Looking for some stress-free music to help you unwind after a stressful day? Look no further! Here you'll find links to many of the Web's best sites for listening to soothing music from a wide variety of genres. These sites are all 100% legal. You'll need an audio player such as Winamp, Windows Media, or Real Audio to listen to most of these songs since a good deal of them are in non-MP3 format. If you have any suggestions for artists, musical genres, etc. or would like to submit your own site, please let me know.
I am no way reponsible for or affiliated with the contents of the sites below. Therefore, if you have any issues with these sites beyond broken links, please take them up with their respective webmaster.
Classical Music
- Classical Live Online RadioAn excellent directory of classical music webcasts from around the world. You can find webcasts from various international and online radio stations at this site.
- Classical Music ArchivesA vast collection of classical music (tens of thousands of songs actually) from thousands of different composers. If you're looking for just one particular song or composer, this is the place for you. Please note that registration is required and for a free account, they have a 5 unprotected song file per day limit and no web accelerators or robots are allowed.
- 89.7 WCPE OnlineYou can listen to live audio streams of 89.7 WCPE in Wake Forest, NC here at their site. This is undoubtedly one of the best classical radio stations in the US and certainly one that's good to kick back and listen to on a stressful day!
- WCCC AM 1290 LiveThe site for Hartford, CT's classical radio station and their online webcast. A good one to check out, especially for the Beethoven fans!
World Music
- Gathering of NationsAt this site you can find a listing of powwows across Native Americana as well as beautiful Native graphics, pictures, and of course, Native music!
- Lei Qiang-Chinese Traditional Erhu Music Vol. 1For those of you who enjoy listening to erhu (a sort of Chinese fiddle) music, here are some selections from Chinese musician Lei Qiang's first volume of erhu melodies on CD. These are very relaxing to listen to on a stressful day that's for sure! Note that this site is largely in Chinese, but there is some English.
- George Gao's English homepageThis is the English homepage of George Gao, another master of the erhu. If you want to listen to a podcast of erhu music, be sure to click here. Also on this site and in the podcast is some fairly in-depth erhu history and erhu lessons. This site is definitely one to bookmark!
- Liu Fang-Chinese Traditional Pipa MusicA selection of pipa melodies from pipa (another traditional Chinese string instrument) master Liu Fang's CD "Chinese Traditional Pipa Music. Very soothing and music that will take you from Stress Central to ancient China!
