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Enchanting piano music for deep focus

Summon deep concentration and flow with this two-hour mix of enchanting piano melodies, gently interwoven with nature recordings.

Delve into an enchanting piano mixtape that creates space for deeper concentration and a sustained flow state. The soundtrack features iconic composers such as Claude Debussy, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and Cécile Chaminade, alongside homegrown British talents including Taz Modi, Julie Cooper, and Doreen Carwithen.

Produced by Jamie Green
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Music Played

  • Dario Marianelli

    The Secret Life Of Daydreams - From "Pride & Prejudice" Soundtrack

    Performer: Jean‐Yves Thibaudet.
    • Pride and Prejudice (Music From The Motion Picture).
    • Decca.

  • Izzy Flynn

    Db Dorian

    Performer: Izzy Flynn.
    • Solo Piano Sketches: II. Kármán Line.

  • Claude Debussy

    Préludes, Livre 2, L. 123: V. Les Bruyères

    Performer: Tiffany Poon.
    • Nature.
    • PentaTone.

  • Elena Kole

    Dancing on a Skyscraper Rooftop

    Performer: Elena Kole.
    • This Glimmering World.
    • Prima Classic.

  • Josef Myrow

    If I'm Lucky

    Performer: Ron Craig.
    • Piano Reflexions.

  • Eriko Uegaki

    Rêverie op.9

    Performer: Eriko Uegaki.
    • Rêverie.
    • Music a callada.

  • Adam Josef

    At Sunset

    Performer: Adam Josef.
    • Music to Calm the Mind.

  • Hermine Axelle Tanguy

    For my Ladies

    Performer: Hermine.
    • Dalila.

  • Valentin Silvestrov

    4 Bagatelles, Op. 81

    Performer: Mark Buloshnikov.
    • Sound Review–3 2/5.
    • JSC "Firma Melodiya".

  • Alanna Crouch

    Exploration

    Performer: Alanna Crouch.
    • Exploration.

  • Taz Modi

    Rewilder

    Performer: Taz Modi.
    • Reclaimed Goods.
    • Reclaimed Records.

  • “Blue” Gene Tyranny

    George Fox Searches

    Performer: “Blue” Gene Tyranny.
    • Detours.
    • Unseen Worlds.

  • Ben Laver

    minn.HUE

    Performer: Ben Laver.
    • minn.HUE.

  • Julie Cooper

    Aurea Hora

    Performer: Julie Cooper.
    • Julie Cooper: Continuum.

  • Konstantia Gourzi

    Melodies from the sea, Op. 86: VII. lighthouse

    Performer: Konstantia Gourzi. Performer: Nils Mönkemeyer. Performer: William Youn.
    • Konstantia Gourzi: Whispers.
    • Sony.

  • Frédéric Chopin, Alexander Gadjiev, Consano Quartet & Jan Zahourek

    Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21: II. Larghetto [arr. for String Quintet]

    • Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21: II. Larghetto [arr. for String Quintet].

  • GKO

    Cinema Paradiso, a tribute to the film

    Performer: GKO.
    • The Moon Goddess.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Lyric Pieces, Book 9, Op. 68: Badnlat (Cradle Song)

    Performer: Einar Steen-Nøkleberg.
    • Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Books 8 - 10, Opp. 65, 68, and 71.
    • Naxos.

  • Iryna Gould

    Nostalgia

    Performer: Iryna Gould.
    • Nostalgia.

  • Ryuichi Sakamoto

    Ryuichi Sakamoto: Sarabande

    Performer: Helena Basilova.
    • Homage to Ryuichi Sakamoto.
    • Culture Archive.

  • Rosey Chan

    Truth and Reconciliation - Solo Piano Version

    Performer: Rosey Chan.
    • Truth and Reconciliation.

  • Cécile Chaminade

    Pas des ésharpes, Op. 37

    Performer: Eric Parkin.
    • Chaminade: Piano Works.
    • Chandos Records.

  • Garreth Broke

    Mum

    Performer: Garreth Broke.
    • Coping Mechanism.

  • Doreen Carwithen

    Sonatina: II. Molto adagio

    Performer: Daniel Grimwood.
    • Alwyn and Carwithen: Piano Works.
    • Edition Peters.

  • Brian Hargrove

    Ep.14: Spiral

    Performer: Brian Hargrove.
    • Intrinsic Episodes.
    • The Village.

  • Michael Price

    Breaking the Horizon

    Performer: Michael Price.
    • The Hope of Better Weather.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante

    Performer: London Mozart Players. Performer: Howard Shelley.
    • Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 6.
    • Chandos.

Broadcast

  • Thursday12:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind