Gratitude and Warmth: Thanksgiving 2021 Playlist

November 19, 2021

A collection of classical pieces that fill us with gratitude – and call to mind the memories closest to our hearts. 

1. Lyric Quartet: I. The Sentimental One (William Grant Still) – Oregon Festival of American Music Presents William Grant Still
2. Divertimento: V. Turkey Trot (Leonard Bernstein) – Eiji Ouwe, Bernstein
3. Harvest Home: III. Harvest Moon (William Alwyn) – Give Thanks: Classical Music for Thanksgiving
4. O Dame Get Up and Bake Your Pies (Arnold Bax) – Naxos, My Playlist for Baking
5. Young Birches, Op. 128, No. 2 (Amy Beach) – Joanne Polk, By the Still Waters
6. The Wasps, Aristophanic Suite: III. March Past of the Kitchen Utensils (Ralph Vaughan Williams) – Vaughan Williams Piano Concerto
7. Magic Hour (Kenji Bunch) – Ahn Trio, Lullaby for My Favorite Insomniac
8. Una Dia de Noviembre (Leo Brouwer) – Thibault Cauvin
9. Das Jahr: 12 Characterstucke: No. 11. November (Fanny Mendelssohn) – Mendelssohn-Hensel: Das Jahr
10. When Fall Arrives (Miran Kim) – Korean Women’s Voices
11. 8 Miniature: II. Meditacion (Roque Cordero) – African Heritage Symphonic Series, Vol. 2
12. Peace (Version for Clarinet & Piano) (Jessie Montgomery) – Here With You
13. Simple Gifts (Aaron Copland) – Aaron Copland: Simple Gifts
14. Tender Thought (Ulysses Kay) – Kete – Piano Music of Africa and the African Diaspora

You can listen to these selections on our Gratitude and Warmth playlist on Spotify.