The collection gathers the best relaxing tunes from the piano repertoire performed by most eminent musicians: Piotr Anderszewski, Leif Ove Andsnes, Daniel Barenboim, Bertrand Chamayou, Aldo Ciccolini, Samson François, Hélène Grimaud, Stephen Kovacevich, Nicolai Lugansky, Maria-João Pires, Maurizio Pollini, Anne Queffélec, Alexandre Tharaud and Alexis Weissenberg.
1
Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846
By Johann Sebastian Bach – Christian Zacharias
1:57
2
Le carnaval des animaux, R. 125: VII. Aquarium
By Camille Saint-Saëns – Nash Ensemble, Ian Brown & Susan Tomes
2:40
3
Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D. 774 (Arr. Liszt)
By Franz Schubert – Bertrand Chamayou
4:12
4
12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 3 in E Major, ‘Tristesse’
By Frédéric Chopin – Nikolai Lugansky
4:09
5
Suite in D Minor, HWV 437: III. Sarabande
By George Frideric Handel – Andrei Gavrilov
3:02
6
Suite bergamasque, L. 75: III. Clair de lune (Andante très expressif)
By Claude Debussy – Kun Woo Paik
5:43
7
10 Pièces pittoresques: No. 6, Idylle
By Emmanuel Chabrier – Aldo Ciccolini
3:20
8
Kinderszenen, Op. 15: XII. Kind im Einschlummern
By Robert Schumann – Maria João Pires
1:45
9
Piano Concerto in G Major, M. 83: II. Adagio assai
By Maurice Ravel – David Zinman, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra & Hélène Grimaud
9:28
10
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11: II. Romance (Larghetto)
By Frédéric Chopin – Paul Kletzki, Philharmonia Orchestra & Maurizio Pollini
10:17
11
Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: X. Jesus bleibet meine Freude (Arr. Hess)
By Johann Sebastian Bach – Alexis Weissenberg
3:34
12
6 Consolations, S. 172: No. 3 in D-Flat Major (Lento placido)
By Franz Liszt – Tzimon Barto
4:52
13
Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13, “Pathétique”: II. Adagio cantabile
By Ludwig van Beethoven – Stephen Kovacevich
5:33
14
Keyboard Concerto in F Minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo
By Johann Sebastian Bach – Michel Corboz, Gulbenkian Orchestra of Lisbon & Maria João Pires
3:13
15
Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59, “Für Elise” (Poco moto)
By Ludwig van Beethoven – Moura Lympany
3:20
16
Petite Suite: VI. Nocturne (Andantino in G-Flat Major)
By Alexander Borodin – Aldo Ciccolini
3:02
17
Prelude and Nocturne for the Left Hand, Op. 9: No. 2, Nocturne in D-Flat Major
By Alexander Scriabin – Alexis Weissenberg
5:45
18
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante
By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Scottish Chamber Orchestra & Sinfonia Varsovia
7:09
19
12 Danzas españolas, Op. 37: II. Oriental
By Enrique Granados – Jean-François Heisser
4:59
20
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58: II. Andante con moto
By Ludwig van Beethoven – Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra & Daniel Barenboim
5:46
21
12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 6 in E-Flat Minor
By Frédéric Chopin – Nikolai Lugansky
3:58
22
3 Gymnopédies, IES 26: No. 1 Lent et douloureux
By Erik Satie – Aldo Ciccolini
3:04
23
Nocturne No. 1 in E-Flat Minor, Op. 33, No. 1
By Gabriel Fauré – Jean-Philippe Collard
1:38
24
24 Préludes, Op. 28: No. 7 in A Major (Andantino)
By Frédéric Chopin – Samson François
0:42
25
16 Waltzes, Op. 39: No. 9 in D Minor
By Johannes Brahms – Mikhail Rudy
1:26
26
Isoldens Liebestod, S. 447 (Arr. Liszt)
By Richard Wagner – Aldo Ciccolini
7:30
27
Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19
By Maurice Ravel – Anne Queffelec
7:05
28
Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major, K. 332: II. Adagio
By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Daniel Barenboim
4:34
29
Rêverie, L. 76
By Claude Debussy – Aldo Ciccolini
4:55
30
6 Moments musicaux, Op. 94, D. 780: No. 3 in F Minor (Allegro moderato)
By Franz Schubert – Stephen Kovacevich
1:33
31
Kinderszenen, Op. 15: VII. Träumerei
By Robert Schumann – Maria João Pires
3:14
32
Cerdaña, 5 études pittoresques: I. En Tartane (L’arrive en Cerdagne)
By Déodat de Sévérac – Aldo Ciccolini
6:33
33
The Seasons, Op. 37a: VI. June (Barcarolle)
By Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Mikhail Pletnev
4:36
34
Etude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 2, No. 1
By Alexander Scriabin – Georges Pludermacher
2:43
35
Liebesträume, S. 541
By Franz Liszt – Kun Woo Paik
5:28
36
Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488: II. Adagio
By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Mikhail Pletnev & Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie
6:17
37
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria
By Johann Sebastian Bach – Maria Tipo
3:01
38
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto
By Ludwig van Beethoven – François-René Duchâble
6:12
39
Waltz No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 64, No. 2
By Frédéric Chopin – Samson François
2:56
40
Petite suite, L. 71a: I. En bateau
By Claude Debussy – Jean-Philippe Collard & Michel Béroff
3:17
41
Miroirs, M. 43: III. Une barque sur l’océan
By Maurice Ravel – Bertrand Chamayou
7:00
42
6 Gnossiennes, IES 24: No. 1 Lent
By Erik Satie – Aldo Ciccolini
3:04
43
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto
By Sergei Rachmaninoff – Vladimir Ashkenazy, Philharmonia Orchestra & Hélène Grimaud
11:56
44
12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 6 in G-Sharp Minor
By Frédéric Chopin – Nikolai Lugansky
1:52
45
6 Studien in kanonischer Form: No. 2, Mit innigem Ausdruck (Arr. Anderszewski)
By Robert Schumann – Scottish Chamber Orchestra
4:02
46
6 Lieder ohne Worte, Book 6, Op. 67: II. Allegro leggiero
By Felix Mendelssohn – Leif Ove Andsnes
2:01
47
Dolly Suite, Op. 56: I. Berceuse (For Piano 4-Hands)
By Gabriel Fauré – Bruno Rigutto & Jean-Philippe Collard
2:37
48
6 Escenas románticas, H. 57: No. 6, Epílogo
By Enrique Granados – Jean-François Heisser
3:24
49
Piano Concerto No. 11 in D Major, Hob. XVIII:11: II. Un poco adagio
By Franz Joseph Haydn – Bernard Labadie, Les Violons du Roy & Alexandre Tharaud
7:25
50
3 Intermezzi, Op. 117: No. 2, Intermezzo in B-Flat Minor
By Johannes Brahms – Nicholas Angelich
5:05
51
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73, “Emperor”: II. Adagio un poco mosso
By Ludwig van Beethoven – Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra & Daniel Barenboim
8:59
52
Concerto in D Minor, BWV 974: I. Andante
By Alessandro Marcello – Alessio Bax
2:22
53
Nocturne in D-Flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2
By Frédéric Chopin – Maurizio Pollini
5:31
54
Arabesques, L. 74: No. 1
By Claude Debussy – Michel Béroff
3:25
55
Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6, Book 1: Innig
By Robert Schumann – Stephen Hough
1:28
56
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23: II. Andantino semplice – Prestissimo
By Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Antonio Pappano, Orchestra dell’Academia nazionale di Santa Cecilia & Beatrice Rana
6:47
57
Sonata in G Minor, Kk. 8
By Domenico Scarlatti – Alexandre Tharaud
4:54
58
Piano Sonata No. 20 in A Major, D. 959: II. Andantino
By Franz Schubert – Andreas Staier
8:18
59
Songs without words, Op. 19: No. 1, Andante con moto in E Major
By Felix Mendelssohn – Daniel Adni
4:12
60
Lyric Pieces, Op. 47, Book 4: No. 3, Melody
By Edvard Grieg – Leif Ove Andsnes
3:06
61
3 Songs Wiithout Words, Op. 17: No. 3, Andante moderato
By Gabriel Fauré – Alexandre Tharaud
2:25
62
Waldszenen, Op. 82: Einsame Blumen
By Robert Schumann – Aldo Ciccolini
1:57
63
Gaspard de la nuit, M. 55: I. Ondine
By Maurice Ravel – Bertrand Chamayou
6:27
64
16 Waltzes, Op. 39: No. 15 in A-Flat Major
By Johannes Brahms – Moura Lympany
1:39
65
“Wachet Auf”, BWV 645 (Arr. Busoni)
By Johann Sebastian Bach – Georges Cziffra
4:11
66
Nocturne No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 9, No. 1
By Frédéric Chopin – Samson François
5:14
67
Piano Concerto in F Major, Hob. XVIII:7: II. Adagio
By Franz Joseph Haydn – Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen & Mikhail Pletnev
2:40
68
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude No. 1 in C Minor, BWV 847
By Johann Sebastian Bach – Christian Zacharias
1:37
69
2 Arabesques, L. 66: No. 2, Allegretto scherzando
By Claude Debussy – Aldo Ciccolini
3:08
70
Keyboard Sonata in B Minor, Kk. 87
By Domenico Scarlatti – Mikhail Pletnev
6:58
71
Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2
By Frédéric Chopin – Samson François
4:15
72
Songs without words, Op. 30: No. 6 in F-Sharp Minor, “Venetian Gondola Song”
By Felix Mendelssohn – Annie d’Arco
3:21
73
Goyescas, Op. 11: IV. Quejas o La maja y el ruiseñor
By Enrique Granados – Aldo Ciccolini
5:59
74
Prélude, Fugue & Variation, Op. 18, FWV 30: I. Prélude (Arr. Bauer)
By César Franck – Aldo Ciccolini
4:24
75
Concerto for 2 Pianos in E-Flat Major, K. 365: II. Andante
By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Leopold Hager, Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg, Karl Engel & Till Engel
8:05
76
Kinderszenen, Op. 15: I. Von fremden Ländern und Menschen
By Robert Schumann – Maria João Pires
1:40
77
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 22: I. Andante sostenuto
By Camille Saint-Saëns – Serge Baudo, Orchestre De Paris & Aldo Ciccolini
12:13
78
Estampes, L. 108: I. Pagodes
By Claude Debussy – Youri Egorov
4:39
79
24 Préludes, Op. 28: No. 4 in E Minor (Largo)
By Frédéric Chopin – Samson François
1:43
80
Histoires: II. Le petit âne blanc (Avec une tranquille bonne humeur)
By Jacques Ibert – Leif Ove Andsnes
2:03
81
Moods, Op. 73: IV. Folksong (Andante pastorale)
By Edvard Grieg – Leif Ove Andsnes
2:31
82
Lilacs, Op. 21, No. 5
By Sergei Rachmaninoff – Dmitri Alexeev
2:46
83
2 Impromptus: Eau Dormante
By Jules Massenet – Aldo Ciccolini
3:00
84
Davidsbündlertänze Op. 6, Book 1: Nicht schenll. Mit äusserst starker Empfindung
By Robert Schumann – Stephen Hough
3:14
85
Jeux d’eau, M. 30
By Maurice Ravel – Bertrand Chamayou
5:47
86
4 Impromptus, D. 899: No. 3 in G-Flat Major
By Franz Schubert – Elisabeth Leonskaja
6:43
87
Mazurka No. 13 in A Minor, Op. 17, No. 4
By Frédéric Chopin – Samson François
4:09
88
Préludes, Book 1, L. 117: VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin
By Claude Debussy – Moura Lympany
2:37
89
6 Studien in kanonischer Form, Op. 56: No. 1, Nicht zu schnell
By Robert Schumann – Scottish Chamber Orchestra
2:05
90
Keyboard Sonata No. 13 in G Major, Hob. XVI:6: III. Adagio
By Franz Joseph Haydn – Rudolf Buchbinder
4:38
91
Années de pèlerinage III, S. 163: No. 4, Les jeux d’eau à la villa d’Este
By Franz Liszt – Anne Queffelec
7:29
92
Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: II. Adagio
By Edvard Grieg – Dmitri Kitayenko, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra & Leif Ove Andsnes
6:50
93
Piano Sonata No. 8 in A Minor, K. 310/300d: II. Andante cantabile con espressione
By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Jean-Bernard Pommier
2:39
94
Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor, Op. Posth.
By Frédéric Chopin – Mikhail Pletnev
4:23
95
Waldszenen, Op. 82: No. 7, Der Vogel als Prophet
By Robert Schumann – Moura Lympany
3:38
96
Ma Mère l’Oye, M. 60: I. Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant (For Piano 4-Hands)
By Maurice Ravel – Pierre Barbizet & Samson François
1:14
97
Ballade slave, L. 78
By Claude Debussy – Aldo Ciccolini
6:39
98
Orfeo ed Euridice, Act 1: Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Arr. Siloti)
By Christoph Willibald Gluck – Alexandre Tharaud
3:15
99
Iberia, B. 47, First Book: I. Evocación
By Isaac Albéniz – Aldo Ciccolini
5:06
100
Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57
By Frédéric Chopin – Aldo Ciccolini
5:15