli - P盲rt - Vasks.

  • James Hawken

    After the Tears have Fallen

    Performer: James Hawken.
    • After the Tears have Fallen.

  • Dustin O鈥橦alloran

    Opus 20

    Performer: Dustin O鈥橦alloran.
    • Piano Solos, Vol. 2.

  • Lili Boulanger

    D'un vieux jardin

    Performer: Sophia Subbayya Vastek.
    • Lili.

Broadcasts

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