For centuries, babies and children all over the world have been rocked to sleep with a song to calm them. Whether parents sing or play, or press play, they know that music so often soothes with success. Composers have written lullabies for different reasons – sometimes as standalone songs or pieces and sometimes as part of a larger work. Here is a variety of restful tracks to foster the sweet dreams of all!

Artists

Ashley Wass (piano), Jenö Jandó (piano), Idil Biret (piano), Einar Steen-Nøkleberg, Stefan Veselka, Véronique Gens (soprano), Peter Nagy (piano), Steven Rickards, Dorothy Linell, François-Joël Thiollier, フランソワ・ジョエル・ティオリエ, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Brussels Philharmonic, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre National de Lille, Peter Breiner, Anthony Bramall, Ali Rahbari, Keith Clark, James Judd, Jean-Claude Casadesus