Music For Book Lovers / Various Music For Book Lovers / Various CD

Gentle classics for reading. Gentle music makes a perfect accompaniment to reading. This selection has been chosen with the reader in mind. Many of the tracks began life with a literary theme taken from old legends, Shakespeare's tales or famous books. These works are interspersed with other pieces which reflect a quiet mood or a scene from nature.

1. A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61, Act III: Nocturne 2. Peer Gynt Suite No. 2, Op. 55: IV. Solveig's Song 3. Romeo Et Juliette, Op. 17: II. Queen Mab, or, the Dream Fairy (Scherzo) 4. Evensong 5. Rosamunde, D. 797: Entr'acte No. 3: Andantino 6. Symphony No. 2 in B Flat Major, Op. 52, "Lobgesang" (Hymn of Praise): I. Adagio Religioso 7. La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Menuet of Wandering Lights 8. 12 Etudes D'execution Transcendante, S139/R2B: No. 11 in D Flat Major, "Harmonies Du Soir" 9. Pastorale 10. To a Wild Rose (Arr. for Piano) 11. Eugene Onegin, Op. 24: Introduction 12. By the Sleepy Lagoon