Classic soothing songs: healing and relaxing music recommended for when you're tired.

Symphony No. 1, Movement IIJohannes Brahms

Brahms/Symphony No. 1, Movement II

Brahms’s Symphony No.

1, which he is said to have spent 20 years composing, is a masterpiece especially beloved among classical music fans.

Among its movements, the second is distinguished by the beauty of its theme played by the oboe and violin, extolling a serene and tranquil beauty.

Symphony No. 4, Movement IIJohannes Brahms

Brahms: 4. Sinfonie ∙ hr-Sinfonieorchester ∙ Andrés Orozco-Estrada

After the weighty motif of woodwinds and horns, the flow of the music leading up to the entrance of the strings feels like a beam of heavenly light breaking through the clouds.

The way each instrument’s melodies interweave with intricate complexity is truly a work of art.

The more you listen, the more you come to love it—an exquisite masterpiece with remarkable depth.

Prelude Op. 28, No. 15 “Raindrop”Frederic Chopin

Prelude Op. 28, No. 15 “Raindrop” by Chopin

The pianist’s left hand keeps hammering out the dripping “raindrop” motive from start to finish without a break.

At times it is quiet; at others it strikes with a pounding force.

That “raindrop” motive finally, and softly, comes to a halt only at the very end.

Perhaps the rain has stopped.

It’s a perfect piece to listen to leisurely indoors on a gloomy rainy day when going out feels discouraging.

The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, No. 1 in C major, BWV 846, PreludeJ.S.Bach

Bach / The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, No. 1 in C major

A work by Johann Sebastian Bach whose beautifully shifting harmonies soothe the soul, despite its very simple structure of regularly repeated broken chords.

Completed in 1722, this collection takes an approach different from the unequal temperaments that were common on keyboard instruments of the time.

It’s also famous as the accompaniment to Charles Gounod’s Ave Maria.

When you want to calm anger, steady anxious feelings, or sink into sadness, listening to this piece brings a sense of quiet and composure.

A true classic that perfectly embodies the phrase “unadorned beauty.”

Symphony No. 9 “Choral,” Movement IIILudwig van Beethoven

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 “Choral”: Movement III [Naxos Classical Curation #Healing]

When you think of the Ninth, it’s become a standard piece that’s always performed at the end of the year, but the famous Ode to Joy isn’t all there is to the Ninth.

In particular, the beauty of the third movement defies description and boasts an exceptionally high level of perfection.