It’s never to early to introduce a child to great classical music. Try playing some of these soothing favorites at naptime or bedtime.
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring BWV 147
Chorale Prelude BWV 645 “Wachet Auf”
Beethoven, Ludwig van
Für Elise
Piano Sonata in c# minor, Op. 27, No. 2 “Moonlight:” Adagio sostenuto
Brahms, Johannes
Lullaby
Chopin, Frederic
Prelude in Db Major, Op. 28 No. 15 “Raindrop”
Nocturnes
Debussy, Claude
Prelude Book 1, No 8 “La Fille Aux Cheveux de Lin” (Girl With the Flaxen Hair)
Grieg, Edvard
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: Morning Mood
Handel, George Frederick
Concerto for Harp in Bb Major, Op. 4 No. 6: Andante allego
Humperdinck, Engelbert
Hansel and Gretel: “Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep”
Massenet, Jules
Thaïs: Meditation
Mendelssohn, Felix
Concerto for Violin in e minor, Op. 64: Andante
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Concerto for Flute and Harp in C Major, K.299: Andantino
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K.467: Andante
Pachelbel, Johann
Canon in D Major
Rachmaninoff, Sergei
Concerto for Piano in c minor, Op. 18 No. 2: Adagio
Saint-Saëns, Camille
Carnival of the Animals: No. 13, “The Swan”
Schubert, Franz
Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 114 “The Trout:” Andantino
Tchaikovsky, Piotr
Sleeping Beauty: Waltz
Vaughan Williams, Ralph
Fantasia on Greensleeves
Vivaldi, Antonio
The Four Seasons “Winter:” Largo
Waldteufel, Emily
Skater’s Waltz