Imagining a place of peace and calm is not a new idea to those seeking to reduce normal stress. Many imagine the mountains or the beach, and with the new Tantara instrumental sampler, Escape to a Place of Peace and Calm, fourteen restful classical selections have been collected to create a marvelous lift to that place of peace and calm. Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf, of the presidency of the LDS Church and a former Lufthansa pilot, wrote about soaring to an spiritual place of peace and calm, much like an aircraft flying upward through blinding clouds and fog finally bursts into the peace and calm of open blue sky. We hope our music helps you find your place of peace and calm, whether real or imagined.

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“I love this album. It’s my favorite classical CD right now and a very welcome and much-needed respite from a crazy and chaotic world—a perfect combination for musical inspiration and contemplation. The artistry and presentation is just beautiful. Take the opportunity to give this gorgeous music a serious listen and discover why to many, Tantara is still an undiscovered treasure chest for serious music lovers.”
—Tyler Castleton, award-winning songwriter and producer

TRACKS

1. Chanson pour ma Mie (II), from Tableaux de Provence [1:23]
Paule Maurice
Ray Smith, alto saxophone; with small orchestra, Igor Gruppman, concertmaster
--from the Tantara album TABLEAUX DE PROVENCE

2. Songs Without Words, op. 19, no.1 [3:25]
Felix Mendelssohn
Reid Nibley, piano
--from the Tantara album QUIET CLASSICS

3. Adagio for Strings, op. 11 [8:04]
Samuel Barber
BYU Chamber Orchestra, Clyn Barrus, conductor
--from the Tantara album THE COLORS OF SOUND

4. Flowers in the Place de la Madeleine, from Parisian Suite [1:20]
Vladimir Dukelsky, aka Vernon Duke
Scott Holden, piano
--from the forthcoming Tantara album of Scott Holden playing Vladimir Dukelsky

5. Ruth (IV), from A Full House [5:31]
Robert Cundick
Irene Peery-Fox, piano; with the BYU Chamber Orchestra, Kory Katseanes, conductor
--from the Tantara album A FULL HOUSE

6. The Gardens of Japan [3:09]
Gene DiNovi
HDuo: Jaren Hinckley, clarinet; Vince Humphries, piano
--from the forthcoming Tantara album by HDuo

7. Menuet (III), from Petite Suite [2:52]
Claude Debussy, arr. Henri Büsser
The American Piano Quartet: Jeffrey Shumway, Paul Pollei, Robin Hancock, and Massimiliano Frani
--from the Tantara album TWO PIANOS, EIGHT HANDS

8. Andante (II), from Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra in E Major [10:48]
Felix Mendelssohn
The American Piano Duo: Jeffrey Shumway and Del Parkinson; with the BYU Philharmonic Orchestra, Kory Katseanes, conductor
--from the Tantara album MENDELSSOHN

9. Prelude in E minor, op. 28, no. 4 [1:56]
Frédéric Chopin
Reid Nibley, piano
--from the Tantara album QUIET CLASSICS

10. Idyll, excerpt from Sonata for Violoncello and Piano [5:34]
Robert Cundick
Julie Bevan, cello; Jeffrey Shumway, piano
--from the Tantara album THE PAST RETURNS

11. Berceuse, op. 57 [4:41]
Frédéric Chopin
Irene Peery-Fox, piano
--from the Tantara album THE IRENE PEERY-FOX PIANO SERIES, VOL. 1

12. Pie Jesu, from Requiem [3:41]
Gabriel Fauré
Will Kimball, alto trombone; Douglas Bush, organ
--from the Tantara album COLLAGE: A DIVERSE COLLECTION OF WORKS FOR TROMBONE BY GERSHWIN, BLOCH, FAURÉ, L. MOZART, AND PLOG

13. E’en So Lord Jesus Quickly Come [4:00]
Paul Manz, arr. K. Newell Dayley
Lawrence Green, guitar
--from the Tantara album KINGSFOLD

14. Adagio Cantabile (II), from Sonata for Piano, op. 13, “Pathétique” [5:09]
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Reid Nibley, piano
--from the Tantara album QUIET CLASSICS