Meditative piano sounds to inspire concentration

Available for 25 days

A gently unfolding soundscape featuring contemporary and classical piano music from across the decades. This meditative set opens with Henrique Oswald’s delicate En nacelle and the twilight tones of Frank Bridge’s The Hour Glass: I. Dusk, before moving through the misty ambience of Ann Annie and Christina Vantzou. Alongside romantic-era gems by Florence Price and Cyril Scott sit quietly powerful works by Ryuichi Sakamoto, Aphex Twin, and Chilly Gonzales — each revealing the piano’s capacity to soothe, surprise, and stir emotion. To listen on most smart speakers, just say “ask BBC Sounds to play Piano Focus” Produced by Áine Devaney. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Sounds MM.