[WhatMACHI]

After watching The Pianist i was reminded of how beautiful piano music can be (in contrast to the Hard Trance that ive been listening to).

Are there any calm, relaxing, night time pianist music that is not too....lonely or sad, that i could buy through amazon.com or the like? I thought to go into our local music store, but i would be doing a trial and error with picking what to listen to.

Maybe something like the composition played when the Nazi officer found him in the rundown house at the end of the movie?

Cheers.

 

[Know Talent]

Classical impressionistic....Claude Debussy and Erik Satie.

for new agey mellow stuff... George Winston

 

[FalconP]

At the risk of being flayed alive: In My Time by Yanni: I genuinely think this is a very beautiful, eloquent and emotional set of miniatures.

Of course, if you won't be caught dead listening to Yanni, or prefer something less straightforward, someting you can dwell your mind on, then I'd recommend BTTB by Ryuichi Sakamoto, Untitled by Tim Story, or The Plateax of Mirror by Harold Budd.

 

[Sordel]

Not sure if it's what your're looking for, but The Melody at Night, With You by Keith Jarrett is perfect for that atmosphere. A lot of people swear by Ludovico Einaudi if you want something relaxing like that, but I'd rather have my nipples sanded that listen to him myself.

 

[Know Talent]

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Originally Posted by FalconP /img/forum/go_quote.gif At the risk of being flayed alive: In My Time by Yanni: I genuinely think this is a very beautiful, eloquent and emotional set of miniatures. Of course, if you won't be caught dead listening to Yanni, or prefer something less straightforward, someting you can dwell your mind on, then I'd recommend BTTB by Ryuichi Sakamoto, Untitled by Tim Story, or The Plateax of Mirror by Harold Budd.

If you're going to play the Yanni card, I throw in a Tesh!

 

[fuzydice]

yanni - "in my time" is good. but i'd take just about any Bill Evans over it for relaxing night time needs. For example, "Moonbeams" or "Explorations" or the village vanguard recordings, etc.

 

[HDen]

A not so classical recommendation; Craig Armstrong's "Piano Works"

 

[moriez]

You might like the albums by Swod.

 

[WhatMACHI]

I've only had the chance to listen to Debussy and Winston, and i quite like Winston

Ill try cruize through some online sellers to sample some of the other recommendations here.

 

[Know Talent]

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Originally Posted by WhatMACHI /img/forum/go_quote.gif I've only had the chance to listen to Debussy and Winston, and i quite like Winston Ill try cruize through some online sellers to sample some of the other recommendations here.

Try "After the Rain" it's a collection of Satie piano works by Pascal Roge. Very relaxing.

 

[Bryan T]

Chopin's "Nocturnes" and "Ballades" are an excellent choice, as is a disc of Satie with the "Gnossiennes" and "Gymnopedies."

There are a number of Chopin pieces on 'The Pianist' soundtrack.

Bryans

 

[sniks7]

I second the Chopin idea. The Mazurkas and Polonaises might be a bit much in the evening, though.

Bach works well in the evening.. Try the Italian suite (although mine is on the harsichord).

Beethoven's sonatas.. the hugely overplayed but fantastic appassionata, moonlight and pathetique. If you haven't heard them, you're in for a treat.

 

[ken36]

sorry

 

[ken36]

Richard Clayderman has helped me kick back and relax for years.

 

[Thelonious Monk]

For Chopin, get Claudio Arrau's Complete Nocturnes. While other pianists get lost in virtuosity, Arrau's interpretations are truly nachtmusik.