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Sonorous piano music for deep focus

A curated mix of piano compositions crafted to foster a calm and invigorating atmosphere while you work.

Immerse yourself in a state of deep concentration with this crafted piano sequence. Featuring a stunning rendition by Bruce Liu of Erik Satie’s Gnossienne No.1, Icelandic pianist Vikungur Ólaffsson performing part of Philip Glass' Glassworks and new neoclassical pieces by British composers Julia Thomsen and Becky Ainge.

Produced by Alexa Kruger
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Music Played

  • Erik Satie

    Gnossiennes: No.1, Lent - Upright Version

    Performer: Bruce Liu.
    • WAVES (Music by Satie).

  • Becky Ainge

    Take Me Away (From All This Pain)

    Performer: Becky Ainge.
    • Take Me Away (From All This Pain).

  • Julia Thomsen

    Sweet Auroura

    Performer: Julia Thomsen.
    • Sweet Auroura.

  • CrusaderBeach

    Nightfalling

    Performer: CrusaderBeach.
    • BBC Introducing.

  • Oscar Kowalski

    Chaleur d'​é​té

    Performer: Oscar Kowalski.
    • CYMATICS.

  • Robert Schumann

    Schumann: Myrthen, Op.25 - Version For Cello And Piano: XXIV. Du bist wie eine B

    Performer: Aaron Pilsan. Performer: Kian Soltani.
    • Home.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Taichi Chishaki

    Dandelion

    Performer: Taichi Chishaki.
    • Dandelion.

  • Âşık Veysel

    Uzun Ince

    Performer: Evgeny Grinko.
    • Uzun Ince.

  • chlorophylle

    muguet

    Performer: chlorophylle.
    • muguet.

  • Ron Adelaar

    Fawns of Amersfoort

    Composer: John Vegard Schow. Performer: Ron Adelaar. Performer: John Vegard Schow.
    • Pianists of the World.

  • Moises Daniel

    Under the Moon

    Performer: Moises Daniel.
    • Under the Moon.

  • Frank Bridge

    Miniature Pastorals, Set 3: III. Allegretto ben moderato

    Performer: Mark Bebbington.
    • The Piano Music of Frank bridge, Vol.2.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Andante in F Major, WoO 57 "Andante Favori" - Welte-Mignon 837

    Performer: Max von Pauer. Performer: Peter Phillips.
    • Zephyrs. Piamo Evocations from the Golden Age.

  • Otto A. Totland

    Seveight

    Performer: Otto A. Totland.
    • Exin.

  • Simon Lowy

    In my Thoughts

    Performer: Simon Lowy.
    • BBC Introducing.

  • Orlando Gibbons

    Pavane and Galliard "Lord Salisbury": I. Pavane

    Performer: Mishka Rushdie Momen.
    • Reformation.

  • Daniel Inzani

    Gigi

    Performer: Daniel Inzani.
    • Gigi.

  • Daisy Swift

    Beyond the Love

    Performer: Daisy Swift.
    • Beyond the Love.

  • Amy Beach

    Variations on Balkan, Op. 60: V. Largo con molta expressione - Poco più mosso

    Performer: Joanne Polk.
    • by the still waters.

  • Philip Glass

    Glassworks: Opening

    Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson.
    • Phlip Glass: Piano Works.

  • Hélène de Montgeroult

    Piano Étude No. 38 in A Minor

    Performer: Clare Hammond.
    • Hélène de Montgeroult: Études.

  • Sarah Spring

    Becoming Aquatic

    Performer: Sarah Spring.
    • Becoming Aquatic.

  • Ottorino Respighi

    Notturno

    Performer: Polina Osetinskaya.
    • Lullabies.

  • Polly Carter

    Winds from the North

    Performer: Polly Carter.
    • Winds from the North.

  • Peter David Lambrou

    Houghton Bridge at Night with Piano

    Composer: VLMV. Performer: Peter David Lambrou. Performer: VLMV.
    • Houghton Bridge at Night with Piano.

  • Patrik Almkvisth

    Sommarsnö, Pt.1

    Featured Artist: LUCHS. Performer: Patrik Almkvisth.
    • Sommarsnö.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Piano Sonata in E-Flat Major, H. XVI:49:II. Adagio cantabile

    Performer: Paul Lewis.
    • Haydn: Piano Sonatas Nos. 32, 40, 49, 50.

  • Hans Gál

    Three Preludes, Op. 65: II. Lento e tranquillo

    Performer: Sarah Beth Briggs.
    • The Austrian Connection: Haydn; Mozart; Schubert; Gál.

  • Rebecca Malmborg

    Just Believe

    Performer: Ana Rebekah.
    • Just Believe.

  • Debbie Wiseman

    Slow River

    Performer: Debbie Wiseman.
    • Forgotten Lands.

  • Shoshana Michel

    Prelude

    Performer: Shoshana Michel.
    • Storyteller.

  • Arelius

    Moonbeams (piano solo)

    Performer: Arelius.
    • Moonbeams (piano solo).

  • Dani Catalá

    Sunbath

    Performer: Dani Catalá.
    • New Chapter.

  • Frédéric Chopin

    Chopin: Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2

    Performer: Daniel Barenboim.
    • Chopin: Nocturnes.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

Broadcasts

  • Fri 8 Nov 2024 12:00
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  • Mon 18 Nov 2024 12:00
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  • Christmas Eve 2024 12:00
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  • Sat 4 Jan 2025 12:00
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  • Fri 24 Jan 2025 12:00
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  • Sun 30 Mar 2025 12:00
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