Classical Concentration

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Classical Concentration

There's something about the precision of classical music that makes it an especially good companion for staying on task. Whether you're studying, cooking, or just getting through the workday, this mix will help keep you focused and clear. Our classical experts regularly rotate these selections. If you like a piece, add it to your library.

Broke
Just Another Day (Without You)
Garreth Broke
Josephine Lang
Wie glänzt so Hell
No. 5, Wie glänzt so hell dein Auge (Arr. for Double Bass and Piano by Lorraine Campet)
Nathanaël Gouin, Lorraine Campet
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Sonata No. 18 in D Major, K. 576, KV576 · “The Hunt”
II. Adagio
Mariam Batsashvili
Johann Sebastian Bach
English Suite No. 3 in G Minor, BWV808
IV. Sarabande
Francesco Tristano
Büşra Kayıkçı
Chest
Chest
Büşra Kayıkçı
Alessandro Scarlatti
Toccata in A Minor
I. Grave
Jae-Yeon Won
Arnalds
for Steph
Talos, Ólafur Arnalds
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
6 Songs, Op. 16, TH95
No. 1, Lullaby (Cradle Song) [Version for Piano]
Bruce Liu
Dmitri Shostakovich
3 Fugues
No. 3
Daniil Trifonov
Erik Satie
Gnossiennes
No. 4, Lent (Transcr. for Guitar by Xuefei Yang)
Xuefei Yang
T. Newman
The Swamper
Thomas Newman
Maurice Ravel
String Quartet in F Major, M.  35
II. Assez vif – Très rythmé
Attacca Quartet
Brahms: 8 Klavierstücke, Op. 76
No. 7, Intermezzo. Moderato semplice (Live)
Carter Johnson
Marcel Tournier
Trois Images, suite 1, Op. 29
II. Au seuil du temple
Emmanuel Ceysson
Portman
Eventide
Rachel Portman
Ludovico Einaudi
Punta Bianca
Punta Bianca
Ludovico Einaudi
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude & Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV846 · “The Well-tempered Clavier, Book 1”
I. Prelude (Transcr. for Piano Left Hand by Paul Wittgenstein)
Yeol Eum Son
Robert Schumann
Phantasiestücke, Op. 73 · “Fantasy Pieces”
I. Zart und mit Ausdruck
Lorraine Campet, Nathanaël Gouin
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude & Fugue No. 4 in C‑Sharp Minor, BWV873 · “The Well-tempered Clavier, Book 2”
Prelude and Fugue No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 873: I. Prelude
Aaron Pilsan
Vladimir Rebikov
Feuilles d'automne, Op. 29
III. Con afflizione
Gabriele Bagnati
Claude Debussy
Pour le piano, L. 95, CD95
II. Sarabande (Live)
Piotr Alexewicz
Franz Schubert
Piano Quintet in A Major, D667, Op. posth114, Op.  114 · “Trout Quintet”
II. Andante (Live)
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Isaac Albéniz
Suite española, Op. 47, B.  7
I. Granada. Serenata (Transcr. Tárrega for Guitar)
Raphaël Feuillâtre
Niccolò Paganini
Grand sonata in A Major, Op. 39, MS 3, MS 5625
II. Romance - Più tosto largo. Amorosamente (Arr. for Guitar by Liat Cohen)
Liat Cohen
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 7 in D Minor, B141, Op. 70
II. Poco adagio (Live)
Lorenzo Viotti, Vienna Philharmonic
Erik Satie
Gnossiennes
No. 1, Lent (Transcr. for Guitar by Francis Kleynjans)
Xuefei Yang
Frédéric Chopin
Nocturne No. 15 in F Minor, Op. 55/1, B. 152/1
Nocturne No. 15 in F Minor, Op. 55 No. 1
Benjamin Grosvenor
Domenico Scarlatti
Keyboard Sonata in D Minor, K. 9, Kk 9
Keyboard Sonata in D Minor, Kk. 9
Jae-Yeon Won
Erik Satie
Gymnopédies
Gymnopédie No. 1 (Olivia Belli Rework)
Olivia Belli
G. Ólafs
Ocean Variation
Gabríel Ólafs
Somogyi
oasis
Lara Somogyi, Jean-Michel Blais
Philip Glass
New Chaconne
New Chaconne
Anne Akiko Meyers, Emmanuel Ceysson
Johann Sebastian Bach
Goldberg Variations, BWV988
Variation 13
Philharmonia Orchestra, Robin O'Neill
Sophie Hutchings
A Sense of Place
A Sense Of Place
Sophie Hutchings
Johann Sebastian Bach
Herr Gott, nun schleuss den Himmel auf in A Minor, BWV617
Herr Gott, nun schleuss den Himmel auf, BWV 617 (Arr. for Piano & Strings by Simone Dinnerstein & Baroklyn)
Simone Dinnerstein, Baroklyn
Pietro Locatelli
Violin Concerto in A Major
II. Largo
Europa Galante, Fabio Biondi
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Variations on a Rococo Theme in A Major, Op. 33, TH57, Op. 33b, TH57b
Var. 6, Andante
Martin Fröst, Svenska Kammarorkestern, Pablo Ferrández
Frédéric Chopin
12 Études, Op. 25
No. 1 in A-Flat Major "Aeolian Harp" (Live)
Vitaly Starikov
Silvestrov: Birthday Dedications
II. 31 January 1797...To the Birthday of F. P. Sch.
Alexei Lubimov
Max Richter
Sleep
Dream 11 / Moth-Like Stars (Pt. 2, Faded)
Max Ruisi, Max Richter
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90
III. Poco allegretto (Live)
Kent Nagano, Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra
Frédéric Chopin
Nocturne No. 1 in B‑Flat Minor, Op. 9/1, B. 54/1 · “Murmures de la Seine 1”
No. 1 in B-Flat Minor. Larghetto
Justin Taylor
Portman
June
Rachel Portman
Hauschka: Arrival
Arrival
DALAL
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
Violin Sonata No. 2, C. 139
II. Aria
Bojan Čičić, The Illyria Consort
Franz Joseph Haydn
String Quartet in G Major, Hob. III/41, Op. 33/5 · “Russian Quartets, How Do You Do?”
II. Largo e cantabile
Chiaroscuro Quartet
Roberto Cacciapaglia
Temple of sound
Temple of Sound
Floraleda Sacchi
Claudio Monteverdi
Si dolce è'l tormento, SV 332, M ix119
Sì dolce è'l tormento, SV 332 (Arr. Diluka for Piano)
Shani Diluka
Dmitri Shostakovich
24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87
No. 22a, Prelude in G Minor
Yulianna Avdeeva
John Field
Nocturne No. 14 in G Major, H 58
Nocturne No. 14 in G Major, H. 58
Alice Sara Ott
Erik Satie
Gnossiennes
No. 1, Lent (Transcr. for Guitar by Francis Kleynjans)
Xuefei Yang
Johann Sebastian Bach
Komm, du süsse Todesstunde, BWV161 · “Come, You Sweet Hour of Death”
VI. Chorale. Der Leib zwar in der Erden (Arr. for Piano & Strings by Simone Dinnerstein & Baroklyn)
Baroklyn, Simone Dinnerstein
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
Violin Sonata No. 6 in C Minor, C. 143
IV. Gavotta
Rachel Podger, Brecon Baroque
Idan Reichel: Ground
Ground
Tamar Halperin
Frédéric Chopin
Nocturne No. 20 in C‑Sharp Minor, B. 49, Op. Posth · “Reminiscence”
Nocturne No. 20 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. Posth. (Arr. for Cello and Piano by Nathan Milstein)
Julien Quentin, Pablo Ferrández
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
Violin Sonata No. 7 in G Major, C. 144
IV. Ciacona
Bojan Čičić, The Illyria Consort
Muzio Clementi
6 Piano Sonatas, Op. 25
II. Lento e patetico (Live)
Carter Johnson
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Sonata No. 10 in C Major, K. 330, KV330, K. 300h, KV300h
II. Andante cantabile (Live)
Yanjun Chen
Gabriel Fauré
Sicilienne, Op. 78
Sicilienne, Op. 78
Yo-Yo Ma, Kathryn Stott
Johann Sebastian Bach
English Suite No. 6 in D Minor, BWV811
IVa. Sarabande
Francesco Tristano
Max Richter
The Blue Notebooks
Horizon Variations
Max Richter
Dmitri Shostakovich
Impromptu for Viola and Piano
Impromptu for Viola and Piano (Live)
Nils Mönkemeyer, Rostislav Krimer
Orlando Gibbons
Fantasias
No. 2
Fretwork
Byrd: Pavana Lachrymae
Pavana Lachrymae (After Dowland's "Flow My Tears")
Shani Diluka
Erik Satie
Gnossiennes
No. 3, Lent
Arsenii Moon
Frahm
Kanten
Nils Frahm
Frédéric Chopin
12 Études, Op. 10
No. 3 in E Major "Tristesse"
Nobuyuki Tsujii
Maurice Ravel
Ma mère l'oye Suite, M.  60 · “Mother Goose”
V. Le Jardin féerique. Lent et grave
Samson Tsoy, Pavel Kolesnikov
Johann Sebastian Bach
Kunst der Fuge, BWV1080 · “The Art of the Fugue”
No. 5, Contrapunctus 5
Collegium Musicum '23
Ferdinando Carulli
Supplément à la méthode, Op. 192
Moderato in B Minor
Marcello Fantoni
Johann Sebastian Bach
Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV1012
IV. Sarabande (Arr. Thomas for Cello & String Orchestra)
Manchester Collective, Abel Selaocoe
Ennio Morricone
Once Upon a Time in America
Poverty (From "Once Upon a Time in America", Sergio Leone 1984) [Arr. for Lute by Simone Vallerotonda]
Simone Vallerotonda
John Dowland
Galliard to Lachrimæ, PL 46, P 46
Galliard to Lachrimae, P. 46
Jakob Lindberg
Jacob Mühlrad
Veer
Veer
Jacob Mühlrad
Miguel Llobet
Lo Fill del Rei, “The King's Son”
No. 6, Lo fill del rei
Raphaël Feuillâtre
Alfredo Casella
11 pezzi infantili, Op. 35
No. 6, Siciliana (Arr. for Lute by Simone Vallerotonda)
Simone Vallerotonda
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
Violin Sonata No. 5 in E Minor, C. 142
IV. Aria - Variations
Rachel Podger, Brecon Baroque
Anouar Brahem
Remembering Hind
Remembering Hind
Anja Lechner, Django Bates
Theodorakis: Sun of Justice
Sun of Justice
Danae Dörken
Mikis Theodorakis
Margarita
Margarita, Daughter of May
Danae Dörken
Franz Schubert
5 Minuets and 6 Trios, D89
No. 3 (Arr. for String Ensemble by Patricia Kopatchinskaja)
Camerata Bern, Patricia Kopatchinskaja
Bill Evans
Peace Piece
Peace Piece
Andrea Lam
Ferrer Trindade: Canção do mar
Canção do mar
Daniel Stelter, David Orlowsky, Tommy Baldu
Thomas Newman
American Beauty
American Beauty (Arr. for Orchestra by David Le Page)
David Le Page, David Gordon, Orchestra of the Swan
Badalamenti: Twin Peaks Theme
Twin Peaks Theme (Arr. for Orchestra by David Le Page)
David Gordon, David Le Page, Orchestra of the Swan
Ludovico Einaudi
Jay
Jay
Ludovico Einaudi
Franz Schubert
4 Impromptus, D935, Op. posth142
No. 2 in A-Flat Major. Allegro moderato
Mathieu Gaudet
Templeton: Pocket Size Sonata No. 1
I. Improvisation
José Gallardo, Andreas Ottensamer
Maurice Ravel
Gaspard de la nuit, M.  55
II. Le gibet (Live)
Xiaofu Ju
Johann Sebastian Bach
Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV147 · “Heart and Mouth and Deed and Life”
No. 10, Jesus bleibet meine Freude (Arr. for Piano by Myra Hess)
Hayato Sumino
Jacob Mühlrad
Friction
Friction
Jacob Mühlrad
Colin Greenwood: Exit Music (For a Film)
Exit Music (For a Film)
Tommy Baldu, David Orlowsky, Daniel Stelter
Fernando Sor
24 Exercices très faciles, Op. 35 · “24 Very Easy Exercises”
No. 22 in B Minor
Michel Grizard
Olivia Belli
Respiro 6
Respiro 6
Olivia Belli
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Major, C. 138
II. Adagio
The Illyria Consort, Bojan Čičić
Franz Schubert
6 Moments musicaux, D780, Op. 94
No. 2, Andantino in A-Flat Major
Véronique Bonnecaze
Benyamin Nuss
Memories of Salzburg
Memories of Salzburg
Benyamin Nuss
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (Arr. for Orchestra by David Le Page)
David Gordon, David Le Page, Nick Stringfellow, Orchestra of the Swan
Peter Gregson
Prism
Prism
Peter Gregson
Heitor Villa-Lobos
12 Estudos para violão, W235, A235
No. 5, Andantino
Franz Halász

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