Deep Work Music for Reading & Writing | The Swan & Gentle Classics (47 Minutes)

Chamber music for deep work, reading and writing, featuring The Swan and gentle classics by Bach, Chopin, Gounod, Mendelssohn and Debussy. A 47-minute session with cello and keyboard accompaniment in an imagined grand library at night. No vocals or percussion. Seven classical recordings are arranged into two listening sequences: seven pieces first, then six revisited in a different order. Debussy’s Beau Soir appears once. This is a curated listening film, not a newly performed concert or a continuous single take. The library interior combines warm reading lights, vaulted architecture, bookshelves, a writing desk, piano and cello. There are no added rain or ocean sounds, and no timer. CHAPTERS 00:00 Camille Saint-Saens - The Swan (Le Cygne) 02:36 Johann Sebastian Bach - Gamba Sonata in G, BWV 1027 - I. Adagio 06:16 Frederic Chopin - Cello Sonata Op. 65 - III. Largo 10:17 Charles Gounod / Johann Sebastian Bach - Ave Maria (after Bach Prelude BWV 846) 15:06 Felix Mendelssohn - Cello Sonata No. 2 in D - III. Adagio 18:55 Claude Debussy - Beau Soir (Beautiful Evening) 21:35 Johann Sebastian Bach - Gamba Sonata in G - III. Andante 25:08 Charles Gounod / Johann Sebastian Bach - Ave Maria (after Bach Prelude BWV 846) 29:57 Johann Sebastian Bach - Gamba Sonata in G, BWV 1027 - I. Adagio 33:37 Felix Mendelssohn - Cello Sonata No. 2 in D - III. Adagio 37:26 Camille Saint-Saens - The Swan (Le Cygne) 40:02 Johann Sebastian Bach - Gamba Sonata in G - III. Andante 43:35 Frederic Chopin - Cello Sonata Op. 65 - III. Largo MUSIC CREDITS These recordings are performed by John Michel with accompaniment, as credited below. All seven recordings are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa... Camille Saint-Saens — The Swan (Le Cygne) John Michel (cello); piano accompanist not named https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:JO... Johann Sebastian Bach — Gamba Sonata in G, BWV 1027 - I. Adagio John Michel (cello); keyboard accompanist not named https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CE... Frederic Chopin — Cello Sonata Op. 65 - III. Largo John Michel (cello), Lisa Bergman (piano) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CE... Charles Gounod / Johann Sebastian Bach — Ave Maria (after Bach Prelude BWV 846) John Michel (cello); accompanist not named https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:JO... Felix Mendelssohn — Cello Sonata No. 2 in D - III. Adagio John Michel (cello); piano accompanist not named https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CE... Claude Debussy — Beau Soir (Beautiful Evening) John Michel (cello); piano accompanist not named https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CE... Johann Sebastian Bach — Gamba Sonata in G - III. Andante John Michel (cello); keyboard accompanist not named https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CE... Recording edits: fixed volume gain, selected order and 0.6-second pauses between tracks. Excess final silence in Ave Maria was shortened while retaining the music and tail. Six recordings are revisited once. No pitch or tempo changes. The music is not AI-generated. VISUAL DISCLOSURE The grand library is original AI-assisted architectural artwork with our visual layout and animation. It is an imagined scene, not footage of a real library. LICENSE This audiovisual adaptation and our creative editing contributions are released under CC BY-SA 3.0 Unported: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa... Source authors retain their credits and rights. Attribution does not imply endorsement. #DeepWork #ReadingMusic #ChamberMusic