Music to work by
There is a lot of music I like to listen to while working. I will make some lists of my favorites, and perhaps other bloggers can suggest some of their favorite music as well.
- Beethoven’s Violin Concerto – especially the recording by Anne-Sophie Mutter with Leonard Bernstein conducting.
- Beethoven’s symphonies – particularly numbers 1, 2 and 4.
- Mozart’s Requiem
- Anything by Johann Sebastian Bach, including the Cello Suites, the English Suites and French Suites (both for piano), and the Well-Tempered Clavier.
- Anything by Chopin – especially played by Evgeny Kissin, and the soundtrack to “The Pianist” by Roman Polanski.
- Music by Schubert, including Symphony No. 8 (one of my all-time favorites), the Trout Quintet, and his compostitions for piano.
- Keith Jarrett’s “Suites for Keyboard” by Handel, and his more contemporary recording entitled: “The Melody at Night, with You”.
- Van Morrison: Avalon Sunset, Hymns to the Silence (2 discs), Greatest Hits Vol. 1 & 2.
- World Music: Peaceful Planet (compilation), Gotan Project, discs by Putamayo, discs by Buddha Bar.
- Native American music including “Canyon Trilogy” by R. Carlos Nakai.
- Guitar music by artists such as Strunz and Farrar, Carlos Lopez (modern masters), and Segovia (classical master).
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Erik Satie’s music.
I listen to rock, rap, jazz and folk from time to time, but prefer classical music for working and getting lost in time and my studio.
Though possibly a little out-of-the-ordinary, I love the soundtrack to the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy. Oddly enough, given my subject matter, I do not have any Native American music. I’m going to make a point to get some; I’ve always thought it is beautiful.
Comment by lynda — Saturday, October 6, 2007 @ 10:30 am
Lynda, I will try listening to LOTR soundtracks. Thanks for the suggestion. My son has a CD from the movies, so I have easy access!
-Debbi
Comment by Debbi — Saturday, October 6, 2007 @ 12:23 pm
Okay…..yes………I’ll grant you that LOTR is a little intense. Its for those intense drawing days!! I also have been listening to Pat Methey Group, “Still Life; Talking”, and recently purchased “The Best of Nakai”.
Comment by lynda — Sunday, November 11, 2007 @ 12:14 pm
Is “The best of Nakai” by the flutist Carlos Nakai? If so, how is it? I bet I would love it. Will have to look for it. Thanks for the suggestion.
Comment by Debbi — Sunday, November 11, 2007 @ 12:38 pm
Debbi, This post caught my eye. All your musical choices sound nice. I love mostly every genre of music but like you, prefer the classics during studio time. I have Sirius Satellite Radio and they have three excellent channels devoted to classical music and it never gets tired.
Comment by Chantell — Friday, January 16, 2009 @ 5:01 pm
Hey Chantell, more we have in common! I find that listening to classical music allows me to get lost in my world, my mind, my art. I’m really into Schubert, Bach and Chopin right now. And the late Mozart String quartets. It’s more timeless than rock, rap, etc. Now don’t get me wrong, because I love all types of music. When I work out in my studio (I have an exercise bike, exercise ball and mat there) on goes the rock or something with a good moving beat! Tell me some of your favorites please.
Comment by Debbi — Friday, January 16, 2009 @ 6:01 pm