Pastoral songs of the world: recommended masterpieces and popular tracks
From among the world’s foremost pastoral pieces, here are studio staff–recommended masterpieces and popular selections.
It’s a playlist that feels somehow nostalgic, beautifully ethereal, and dreamlike.
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Pastoral Songs of the World: Recommended Masterpieces and Popular Tracks (1–10)
Amy Beach – Piano Concerto (1898)Amy Beach
This is Vineyard Music by Amy Beach, one of the great women composers.
It gives a vivid sense of a European countryside that governs gentle climates and abundance, spreading across your mind as if it were unfolding before your eyes.
Burgmüller No. 3 “La Pastorale” (ブルグミュラー「牧歌」)Burgmüller
This work features a performance of Burgmüller’s “Pastorale” using music software.
Because it’s machine-played, the keystrokes lack a human touch, but the rhythm is steady, so the piece is complete as a musical work.
As a well-known pastoral piece, it is highly recommended even for those who don’t usually listen to pastorales.
Cecile Chaminade Concertino for Flute, op 107Cécile Chaminade
An orchestral piece composed by Cécile Chaminade with a gentle atmosphere.
It has a vivid sense of presence, as if you can see a peaceful countryside and cows and sheep enjoying spring in the pastures.
The sound quality is excellent, so it still feels natural even when you turn up the volume.
Pastoral Melodies of the World: Recommended Masterpieces and Popular Songs (11–20)
Forest Spirit ChaminadeCécile Chaminade
Cécile Chaminade’s “La fée aux bois” (The Dryad) is characterized by its gentle melody and dreamlike style.
Although it is written for solo piano, its high and varied range allows you to appreciate both the calm and the playful aspects of the natural forest.
Kanto Regional Finals: Duo Performance Grand Prize – Chaminade “Spring” by Ayana Hara & Kaisei MizunoCécile Chaminade
This is a video entry for a music competition.
It features a piano performance of Cécile Chaminade’s “Spring,” and the playing suggests a high level of technical skill.
Highly recommended for times when you feel unsettled or want to relax.
"Dreams" Claude DebussyClaude Debussy
This is also one of Debussy’s pastoral pieces.
While it shares with his other works a smooth and rich tonal quality, this piece is more expressive, and the powerful sonorities of the piano keys seem to strike deep within the heart.
Prélude to the Afternoon of a FaunClaude Debussy
This is a pastoral piece by Debussy, one of the great musicians.
Beginning with a gentle introduction, its lively tempo and timbre naturally guide the listener’s heart into a serene state.
It is a video work that offers a wonderful sense of presence, as if you were in a cinema or an opera hall.