Gentle music makes a perfect accompaniment to reading. This selection has been chosen with the reader in mind. Many of the tracks began life with a literary theme or programme, taken from old legends, from Shakespeare's tales or from famous books. These works are interspersed with other characterful pieces which reflect a quiet mood or a scene from nature.

Artists

Josef Bulva (piano), Martin Souter (piano)

London Philharmonic Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Peter Yorke and his Concert Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra, Sidney Torch and the New Century Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra, Don Jackson, Alexander Titov, Vahtang Kakhidze, Eric Coates