Classical music for calming reflection
Retreat from the hustle and bustle of daily life with this calming classical music mix.
Retreat from the hustle and bustle of daily life with this calming classical music mix.
Featuring choral excellence from William Walton and Robert Nathaniel Dett, solo piano lines from Erik Satie and Errollyn Wallen, and pensive organ solos from Olivia Belli and Adolphus Hailstork.
Produced by Katie Hill
An Overcoat Media Production for ѿý Radio 3 Unwind. MM
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Music Played
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    ![]()  George Frideric HandelMessiah, HWV 56, Pt. I: Pastoral Symphony, "Pifa" Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: José Serebrier.- Naxos.
 
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    ![]()  Giacomo PucciniMadama Butterfly / Act 2: Humming Chorus Lyricist: Giuseppe Giacosa. Lyricist: Luigi Illica. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth. Orchestra: ѿý Concert Orchestra.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
 
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    ![]()  R. Nathaniel DettAve Maria Choir: Nathaniel Dett Chorale.- Marquis Classics.
 
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    ![]()  Fanny MendelssohnString Quartet in E-Flat Major: I. Adagio ma non troppo Ensemble: Quatuor Ébène.- Warner Classics.
 
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    ![]()  Ernest FarrarEnglish Pastoral Impressions: I. Spring Morning Performer: Howard Shelley. Conductor: Alasdair Mitchell. Orchestra: Philharmonic Orchestra.- Chandos.
 
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    ![]()  Joby TalbotInk Dark Moon Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ben Gernon.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
 
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    ![]()  Jean FrançaixTrio for Violin, Cello and Piano (1986): III. Andante Ensemble: Trio Solis.- MSR Classics.
 
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    ![]()  Charles Villiers StanfordBeati Quorum Via Conductor: Graham Ross. Ensemble: The Bevan Family Consort.- Signum Records.
 
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    ![]()  Teresa CarreñoPlainte elegia, No. 1, Op. 17 Performer: Clara Rodriguez.- Wyastone Estate Ltd t/a Nimbus Records.
 
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    ![]()  Franz SchubertAve Maria Performer: Isaac Stern. Orchestra: Columbia Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Milton Katims. Conductor: Leonard Bernstein. Orchestra: New York Philharmonic.- Sony Classical.
 
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    ![]()  Valgeir SigurðssonI Offer Prosperity and Eternal Life Performer: Valgeir Sigurðsson.- Bedroom Community.
 
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    ![]()  Ralph Vaughan WilliamsString Quartet in C Minor: II. Andantino Ensemble: Verdi-Quartett.- CPO.
 
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    ![]()  Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyThe Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act 2: No. 13, Waltz of the Flowers Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker.- Warner Classics.
 
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    ![]()  Hanna RaniszewskaTime Performer: Hania Rani.- Matthew Halsall t/a Gondwana Records.
 
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    ![]()  Vicente LusitanoEmendemus in melius Ensemble: ѿý Singers.
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    ![]()  Anna ClyneDANCE: I. when you're broken open Performer: Inbal Segev. Conductor: Marin Alsop. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra.- AVIE Records.
 
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    ![]()  Ludwig van BeethovenMinuet in G Major, WoO 10, No. 2 Ensemble: I Musici.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
 
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    ![]()  Alexis FfrenchThe Way It Was Performer: Alexis Ffrench.- Sony Classical.
 
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    ![]()  Barnaby TaylorMountains Orchestra: ѿý Concert Orchestra. Orchestra: Chinese Ensemble. Conductor: Barnaby Taylor.- Parlophone UK.
 
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    ![]()  Tatsuji ToyozumiAlto Saxophone Sonatina: II. Arioso Performer: Eri Ishibashi. Performer: Maki Kasai.- OMF.
 
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    ![]()  Wolfgang Amadeus MozartLe nozze di Figaro, K.492 / Act 2 Lyricist: Lorenzo Da Ponte. Lyricist: Pierre Beaumarchais. Conductor: Colin Davis. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra.- Decca.
 
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    ![]()  John FieldNocturne No. 16 in C Major, H.60 Performer: Elizabeth Joy Roe.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
 
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    ![]()  Leonora DuarteSinfonia No. 4 Performer: Amy Domingues. Performer: Elizabeth Weinfield. Performer: Jude Ziliak. Performer: Shirley Hunt. Performer: Toma Iliev. Ensemble: Sonnambula.- Centaur Records, Inc..
 
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    ![]()  Kerensa BriggsRequiem: IX. In Paradisum Performer: Anita Monserrat. Performer: Richard Gowers. Choir: Choir of King’s College, London. Conductor: Joseph Fort.- Delphian Records.
 
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    ![]()  Alma DeutscherIn Memoriam (Adagio from Piano Concerto) Performer: Alma Deutscher.- Sony Classical.
 
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    ![]()  Johann PachelbelCanon and Gigue for Three Violins and Continuo in D Major Orchestra: Jean-François Paillard Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Jean‐François Paillard.- Warner Classics International.
 
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    ![]()  Michael BerkeleyCradle Song Conductor: Owain Park. Choir: ѿý Singers.- Orchid Classics.
 
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    ![]()  Joseph HaydnString Quartet No. 62 in C Major, No. 3: "Emperor": II. Poco adagio - cantabile Ensemble: Kodály Quartet.- Cobra Entertainment LLC..
 
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    ![]()  Sofia GubaidulinaSerenade Performer: Oleg Timofeyev.- Naxos.
 
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    ![]()  Omar SosaMesticanza Composer: Paolo Fresu. Performer: Omar Sosa. Performer: Paolo Fresu.- Tuk Music.
 
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    ![]()  Herbert HowellsLike as the Hart Performer: Iain Farrington. Conductor: Christopher Robinson. Choir: Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge.- Naxos.
 
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    ![]()  José White LafitteViolin Concerto in F-Sharp Minor: II. Adagio ma non troppo Performer: Rachel Barton Pine. Conductor: Daniel Hege. Orchestra: Encore Chamber Orchestra.- Cedille.
 
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    ![]()  Ferdinand RiesSextet in G Minor, Op. 142: II. Adagio con moto Orchestra: Franz Ensemble.- Dabringhaus Und Grimm Audiovision GmBH.
 
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    ![]()  Bryce DessnerOrnament 2 Performer: Vanessa Wagner.- THE BACK OFFICE.
 
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    ![]()  Jennifer HigdonBreeze Serenade (Dance Card) Orchestra: Chicago Sinfonietta. Conductor: Mei-Ann Chen.- Cedille.
 
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    ![]()  César FranckViolin Sonata in A major, FWV 8: IV. Allegretto poco mosso Performer: Joshua Bell. Performer: Jeremy Denk.- Sony Classical.
 
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    ![]()  Johann Sebastian BachOrchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air "on the G String" Performer: David Bell. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker.- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
 
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    ![]()  Arvo PärtThe Beatitudes Performer: Andrew Reid. Choir: Westminster Cathedral Choir. Conductor: James O’Donnell.- Warner Classics International.
 
Broadcasts
- Fri 15 Nov 2024 14:00ѿý Radio 3 Unwind
- Tue 26 Nov 2024 06:00ѿý Radio 3 Unwind
- Sun 8 Dec 2024 14:00ѿý Radio 3 Unwind
- Thu 3 Apr 2025 14:00ѿý Radio 3 Unwind
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