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The most popular Minimalism songs on Spotify • Featuring Brian Eno, Philip Glass, Michael Nyman, Michael Harrison, Arvo Pärt, Giya Kancheli, Arthur Russell, Harold Budd, Wim Mertens, John Adams, Jon Hassell, Laurie Spiegel, John Tavener, Henryk Górecki & Vladimir Martynov • By volt.fm
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Philip GlassBrian EnoHarold BuddMichael NymanArvo Pärt

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Popular Songs

Popular songs in this playlist.
An Ending (Ascent) - Remastered 2005Brian Eno
The Hours: An Unwelcome Friend (From "The Hours")Philip Glass / Nicolas Horvath
The Heart Asks Pleasure FirstMichael Nyman
Emerald and StoneBrian Eno / Jon Hopkins / Leo Abrahams
String Quartet No. 3, "Mishima": VI. Mishima / ClosingPhilip Glass / Carducci String Quartet
Revelation: Music in Pure Intonation: Night Vigil IMichael Harrison
Spiegel im spiegelArvo Pärt / Angèle Dubeau / La Pietà
33 Miniatures for Piano (Excerpts): No. 22, GraziosoGiya Kancheli / Elisaveta Blumina
The Heart Asks Pleasure First / The Promise - EditMichael Nyman
Spiegel im Spiegel - Version for Violin and PianoArvo Pärt / Vladimir Spivakov / Sergej Bezrodny

Hidden Gems

Songs you might not have heard before.
Letter from Sergei Rachmaninoff to Ludovico EinaudiAnton Batagov
Bright Blue MusicMichael Torke / Baltimore Symphony Orchestra / David Zinman
Canard Apicius..........Daniel Lentz
JavelinMichael Torke / John Williams / Boston Pops Orchestra
Threads: II. Recitative -Paul Lansky / Sō Percussion

All Songs

1
An Ending (Ascent) - Remastered 2005Brian Eno
4:26
2
The Hours: An Unwelcome Friend (From "The Hours")Philip Glass / Nicolas Horvath
4:16
3
The Heart Asks Pleasure FirstMichael Nyman
1:36
4
Emerald and StoneBrian Eno / Jon Hopkins / Leo Abrahams
2:12
5
String Quartet No. 3, "Mishima": VI. Mishima / ClosingPhilip Glass / Carducci String Quartet
3:14
6
Revelation: Music in Pure Intonation: Night Vigil IMichael Harrison
2:38
7
Spiegel im spiegelArvo Pärt / Angèle Dubeau / La Pietà
8:23
8
33 Miniatures for Piano (Excerpts): No. 22, GraziosoGiya Kancheli / Elisaveta Blumina
1:12
9
The Heart Asks Pleasure First / The Promise - EditMichael Nyman
3:11
10
Spiegel im Spiegel - Version for Violin and PianoArvo Pärt / Vladimir Spivakov / Sergej Bezrodny
10:36
11
I Never Get LonesomeArthur Russell
2:17
12
Revelation: Music in Pure Intonation: Night Vigil IIMichael Harrison
3:07
13
Against The Sky - 2005 Digital RemasterHarold Budd / Brian Eno
4:52
14
Struggle for PleasureWim Mertens
4:02
15
That's Us/Wild CombinationArthur Russell
6:58
16
Tune from the Film by Lana Gogoberidze: When Almonds BlossomedGiya Kancheli / Khatia Buniatishvili
2:08
17
Adams: Hallelujah Junction: 1st MovementJohn Adams / Nicolas Hodges / Rolf Hind
7:09
18
ClairvoyanceJon Hassell
1:05
19
Steal Away - Remastered 2004Harold Budd / Eugene Bowen / Brian Eno
1:29
20
Strand of Life ("Viroid")Laurie Spiegel
1:21
21
Close CoverWim Mertens
3:22
22
The LambJohn Tavener / The Temple Church Choir / Stephen Layton
3:33
23
The LambJohn Tavener / 12 Ensemble
3:56
24
Symphony No. 3, Op. 36: II. Lento e Largo - TranquillissimoHenryk Górecki / Dawn Upshaw / London Sinfonietta & 1 more
9:27
25
Vladimir Martynov: The BeatitudesVladimir Martynov / Kronos Quartet
5:26
26
Short Ride in a Fast MachineJohn Adams / Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal / Kent Nagano
4:06
27
Rothko Chapel 5Morton Feldman
2:52
28
Ellis IslandMeredith Monk / Bruce Brubaker / Ursula Oppens
3:02
29
Electric Counterpoint: III. FastSteve Reich / Mats Bergström
4:29
30
Pockets of Light - ExcerptLubomyr Melnyk
5:49
31
Cow SongMeredith Monk / Collin Walcott
2:19
32
Symphony No. 3, Op. 36: I. Lento - Sostenuto Tranquillo Ma CantabileHenryk Górecki / Dawn Upshaw / London Sinfonietta & 1 more
26:47
33
SuirenPauline Oliveros / Stuart Dempster / Panaiotis
10:01
34
The Unquestioned AnswerLaurie Spiegel
6:30
35
Leapday Night, Scene 1David Behrman
6:30
36
QuaversHoward Skempton / Duncan Honeybourne
2:49
37
Last Night The Moon CameJon Hassell
11:15
38
PulsesSteve Reich / Erik Hall
4:12
39
Wassermannmusik (Aquarian Music) I.Hans Otte
6:29
40
The BeatitudesVladimir Martynov / Conspirare / Craig Hella Johnson
5:15
41
EinklangPeter Michael Hamel
10:04
42
A Rainbow in the Curved Air - InstrumentalTerry Riley
18:39
43
Scene 1Michael Galasso
3:00
44
On the Other OceanDavid Behrman
6:50
45
The Fruit of SilencePēteris Vasks / Latvian Radio Choir / Sigvards Kļava & 1 more
7:27
46
Il bell'Antonio, Tema IIIGiovanni Sollima / Yo-Yo Ma / Kathryn Stott
7:34
47
Sanguine CherryTerry Riley
0:50
48
Esty Point, Summer 1978David Borden
6:28
49
Canto Ostinato: Section 1 - LiveSimeon ten Holt / Arielle Vernède / Gerard Bouwhuis & 2 more
9:11
50
The Sinking of the TitanicGavin Bryars
24:26
51
Vientulais Engelis: Meditation for Violin and String OrchestraPēteris Vasks / Mari Samuelsen / Konzerthausorchester Berlin & 1 more
12:13
52
Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me YetGavin Bryars
26:02
53
LinesMichael Vincent Waller
9:38
54
Symphony No. 5, "Galatasaray": III. —Kamran Ince / Tulay Uyar / Levent Gunduz & 3 more
6:06
55
Femenine: No. 1, PrimeJulius Eastman / Wild Up / Christopher Rountree
8:48
56
Sections 17-30Simeon ten Holt / Erik Hall
7:04
57
Rothko Chapel 3Morton Feldman
2:56
58
The Beacon - RepriseRalph Zurmühle
1:37
59
Kyema (Intermediate States)Éliane Radigue
61:22
60
Das Buch der Klange: Part IHans Otte / Ralph van Raat
6:33
61
M is for Man, Music, Mozart: The Eisenstein SongLouis Andriessen / Jurjen Hempel / Orkest De Volharding
3:37
62
For MattiaDouwe Eisenga
7:43
63
LearPauline Oliveros / Stuart Dempster / Panaiotis
24:56
64
Threads: I. Prelude -Paul Lansky / Sō Percussion
3:00
65
Sym. No. 1, Movement 1Glenn Branca
11:45
66
KoumeÉliane Radigue
51:17
67
The Yellow SoundPeter Michael Hamel / Ulrich Kraus
5:26
68
Lullaby - From the Film Breathing In - Breathing OutAnton Batagov / Polina Osetinskaya
7:31
69
Images: Interlude 4Howard Skempton / Marielle Labèque
1:20
70
Compositions 1960: No. 9 - Arr. for GuitarLa Monte Young / Noël Akchoté
7:30
71
For MattiaDouwe Eisenga
8:09
72
Times Curve Prelude No. 17William Duckworth / Silas Bassa
2:29
73
Parasol - ExcerptLubomyr Melnyk
6:25
74
Scene 2Michael Galasso
2:49
75
Fog TropesIngram Marshall
9:56
76
Strumming MusicCharlemagne Palestine
52:13
77
Composition 1960 No. 7La Monte Young / Jeroen van Veen
4:33
78
Gay GuerrillaJulius Eastman / Frank Ferko / Patricia Martin & 1 more
29:07
79
Lesson No. 2Glenn Branca
4:55
80
HorizonRalph Zurmühle
20:15
81
Un beau baiserLouis Andriessen / Ars Nova Copenhagen / Paul Hillier
4:08
82
Dark WatersIngram Marshall
17:12
83
Fandango per violoncello soloGiovanni Sollima / Anastasia Kobekina
4:51
84
The Time Curve Preludes: No. 2William Duckworth / Katia Labèque
2:07
85
Double PortraitDavid Borden / Nurit Tilles / Edmund Niemann
14:41
86
Pasticcio per meno è piùMichael Vincent Waller
5:26
87
Threads: II. Recitative -Paul Lansky / Sō Percussion
1:53
88
JavelinMichael Torke / John Williams / Boston Pops Orchestra
8:53
89
Canard Apicius..........Daniel Lentz
3:13
90
Bright Blue MusicMichael Torke / Baltimore Symphony Orchestra / David Zinman
9:07
91
Letter from Sergei Rachmaninoff to Ludovico EinaudiAnton Batagov
5:58

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