Top 20 Relaxing tunes

WinstonSmith

What are the most relaxing classical songs ever? For my part, I always thought the Clair de Lune was brilliant.

kenon

I always liked Ravel's Bolero.

It's kind of dramatic at the end which kind of removes it's relaxing atmosphere but I dont mind.

Oh and Air on the G string by Bach.

tootyflutty

Clair de Lune is beautiful and so calming but my favourite piece to relax to has to be Satie's Gnossiennes No 1, it's just so eerily soothing.

Aglomerado

Pachelbel's "Canon". Just.... nice!

WinstonSmith

Aglomerado wrote: »

Pachelbel's "Canon". Just.... nice!

Just listened to it on Youtube there Anglomerado: It's grand altogether!

MultiUmm

I adore Claire de Lune, although I find it much more pleasurable to listen to when the piano is only accompanying it and the violin is leading.

Erbarme Dich is another personal favourite of mine, always soothes my aching soul when it needs healing. :pac:

Dr Gradus

Its hard to beat Debussy on this one in my opinion. Although the more modern Einaudi has some very chillaxing tunes as well.

WinstonSmith

I have just discovered Liszt's Liebestarum. It should also probably deserve to be on this list. Reminds me of the song in Michael Collins when the party at dinner find that they "have brought the British Government to their knees". Unfortunately I don't kknow the name of that song but this is truly excellent. It can be heard at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6hdDOFtW64

Doshea3

The song I think is 'Macushla'. Funny, I never noticed the similarity till you mentioned it now!

Sir Molle

Debussy's Prelude to the evening of a faun. Anything by Debussy really.

WinstonSmith

I have discovered one or two debussy songs that I like to be honest. For those interested, I found another (obviously not by Debussy) that I like: Pietro Mascagni, Cavalerria Rusticana- Intermezzo. Slightly sad, but wow. Can be viewed at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OvsVSWB4TI

EddyC15

Barber's Adagio for Strings is a great soundtrack to an un-winding session.

Hrududu

Bach's Sleepers Awake would be up there for me.

BeardedLeftie

Songs My Mother Taught Me: Dvorak
Morning: Grieg
Cello Suite No.1 Prelude: JSB
Op. 37 No. 1 Nocturne:Chopin

To name a few (or four :P)

Kevster

Aglomerado wrote: »

Pachelbel's "Canon". Just.... nice!

Yep, that's what my suggestion was going to be. If we can digress from classical/orchestral music though, I have to say that Enya's music is deeply relaxing.

Intothesea

Anything pastoral by Bach; (almost) directly on topic:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmxTcuZaeUQ

Hermy

Satie's Gymnopedie 1, 2 & 3 are fantastic as are the aforementioned Gnossienne and Barber's Adagio for Strings.
I also love the Symphony of Sorrowful Songs by Henryk Gorecki.
Vaughan-Williams Lark Ascending is another very tranquil piece.
The first movement of Griegs Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 is another.
The Swan from Camille Saint-Saëns Carnival of the Animals and the adagio from Beethovens 'Moonlight' are two more that come to mind.
I'm sure there are many, many more.

Kevster

Ennio Morricone's 'Nella Fantasia':
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7wYsBmdpFQ&feature=fvw

Ennio Morricone's 'Gabriel's Oboe':
http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&v=9i53wNgH5wU

'Gabriel's Oboe' is from Morricone's movie The Mission, with 'Nella Fantasia' being merely a different version of it

Norrdeth

I love Yo-Yo Ma's version of it, very nice!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jSotUeV0WI

paulclesham

Pachelbel's Canon without a doubt!

Kevster

Norrdeth wrote: »

I love Yo-Yo Ma's version of it, very nice!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jSotUeV0WI

It's such a good piece of music... ...How does simple sound make a person so emotional?

Morlar

Hermy wrote: »

Satie's Gymnopedie 1, 2 & 3 are fantastic as are the aforementioned Gnossienne and Barber's Adagio for Strings.
............... the adagio from Beethovens 'Moonlight' are two more that come to mind.

Satie was a genius of understated piano melodies, also I would include some contemporary pieces like Marta Sebesteyn Szerelem & there are selected pieces of Wagners' Gotterdamerung & the Goldberg variations of Bach that are very also relaxing.

electrogrimey

Delibes - The Flower Duet, from Lakmé. Definitely one of my favourites.

Also like the 2nd movement of the famous Concietro de Aranjuez.