Least Distracting "Background" Music

When I am hard at work, and do not want to be distracted even momentarily by the tunes I have on, I tend to favor single-instrument classical music. Below are some of my favorites.

Some of the things I avoid are: 1. lyrics (my brain cannot ignore them), 2. bombastic/complex music, 3. new-age music (too repetitive, like water dripping), 4. anything with attention demanding crescendos. There must be a few other no-nos, too, but I can't think of them just now. You've probably got the idea anyway.

Without further ado, then, here's the good stuff:

Almost anything by Andrés Segovia

J.S. Bach – Cello Suites

Frédéric Chopin – Nocturnes & Etudes

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