Healing piano music. Calm piano pieces that soothe the mind.

ElegySergei Rachmaninov

[Classical Masterpiece] Rachmaninoff: Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3 – No. 1, Elegy “Lament”

It’s a piece from a set of fantasy miniatures by a Russian-born musician.

It was composed for his composition teacher from his days at the Moscow Conservatory.

It conveys deep sorrow.

I think many people feel calm when they listen to sad music.

He’s famous for being taciturn, but it feels as though he pours emotions he doesn’t usually show on the surface into his music.

Spartacus Love ThemeAhmad Jamal

Ahmad Jamal – Spartacus love theme

He is an American jazz pianist and one of the musicians who had a major influence on jazz after 1945.

This piece was the theme song used in the film Spartacus, and his piano cover is truly wonderful—please give it a listen.

Three Intermezzos, Op. 117 – No. 2Johannes Brahms

Brahms “Three Intermezzi” Op. 117 No. 2 / Pf: Miyuki Kodama

A composer born in Germany, he is hailed as one of the Three Bs along with Beethoven and Bach.

This piece, with flashes of brightness and melancholy, is profoundly epic and wonderful.

It seems the background of its composition involved an engagement, a broken engagement, and many worries.

You can catch glimpses of that throughout the music.

regretTaki Rentarō

resentment (uramI)

A Japanese musician who had a major impact on the spread of Western music in Japan during the Meiji era.

This piece is said to be one of his few piano works, composed a few months before his death.

Perhaps for that reason, the piece conveys a range of powerful emotions.

Contrary to its title, ‘Regret,’ it features a weighty yet beautiful melody.

Flower Songrange

Lange – Blumenlied (Flower Song): Lange / Flower Song

A composer born in Germany, he left as many as 400 piano pieces over his lifetime.

A bravely blooming flower comes to mind, and its melody is very beautiful and graceful.

Wouldn’t you say it’s a piece that suits words like romantic and elegant?

Jesu, Joy of Man’s DesiringJ.S.Bach

Alon Goldstein performs Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring

One of the important composers of the Baroque era, he is even called the “father of music” in Japan.

It was originally composed as a hymn, but it’s also a very pleasant piece to play on the piano.

It’s a melody that almost everyone has probably heard at least once.

Bach’s music feels accessible and simple, yet truly masterful.

TraumereiRobert Schumann

Schumann – Träumerei : シューマン／トロイメライ

He was a German-born composer representing the Romantic era.

Among the pieces in his work Scenes from Childhood, there is a very quiet and soothing piece.

Listening to it as an adult brings back scenes from childhood and evokes a certain sense of nostalgia.

It is truly healing.