 
                
                        Enhance your day with restful classical music
Calming classical music to inspire focus and set you up for the day ahead. Presented by broadcaster, author and psychologist Dr Sian Williams.
Calming classical music to help you focus and set you up for the day ahead. Presented by broadcaster, author and psychologist Dr Sian Williams.
Featuring delightfully gentle melodies from Cécile Chaminade, Franz Schubert, and George Butterworth. Plus Sian pays a visit to one of her favourite spots in nature and Professor Catherine Loveday explores how music can affect our driving.
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    ![]()  Alexander GlazunovRêverie, Op. 24 Performer: José Serebrier. Performer: Royal Scottish National Orchestra.- Warner.
 
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    ![]()  Hugo AlfvénGustav II Adolf, Op 49: VII. Elegy Performer: Helsingborgs Symfoniorkester. Performer: Okko Kamu.- Naxos.
 
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    ![]()  Cécile ChaminadeNocturne, Op. 165 Performer: Olga Kopylova.- Azul Music.
 
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    ![]()  Samuel Coleridge-TaylorPetite Suite de Concert, Op 77 (3rd mvt, Un sonnet d'amour) Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Anthony Parnther.- DECCA.
 
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    ![]()  Gustav HolstBrook Green Suite, H. 190: 2 - Air Performer: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.- De Wolfe.
 
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    ![]()  Undine Smith MooreWe Shall Walk Through the Valley Performer: VocalEssence.
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    ![]()  Albert DietrichViolin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 30: II. Adagio ma non troppo Performer: Klaidi Sahatçi. Performer: European Soloists, Luxembourg. Performer: Christoph König.- Naxos.
 
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    ![]()  Max RichterThe Poetry of Earth (Geophony) Performer: Max Richter.
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    ![]()  Robert SchumannSymphony No.3 in E flat major, Op.97: Rhenish - 3 - Nicht schnell Performer: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.- De Wolfe.
 
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    ![]()  Franz SchubertAn die Musik, D.547 (transcribed for cello and piano by Thedéen & Shirinyan) Performer: Marianna Shirinyan. Performer: Torleif Thedéen.- Lawo Classics.
 
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    ![]()  Henri DuparcAux étoiles Performer: Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider. Performer: Orchestre national de Lyon.- Bru Zane.
 
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    ![]()  Claude DebussyDoctor Gradus Performer: Dino Ciani.
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    ![]()  Ottorino Respighi3 Chorales, P. 167: No. 3, Andante (After J.S. Bach's BWV 645) Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach. Performer: Seattle Symphony.- Naxos.
 
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    ![]()  Toru TakemitsuWill Tomorrow, I Wonder, Be Cloudy or Clear? Performer: Laura van der Heijden. Performer: Jâms Coleman.- Chandos.
 
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    ![]()  Franz BerwaldSymphony No. 4 in E flat major: 2. Adagio Performer: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Performer: Neeme Järvi.- DG.
 
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    ![]()  José White LafitteViolin Concerto in F-Sharp Minor: II. Adagio ma non troppo Performer: Rachel Barton Pine. Performer: Encore Chamber Orchestra. Performer: Daniel Hege.- Cedille.
 
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    ![]()  Wolfgang Amadeus MozartConcerto for Three Pianos and Orchestra in F major, K. 242 - Adagio Performer: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.- De Wolfe.
 
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    ![]()  Carlos SimonWarmth from Other Suns (Excerpts): III. Settle Performer: Ivalas Quartet.- Rising Sun Records.
 
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    ![]()  AntonÃn DvořákFrom the Bohemian Forest, Op. 68, B. 133 - V. Silent Woods (Arr. Niefind & Ribke Performer: Kian Soltani. Performer: Staatskapelle Berlin. Performer: Cellists of the Staatskapelle Berlin.- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
 
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    ![]()  Franz SchubertPiano Sonata No 4 in A minor, D 537: II Allegretto quasi andante Performer: Daniel Barenboim.- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
 
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    ![]()  Ralph Vaughan Williams3 Preludes Founded on Welsh Hymn Tunes: No. 2, Rhosymedre (Orch. Foster) Performer: Neville Marriner.- Warner Classics.
 
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    ![]()  Amy BeachFrom Grandmother's Garden, Op. 97: Morning Glories Performer: Kirsten Johnson.- Guild GmbH.
 
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    ![]()  Gustav HolstHolst: The Planets, Op. 32: VII. Neptune, the Mystic (Original Version, Ed. C. M Performer: Sir Mark Elder. Performer: Hallé. Performer: Hallé Choir.- Hyperion.
 
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    ![]()  Giacomo PucciniIntermezzo, Manon Lescaut (between Acts 2 and 3) Performer: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic Orchestra. Performer: Gianandrea Noseda.
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    ![]()  Margaret BondsSpiritual Suite: II. The Bells Performer: Michelle Cann.- Curtis Studio.
 
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    ![]()  Frédéric d’ErlangerPoeme in D major Performer: Philippe Graffin. Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones.- Hyperion.
 
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    ![]()  Sergey ProkofievRomeo and Juliet, Op. 64, Act I: Introduction Performer: Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra. Performer: Vasily Petrenko.- Lawo Classics.
 
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    ![]()  Fanny Mendelssohn6 Lieder, Op. 7: No. 1. Nachtwanderer Performer: Amaro Dubois. Performer: TingTing Yao.- DG.
 
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    ![]()  Yuja WangPiano Concerto No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 1 (1917 Final Version) - DG.
 
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    ![]()  Cecilia McDowallO Oriens Choir: The Choir Of Trinity College, Cambridge. Conductor: Stephen Layton.
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    ![]()  Philip GlassEtudes No.14 Performer: VÃkingur Ólafsson.
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    ![]()  George ButterworthThe Banks of Green Willow Performer: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra. Performer: Sakari Oramo.
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    ![]()  Dame Ethel Mary SmythSuite for Strings, Op. 1A: I. Allegro con brio (re-arrangement from String Quint Performer: Joshua Weilerstein. Performer: Lausanne Chamber Orchestra.- Claves Records.
 
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    ![]()  Wolfgang Amadeus MozartViolin Concerto No. 4 in D Major, K. 218 - II. Andante cantabile Performer: Renaud Capuçon. Performer: Lausanne Chamber Orchestra.- DG.
 
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    ![]()  Frederick Delius2 Aquarelles: No. 1, Lento, ma non troppo Performer: English Chamber Orchestra. Performer: Julian Lloyd Webber.- Naxos.
 
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