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Ease into your morning with peaceful classical music

Calming classical music to inspire focus and set you up for the day ahead. Presented by broadcaster, author and counselling psychologist Dr Sian Williams.

Calming classical music to help you focus and set you up for the day ahead. Presented by broadcaster, author and counselling psychologist Dr Sian Williams.

Featuring beautiful melodies from Ola Gjeilo, Imogen Holst, and Vaughan Williams to help you recharge for the day ahead. Sian muses on the difference between solitude and loneliness while out to Take a Breath, and Professor Catherine Loveday delves into the science of how music can aid our recovery from intense exercise.

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Music Played

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    The Lark Ascending

    Performer: James Ehnes. Conductor: Andrew Manze. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Onyx.

  • Charles Gounod

    6 Romances sans paroles (No 4, 'Le calme')

    Performer: Warren Lee.
    • Naxos.

  • VĂ­tezslav NovĂĄk

    Moravian-Slovak Suite, Op 32, version for orchestra (5th mvt, 'At Night')

    Conductor: Marek Ơtilec. Orchestra: Janáčkova filharmonie Ostrava.
    • Naxos.

  • Ola Gjeilo

    Northern Lights

    Choir: VOCES8.
    • Decca.

  • Bryce Dessner

    Song for Octave

    Performer: Bertrand Chamayou.
    • Warner.

  • Imogen Holst

    Variations on 'Loth to Depart' (Var III)

    Conductor: Alice Farnham. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra.
    • NMC.

  • Franz Liszt

    En rĂȘve, Nocturne

    Performer: CĂ©dric Tiberghien.
    • Hyperion.

  • Friedrich Witt

    Symphony No 1 in B flat major (2nd mvt)

    Conductor: Michael Alexander Willens. Orchestra: Kolner Akademie.
    • CPO.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Concerto no. 2 in B flat major Op.19 - 2nd mvt - Adagio

    Performer: Krystian Zimerman. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • DG.

  • Vasyl Barvinsky

    Chanson Triste

    Performer: Markiyan Melnychenko. Performer: Benjamin Martin.
    • Toccata.

  • Fela Sowande

    African Suite (3rd mvt, Lullaby)

    Conductor: Mario Bernardi. Orchestra: CBC Radio Orchestra.
    • CBC.

  • John Barry

    Lullabying

    Conductor: John Barry. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra.
    • Decca.

  • Marie JaĂ«ll

    Romance

    Performer: Manon Galy. Performer: CĂ©lia Oneto Bensaid.
    • La BoĂźte Ă  PĂ©pites.

  • Charles Villiers Stanford

    Requiem, Op 63 (Introit)

    Choir: National Symphony Chorus of Ireland. Orchestra: RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Adrian Leaper. Conductor: Mark Duley.
    • Marco Polo.

  • Erik Satie

    6 Gnossiennes (No 3)

    Performer: Fazil Say.
    • Warner.

  • Richard Rodney Bennett

    Reflections on a Sixteenth Century Tune (Var 3, 'Homage to Peter Warlock')

    Conductor: John Wilson. Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
    • Chandos.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Six Romances, Op 6 (No 6, 'None but the Lonely Heart')

    Performer: Lisa Batiashvili. Performer: Yannick NĂ©zet‐SĂ©guin.
    • DG.

  • Cecilia McDowall

    Adoro Te Devote

    Choir: Pembroke College Chapel Choir. Conductor: Anna Lapwood.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Harnham Down

    Conductor: Rumon Gamba. Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Chandos.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Lyric Pieces, Book I, Op 12 (No 3, 'Watchman's Song')

    Performer: HĂ„kon AustbĂž.
    • Berlin Classics.

  • Julie Cooper

    The Renaissance Suite: 2nd mvt; Pavane in Burnt Orange

    Performer: Camilla Pay. Performer: Clio Gould. Ensemble: Oculus Ensemble. Conductor: Simon Hale.
    • Signum.

  • Anton Bruckner

    Os Justi

    Choir: Monteverdi Choir. Conductor: Jonathan Sells.
    • SDG.

  • Tony Ann

    SCORPIO 'The Mysterious'

    Performer: Tony Ann.
    • Tony Ann.

  • Georg Philipp Telemann

    Lukaspassion, TWV 5:29 (1st mvt)

    Conductor: Jaroslaw Thiel. Orchestra: Wroclaw Baroque Orchestra.
    • Carus.

  • Max Richter

    Perihelion

    Performer: Louisa Fuller. Performer: Natalia Bonner. Performer: Nick Barr. Performer: Max Ruisi. Performer: Zara Hudson‐Kozdoj.
    • DG.

  • Brian Easdale

    Gone to Earth Suite (6th mvt, 'Undern Morning')

    Conductor: Rumon Gamba. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
    • Chandos.

  • Anne Cawrse

    Songs Without Words (3rd mvt, 'Swansong')

    Ensemble: Benaud Trio.
    • ABC.

  • Tan Dun

    The Eternal Vow

    Performer: Yo‐Yo Ma. Conductor: Xieyang Chang. Orchestra: Shanghai Municipal Committee Band. Orchestra: Shanghai Chinese Orchestra.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Franz Schubert

    Piano Sonata No 3 in E major, D 459 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Ingrid Haebler.
    • UMG.

  • Eunike Tanzil

    Reverie

    Performer: Eunike Tanzil. Conductor: Anna Handler. Orchestra: German Symphony Orchestra Berlin.
    • DG.

  • Gabriel FaurĂ©

    Romances sans paroles (No 3)

    Performer: Martin Löhr. Performer: Marie‐Pierre Langlamet.
    • Indesens.

  • William Grant Still

    Symphony No 4 'Autochthonous' (2nd mvt)

    Conductor: Yannick NĂ©zet‐SĂ©guin. Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra.
    • DG.

  • Michiru Oshima

    Double Concertino (Kazabue)

    Performer: Richard Stoltzman. Performer: Mika Stoltzman. Conductor: Gil Rose. Orchestra: Boston Modern Orchestra Project.
    • Savoy.

  • Claudio Monteverdi

    Dunque, amate relique

    Choir: The Jutland Chamber Choir. Director: Mogens Dahl.
    • PAULA.

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