Grammy-winning violin soloist Hilary Hahn has lived and breathed Bach’s music for more than 25 years. She’s recorded 4 Bach albums and given thousands of performances of Bach around the world for a huge range of audiences, including parents with their young babies. Hahn herself has two young children so has seen first-hand the soothing effects of gorgeous music on people of all ages. This playlist, curated personally by Hilary Hahn, will transport you to the serene, unhurried, beautiful, soul-soothing world of Bach's timeless artistry. HILARY HAHN: “When the single, “Andante”, from my latest Bach album was released, I was playing it at home when I coincidentally discovered that my baby daughter loved that track and it calmed her down before her nap. I got to thinking how many times a parent desperately searches for some new way to soothe their child. A particular bounce. A magic song. Rhythmic shushing. A calming playlist. A playlist! I can do that, I thought — with my favorite slow Bach tracks from recordings that I’d listen to on my own, as a grownup. And you know what happened? Now, almost every evening, I listen to this playlist with my own children and don’t want to stop once they’ve settled down, so I bring the music with me for myself. Somehow, mysteriously, Bach’s work transforms any space that it enters, giving the listener freedom to think, to connect, and to feel. Here, now, is “Calming Bach”, my playlist for anyone — of any age — looking to relax into timeless music that soothes the soul.”