I am by no means a music expert, but as a lay man with a small degree of piano experience I found this CD incredibly moving and inspiring. As a first year university student I looked for some background music to play whilst studying, and was incredibly fortunate to stumble across this beautiful, mellow sound. In such a hectic, highly pressured world as the one we live in, Einaudi's music has the ability to make you slow down and just take a moment to think. It is evocative and powerful despite its seemingly simple sound. I would deeply recommend this to everyone, be they musical enthusiasts or novices such as myself, whether it is for private study, the car stereo, background dinner music or purely just to listen and enjoy.