Musical Meditations

A Cathedral for a Violin – Bach's Chaconne in D Minor

Today's meditation: Johann Sebastian Bach – Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: V. Chaconne Violin performance by Ray Chen. Courtesy of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (CC BY-ND 4.0) Piano performance (Busoni transcription) by Peter Bradley-Fulgoni. Recorded at St. Paul's Hall, Huddersfield University, June 2018 (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)

A Postcard Home – Dvořák's Largo from the New World

Today's meditation: Antonín Dvořák – Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World," II. Largo

Slow and Painful – Satie's Gymnopédie No. 1

Today's meditation: Erik Satie – Trois Gymnopédies, No. 1 Performance by Kevin Macloed.

Resilient River Journey – Smetana's Moldau

Today's meditation: Bedřich Smetana – Má vlast, 2. Vltava Recording provided by the Musopen Symphony.

Effortless joy – Bach's Badinerie (from BWV 1067)

Today's meditation: Johann Sebastian Bach – Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067, 7. Badinerie Recording provided by the European Archive. For more about Bach's life, but especially many insights into his music, we recommend the audiobook of "Bach: Music in the Castle of Heaven" by the composer John E. Gardiner. To support our work, get it via https://amzn.to/4hKSP9J at no extra cost for you.