More Piano Meditation
If you crave time out from the frenetic busy-ness of daily life, enjoy this selection of piano music chosen for its peaceful, meditative qualities. From the hushed, gently pulsing chords of Messiaen's Regard du Pere to the graceful elegance of Bach or Debussy's shimmering evocation of the orient, this music is guaranteed to instil a sense of calm and serenity.
- Messiaen • Vingt regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus for Piano (1944) • 1. Regard du Père (Contemplation of the Father)Vingt regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus for Piano (1944)
1. Regard du Père (Contemplation of the Father)Martin Helmchen (Piano)℗ 2019 - Cage • Dream (1948)
- Glass • Etudes for Piano, Book 2 (2004-2012) • Etude No. 20
- Crumb • Eine kleine Mitternachtmusik (A little midnight music) for Piano (2001) • 1. Nocturnal ThemeEine kleine Mitternachtmusik (A little midnight music) for Piano (2001)
1. Nocturnal ThemeKai Schumacher (Piano)January 2015, Kaiserslautern, SWR Studio Kaiserslautern - Crumb • Eine kleine Mitternachtmusik (A little midnight music) for Piano (2001) • 9. Midnight TransformationEine kleine Mitternachtmusik (A little midnight music) for Piano (2001)
9. Midnight TransformationKai Schumacher (Piano)January 2015, Kaiserslautern, SWR Studio Kaiserslautern - Satie • Ogives (1886) • Ogive No. 1 À J.P. Contamine de Latour (Très lent)Ogives (1886)
Ogive No. 1 À J.P. Contamine de Latour (Très lent)Jean-Yves Thibaudet (Piano)℗ 2016 - Satie • Ogives (1886) • Ogive No. 2 À Charles Levadé (Très lent)
- Satie • Ogives (1886) • Ogive No. 3 À Madame Clément le Breton (Très lent)Ogives (1886)
Ogive No. 3 À Madame Clément le Breton (Très lent)Jean-Yves Thibaudet (Piano)℗ 2016 - Satie • Ogives (1886) • Ogive No. 4 À Conrad Satie (Très lent)
- Bach • Concerto for Keyboard in D minor BWV 974 (after A. Marcello: Oboe Concerto in D minor S. Z799) • II. Adagio
- Hovhaness • Five Visionary Landscapes op. 214 • I. No. 1, —
- Glass • Trilogy Sonata (2000) (Arr. for Piano) • 2. Satyagraha: Conclusion (Act 3)Trilogy Sonata (2000) (Arr. for Piano)
2. Satyagraha: Conclusion (Act 3)Nicolas Horvath (Piano)March 2014, Temple Saint Marcel - Debussy • Estampes L 108 (100) • 1. Pagodes
- Schubert • Impromptus op. 90 D 899 • 3. Impromptu in G flat major
- Ravel • Miroirs M 43 (1904-1905) • 5. La vallée des cloches (Très lent)Miroirs M 43 (1904-1905)
5. La vallée des cloches (Très lent)Stewart Goodyear (Piano)2016, Boyce, Sono Luminus Studios - Liszt • Album d'un voyageur. Impressions et poésies S 156 • 4. Les Cloches de G(eneve)Album d'un voyageur. Impressions et poésies S 156
4. Les Cloches de G(eneve)Ashley Wass (Piano)March 2009, West Sussex - Cage • In a Landscape (1948)
- Sculthorpe • Little Passacaglia (2004) • Little PassacagliaLittle Passacaglia (2004)
Little PassacagliaAnanda Sukarlan (Piano)April 2005, Madrid, Auditorio del Conservatorio Profesional de Musica de Getafe, Madrid - Hovhaness • Five Visionary Landscapes op. 214 • III. No. 3, —
- Bloch • Poems of the Sea (1922) (Version for Piano) • 2. Chanty
- Brahms • Pieces for Piano op. 119 • 1. Intermezzo. Adagio
- Schwantner • Veiled Autumn for Piano (1987) “Kindertodeslied” • Veiled Autumn for Piano (1987) "Kindertodeslied"Veiled Autumn for Piano (1987)
Veiled Autumn for Piano (1987) "Kindertodeslied"Yvar Mikhashoff (Piano)℗ 2013 - Ligeti • Études for Piano (1985-2001) • Book 2 • No. 11 En Suspens
- Britten • Suite for Piano 'Holiday diary' (1934) • 4. NightSuite for Piano 'Holiday diary' (1934)
4. NightMaria Marchant (Piano)February 2017, Southampton, Turner Sims Concert Hall Southampton - Bach • Aria variata (alla maniera italiana) in A minor BWV 989 • AriaAria variata (alla maniera italiana) in A minor BWV 989
AriaVíkingur Ólafsson (Piano)℗ 2018 - Glass • Etudes for Piano, Book 1 (1994) • Etude No. 2
- Sculthorpe • Night Pieces for Piano (1971) • 1. SnowNight Pieces for Piano (1971)
1. SnowAnanda Sukarlan (Piano)April 2005, Madrid, Auditorio del Conservatorio Profesional de Musica de Getafe, Madrid - Sculthorpe • Night Pieces for Piano (1971) • 2. MoonNight Pieces for Piano (1971)
2. MoonAnanda Sukarlan (Piano)April 2005, Madrid, Auditorio del Conservatorio Profesional de Musica de Getafe, Madrid - Sculthorpe • Night Pieces for Piano (1971) • 3. FlowersNight Pieces for Piano (1971)
3. FlowersAnanda Sukarlan (Piano)April 2005, Madrid, Auditorio del Conservatorio Profesional de Musica de Getafe, Madrid - Sculthorpe • Night Pieces for Piano (1971) • 4. NightNight Pieces for Piano (1971)
4. NightAnanda Sukarlan (Piano)April 2005, Madrid, Auditorio del Conservatorio Profesional de Musica de Getafe, Madrid - Sculthorpe • Night Pieces for Piano (1971) • 5. StarsNight Pieces for Piano (1971)
5. StarsAnanda Sukarlan (Piano)April 2005, Madrid, Auditorio del Conservatorio Profesional de Musica de Getafe, Madrid - Busoni • Fantasy and Fugue on the Chorale 'Ad nos salutarem undam' BV B 59 (after F. Liszt S 259) • II. Adagio
- Nyman • Big My Secret (From the film 'The Piano') for Piano (1993)Big My Secret (From the film 'The Piano') for Piano (1993)Jeroen van Veen (Piano)October 2006, Culemborg, Barbara Church
- Bach • Goldberg Variations (Clavier-Übung IV) BWV 988 • Aria
- Pärt • Variations for the Healing of Arinushka, for Piano (1977)Variations for the Healing of Arinushka, for Piano (1977)Cordelia Williams (Piano)January 2018, Southampton, Turner Sims
- Messiaen • Vingt regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus for Piano (1944) • 19. Je dors, mais mon cœur veille (I sleep, but my heart keeps watch)