 
                
                        Harness your day 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 enriching and relaxing melodies from Michael Nyman, Gustav Holst, and Luise Adolpha Le Beau, this episode explores the beauty of letting nature take over. Plus, Professor Catherine Loveday reveals how musical memories can be resistant to memory loss.
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    ![]()  Agathe Backer-GrøndahlFantasy Pieces, Op. 45: Summer Song Orchestra: Iceland Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Bjarte Engeset.- NAXOS.
 
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    ![]()  Wolfgang Amadeus MozartAve verum corpus, K618 Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson.- DG.
 
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    ![]()  Arnold SchoenbergNotturno Performer: Daniel Hope. Performer: Jane Berthe. Orchestra: Zürcher Kammerorchester.- DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON.
 
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    ![]()  Arvo PärtNunc dimittis Ensemble: VOCES8.- DECCA.
 
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    ![]()  Uuno KlamiSea Pictures (IV. Song of the Watch [Nocturne]) Performer: Leif Segerstam. Orchestra: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra.- FAZER/FINLANDIA.
 
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    ![]()  Trad.Unst Boat Song (Arr. For String Quartet) Ensemble: Danish String Quartet.- ECM.
 
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    ![]()  Gustav HolstA Somerset Rhapsody, Op. 21 No. 2 Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.- DE WOLFE.
 
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    ![]()  Sophie HutchingsBillow Gently Performer: Lavinia Meijer.- SONY.
 
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    ![]()  William Grant StillSymphony No. 1 'Afro-American' (II. Adagio) Orchestra: Chicago Sinfonietta. Conductor: Paul Freeman.- CEDILLE.
 
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    ![]()  Fumio HayasakaAutumn Performer: Noriko Ogawa.- BIS.
 
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    ![]()  Ernest John MoeranConcerto for Violin and Orchestra (III. Lento) Performer: Tasmin Little. Performer: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis.- CHANDOS.
 
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    ![]()  Karl JenkinsStravaganza: 2. Dreams & Drones Performer: Jess Gillam. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Chorus.- DECCA.
 
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    ![]()  Luise Adolpha Le BeauRomanze, Op. 35 Performer: Raphaela Gromes. Performer: Julian Riem.- SONY.
 
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    ![]()  Edvard GriegPiano Concerto in A minor, Op.16 (Adagio) Performer: Alice Sara Ott. Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Esa‐Pekka Salonen.- DG.
 
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    ![]()  Kerensa BriggsMedia vita Ensemble: VOCES8.- DECCA.
 
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    ![]()  Charles IvesIn The Morning Performer: Richard Stoltzman. Performer: Bill Douglas. Performer: Jeremy Wall. Performer: Eddie Gomez.- SONY.
 
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    ![]()  Wolfgang Amadeus MozartFlute Concerto No. 1 in G major, K. 313: 2 - Adagio Non Troppo Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.- DE WOLFE.
 
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    ![]()  Errollyn WallenPeace on Earth Performer: Catrin Meek. Choir: Choristers of Merton College, Oxford. Conductor: Benjamin Nicholas.- DELPHIAN.
 
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    ![]()  Howard ShoreThe Forest: II Performer: Miloš Karadaglić. Orchestra: National Arts Centre Orchestra. Conductor: Alexander Shelley.- DECCA.
 
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    ![]()  Trad.Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child Performer: Isata Kanneh‐Mason.- DECCA.
 
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    ![]()  Sir George DysonWoodland Suite (I. At Evening Bell) Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Hickox.- CHANDOS.
 
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    ![]()  Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyVariations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33 (Var. VI: Andante) Performer: Jean‐Guihen Queyras. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jiří Bělohlávek.- HARMONIA MUNDI.
 
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    ![]()  Manuel PoncePor Ti Mi Corazón Performer: John Williams.- JCW RECORDINGS.
 
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    ![]()  Dora PejačevićPiano Concerto Op.33 (Adagio con estro poetico) Performer: Peter Donohoe. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.- CHANDOS.
 
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    ![]()  David LangI lie Ensemble: Ars Nova Copenhagen. Conductor: Paul Hillier.- HARMONIA MUNDI.
 
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    ![]()  Florence PriceAdoration (Version for Solo Violin and String Orchestra) Performer: Daniel Hope. Orchestra: Zürcher Kammerorchester.- DG.
 
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    ![]()  Joan TowerLove Letter Performer: Kara Huber.- SACRED BLACK RECORDS.
 
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    ![]()  Ernest FarrarEnglish Pastoral Impressions, Op. 26 (I. Spring Morning) Orchestra: Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Alasdair Mitchell.- CHANDOS.
 
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    ![]()  Michael NymanThree movements from String Quartet No. 2 (II.) Ensemble: Amstel Quartet.- CHALLENGE CLASSICS.
 
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    ![]()  Ludwig van BeethovenPiano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2 No. 1 (2. Adagio) Performer: Daniel Barenboim.- DG.
 
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    ![]()  Orlande de LassusJustorum animae Choir: The Cambridge Singers. Conductor: John Rutter.- COLLEGIUM.
 
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    ![]()  Cipriani PotterSymphony in C Minor II. Andante con moto Orchestra: ѿý National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Howard Griffiths.- CPO.
 
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    ![]()  Agustín Barrios MangoréJulia Florida Performer: Sean Shibe.- PENTATONE.
 
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    ![]()  Louis W. BallardThe Four Moons Ballet (The Cherokee Variation. Yvonne Choteau) Orchestra: Fort Smith Symphony. Conductor: John Jeter.- NAXOS.
 
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    ![]()  Charles Villiers StanfordSuite for violin and orchestra, Op 32 (II. Allemande) Performer: Anthony Marwood. Orchestra: ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.- HYPERION.
 
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