Serene classical music to settle your mind
Ease into calm with gentle classical orchestral tunes, delicate piano and strings, and soothing choral harmonies.
Relax and rebalance with a mix of soft orchestral pieces, reflective piano, and soothing choral works. Featuring timeless classics and modern compositions, to create space for rest and help you find moments of peace.
With classical favourites by Franz Liszt, Gustav Mahler, Francis Poulenc, and newer works by Kerensa Briggs, Alexis Ffrench, Peter Sandberg, and more.
Produced by James C Taylor
An Overcoat Media Production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind, MM.
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John Rutter
Five Meditations for Orchestra: V. The Lord bless you and keep you
Performer: Daniel Hyde. Orchestra: Britten Sinfonia.- John Rutter: Meditations.
- King’s College, Cambridge.
- 2.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Sonata in E Minor, K.304/300c: II. Tempo di Menuetto
Performer: Andrea Cicalese. Performer: Julien Quentin.- Mozart: Violin Sonata in E Minor, K.304/300c: II. Tempo di Menuetto.
- Sony Classical/Sony Music.
- 1.
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Camille Saint‐Saëns
Carnival of the Animals, R. 125: IV. Tortoises (Arr. Lewin for Guitar)
Performer: Alexandra Whittingham. Performer: Thea Sayer. Ensemble: Carducci String Quartet.- Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals, R. 125: IV. Tortoises (Arr. Lewin for Guit.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
- 1.
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Peter Sandberg
Monday
Performer: Peter Sandberg.- Monday.
- Warner Classics.
- 1.
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Christopher Tin
Flocks a Mile Wide
Conductor: Christopher Tin. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.- The Lost Birds.
- Universal Music Classics.
- 1.
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Eydís Evensen
Flow
Performer: Esther Abrami. Performer: Eydís Evensen.- Flow.
- Sony Classical/Sony Music.
- 1.
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Rebecca Dale
Materna Requiem: 6. Paradisum Interlude
Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Clark Rundell.- Dale: Requiem For My Mother.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
- 6.
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Edward Elgar
Salut d'amour, Op. 12
Performer: Astrig Siranossian. Performer: Nathanaël Gouin.- Elgar: Salut d'amour, Op. 12 (Version for Cello and Piano).
- Alpha Classics.
- 1.
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Kerensa Briggs
Lead, kindly light
Composer: Saint John Henry Newman. Performer: Katy Hill. Performer: Daniel Collins. Conductor: Harry Christophers. Ensemble: The Sixteen.- Lead, Kindly Light.
- CORO.
- 5.
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John Ireland
A Downland Suite: II. Elegy
Ensemble: Sinfonia of London. Conductor: John Wilson.- John Ireland: Orchestral Works.
- Chandos.
- 3.
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Laura Marling
What He Wrote
Performer: Rosie Bennet.- Laura Marling: What He Wrote.
- Sony Classical.
- 1.
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Henry Purcell
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act III: "When I Am Laid in Earth" Dido's Lamento
Performer: Camille Thomas. Lyricist: Nahum Tate. Orchestra: Brussels Philharmonic. Conductor: Mathieu Herzog.- Voice Of Hope.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 3.
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Gabriel Fauré
Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11 (Arr. Davis for Choir & Orchestra)
Lyricist: Jean Racine. Choir: VOCES8 Foundation Choir. Orchestra: VOCES8 Foundation Orchestra. Conductor: Barnaby Smith. Ensemble: VOCES8.- Fauré: Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11 (Arr. Davis for Choir & Orchestra).
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
- 1.
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Ola Gjeilo
The Crossing
Performer: Ola Gjeilo. Performer: Thomas Gould. Performer: Ciaran McCabe. Performer: Jon Thorne. Performer: Matthew Sharp. Lyricist: Ola Gjeilo.- Ola Gjeilo.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
- 5.
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Nitin Sawhney
High Altitude
Performer: Nitin Sawhney. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales.- Human Planet (Soundtrack from the TV Series).
- Silva Screen Records Ltd.
- 36.
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Gustav Mahler
Rückert-Lieder: No. 3, Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen
Performer: Daniel Lozakovich. Performer: Hélène Mercier. Music Arranger: Daniel Lozakovich.- Lost to the World.
- Warner Classics.
- 13.
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Ken Burton
A prayer
Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin.![]()
George Butterworth
2 English Idylls: No. 2, Adagio non troppo
Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Krišs Russman.- Butterworth: Orchestral Works & Works for Voice & Orchestra.
- BIS.
- 10.
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Franz Liszt
Consolations, S. 172: No. 2 in E Major. Un poco più mosso
Performer: Lang Lang.- Liszt: Consolations, S. 172: No. 2 in E Major. Un poco più mosso.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 1.
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Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Violin Concerto in A Major, Op. 5 No. 2: II. Largo
Conductor: Daniel Hege. Orchestra: Encore Chamber Orchestra.- Violin Concertos by Black Composers Through the Centuries.
- Cedille.
- 2.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra in E Major, MWV O 5: 1. Allegro
Performer: Katia Labèque. Performer: Marielle Labèque. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Semyon Bychkov.- Mendelssohn & Bruch: Concertos For 2 Pianos.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Florence Price
Ethiopia's Shadow in America: II. His Resignation and Faith
Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Leslie Suganandarajah.- Florence Price: Piano Concerto in One Movement; Symphony No. 1 in E Minor.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
- 8.
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Anna Clyne
Dance (when you're broken open)
Performer: Maja Bogdanović. Orchestra: Phion. Conductor: Xandi van Dijk.- Perfectly Free.
- Challenge Classics.
- 5.
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Max Richter
Spring 2 (2022)
Performer: Max Richter. Performer: Elena Urioste. Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra.- The New Four Seasons - Vivaldi Recomposed.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 3.
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Leokadiya Kashperova
Symphony in B Minor, Op. 4: III. Andante
Orchestra: Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin. Conductor: Anna Skryleva.- Naxos Music UK Ltd.
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Jean‐Philippe Rameau
Acanthe et Céphise, RCT 29: Menuet
Ensemble: Ensemble Les Surprises. Conductor: Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas.- Reines.
- Alpha Classics.
- 20.
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Joseph Haydn
String Quartet in C Major, Op. 20 No. 2: I. Moderato
Ensemble: Isidore String Quartet.- Adorations.
- Delos.
- 1.
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Othello, Op. 79: IV. The Willow Song
Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Fawzi Haimor.- Coleridge-Taylor: Othello, Op. 79: IV. The Willow Song.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
- 1.
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Franz Schubert
Piano Sonata No. 13 in A Major, D. 664: I. Allegro moderato
Performer: Kun Woo Paik.- Schubert.
- Universal Music Ltd..
- 1.
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Tobias Hume
The First Part of Ayres: No. 1, Captain Humes Pavin
Performer: Miguel Bonal.- From Silence.
- Alpha Classics.
- 1.
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Jean Sibelius
Andante Festivo
Orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme Järvi.- Sibelius: Finlandia; Luonnotar; Karelia Suite.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 5.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Concerto in E Major, BWV 1042: II. Adagio
Performer: Sigiswald Kuijken. Ensemble: La Petite Bande.- Johann Sebastian Bach: Harpsichord Concertos Vol. 2.
- Accent.
- 8.
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Alexis Ffrench
Across the Ocean
Performer: Alexis Ffrench.- Across the Ocean.
- Sony Classical.
- 1.
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Arcangelo Corelli
Adagio from Violin Sonata in G Minor, Op. 5 No. 5
Performer: Arcangelo Corelli. Performer: Matthias Bamert. Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.- Chandos.
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Snorri Hallgrímsson
The Stars Will Dim (Nowhere Sessions)
Performer: Snorri Hallgrímsson.- The Stars Will Dim (Nowhere Sessions).
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 1.
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Qasim Ali Naqvi
God Docks at Death Harbor: The Beginning
Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra.- BBC Studios Distribution Limited.
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Francis Poulenc
Sinfonietta, FP 141: III. Andante cantabile
Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Bramwell Tovey.- Chandos Records Limited.
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Alberto Giurioli
Reverie
Performer: Alberto Giurioli.- Reverie.
- Alberto Giurioli.
- 1.
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- Fri 20 Mar 202614:00BBC Radio 3 Unwind
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