Light Music

Light music is an easy-listening genre, primarily instrumental, that emerged in the early 20th century and proliferated in the UK. Characterized by melodious harmonies and gentle rhythms, it's designed to be unobtrusive and appealing, often drawing from classical, jazz, and popular influences without fully committing to any. The genre serves as background music—comfortable for offices, waiting rooms, or light social events. Orchestras and ensembles such as those led by Frank Chacksfield, Hugo Winterhalter, and Morton Gould, offered lush, sweetly orchestrated arrangements. Pieces typically embody grace, sentimentality, and an air of sophistication, while remaining accessible. This type of music often found its niche in radio broadcasts, and later television, as thematic tunes and interludes that added a touch of elegance without demanding the spotlight.

All We Need Is Love (& Classical Music) - A Valentine's Day Collection

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•

Alexander Borodin•

Antonio Vivaldi•

Camille Saint-Saëns•

Christoph Willibald Gluck•

Claude Debussy•

Dmitri Shostakovich•

Edvard Grieg•

Emmanuel Chabrier•

Erik Satie•

Felix Mendelssohn•

Francis Poulenc•

Franz Liszt•

Franz Schubert•

François Couperin•

Frédéric Chopin•

Gabriel Fauré•

George Frideric Handel•

George Gershwin•

Giuseppe Verdi•

Heitor Villa-Lobos•

Jacques Offenbach•

Jean Sibelius•

Jean-Philippe Rameau•

Johann Sebastian Bach•

Johann Strauss II•

John Dowland•

Jules Massenet•

Ludwig van Beethoven•

Léo Delibes•

Maurice Ravel•

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky•

Robert Schumann•

Sergei Prokofiev•

Sergei Rachmaninoff•

Edward Elgar

Album - 70 Tracks - Released February 20, 2025