100 BEST RELAXING PIANO (6 CDs)

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