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Relaxing classical music for moments of stillness

Sink into the calming and reflective sounds of this classical music mix. With pieces from Gabriel Fauré and Ronald Binge, alongside Judith Weir and John Cage.

Produced by Steven Rajam
An Overcoat Media Production for ѿý Radio 3 Unwind. MM

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Music Played

  • Florence Price

    Negro Folksongs for String Quartet: No. 2, Somebody's Knockin' At Yo Do'

    Ensemble: Catalyst Quartet.
    • Azica Records.
  • Richard Wagner

    Wesendonck-Lieder, WWV 91: V. Träume (Arr. for Violin and Orchestra)

    Performer: Alexandre Da Costa. Ensemble: Utrecht String Quartet. Conductor: Josep Caballé‐Domenech. Orchestra: Staatskapelle Halle.
    • OE Oficina Ediciones.
  • Gabriel Fauré

    Dolly Suite, Op. 56: I. Berceuse

    Performer: Katia Labèque. Performer: Marielle Labèque.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
  • Paul Reade

    Suite from The Victorian Kitchen Garden: V. Summer

    Performer: Emma Johnson. Orchestra: ѿý Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Philip Ellis.
    • Wyastone Estate Ltd t/a Nimbus Records.
  • Franz Danzi

    Wind Quintet in G Minor, Op. 56, No. 2: II. Andante

    Ensemble: Philharmonisches Bläserquintett Berlin.
    • Naxos Music UK Ltd.
  • Becky McGlade

    Missa Brevis: Sanctus & Benedictus

    Choir: Boosey & Hawkes. Conductor: James Davey.
    • Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd.
  • Elena Kats‐Chernin

    Le Chat Noir

    Performer: Tamara Anna Cislowska.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
  • Ottorino Respighi

    3 Chorales, P. 167: No. 3, Andante

    Conductor: Gerard Schwarz. Orchestra: Seattle Symphony.
    • Naxos.
  • R. Nathaniel Dett

    Cinnamon Grove: II. Adagio cantabile

    Performer: Clipper Erickson.
    • Navona.
  • Yaniv Segal

    Sonata for Orchestra: II. Adagio cantabile

    Composer: Garrett Schumann. Conductor: Yaniv Segal. Orchestra: ѿý National Orchestra of Wales.
    • Naxos.
  • Georgy Sviridov

    Canticles & Prayers, Having Beheld a Strange Nativity: No. 11, Glory (Quiet)

    Choir: Latvian Radio Choir. Conductor: Sigvards Kļava.
    • Ondine.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K. 545 "Sonata facile": II. Andante

    Performer: Maria João Pires.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    5 Fantasiestücke for String Quartet, Op. 5: No. 2, Serenade

    Ensemble: Catalyst Quartet.
    • Azica Records.
  • Maria Theresia von Paradis

    Sicilienne

    Music Arranger: Samuel Dushkin. Performer: Jacqueline du Pré. Performer: Gerald Moore.
    • Warner Classics.
  • Anne Boyd

    The Beginning Of The Day

    Conductor: Ron Spigelman. Orchestra: Adelaide Symphony Orchestra.
    • Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC).
  • Tarik O’Regan

    I Listen to the Stillness of You

    Lyricist: D. H. Lawrence. Choir: University of Michigan Chamber Choir. Conductor: Jerry Blackstone.
    • Soundset.
  • Charles Koechlin

    Les chants de nectaire, Series 2, Op. 199: No. 24, Soir lumineux

    Performer: Nicola Woodward.
    • Hoxa.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Bagatelle No. 25 in A Minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise"

    Performer: Igor Levit.
    • Sony Classical.
  • Ronald Binge

    Sailing By

    Performer: Vernon Handley. Orchestra: ѿý Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Martin Loveday.
    • Sony Classical.
  • Jennifer Higdon

    String Poetic: II. Nocturne

    Performer: Jennifer Koh. Performer: Reiko Uchida.
    • Cedille.
  • Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf

    Symphony No. 1 in C Major, "Die 4 Weltalter": I. Larghetto

    Orchestra: Failoni Chamber Orchestra Budapest. Conductor: Hanspeter Gmür.
    • Naxos.
  • Nkeiru Okoye

    When Young Spring Comes

    Performer: Lara Downes.
    • Rising Sun Records.
  • Philip Glass

    Glassworks: VI. Closing

    Ensemble: Lakeshore Rush.
    • Albany Records.
  • Carlo Gesualdo

    Tenebrae Responsories, Feria quinta: II. Tristis est anima mea

    Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe. Ensemble: Collegium Vocale Gent.
    • Phi.
  • Gerald Finzi

    Love's Labour's Lost, Op. 28: 1: So sweet a kiss the golden sun gives not

    Conductor: Nicholas Collon. Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Sheep May Safely Graze

    Performer: Leon Fleisher.
    • Sony Classical.
  • Judith Weir

    Still, Glowing

    Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska.
    • Platoon.
  • Betty Jackson King

    Spring Intermezzo

    Performer: Lara Downes.
    • Rising Sun Records.
  • Catrin Finch

    Ceffylau

    Composer: Seckou Keita. Performer: Catrin Finch. Performer: Seckou Keita.
    • Astar Artes Recordings Limited.
  • Rachel Portman

    leaves and trees

    Performer: Rachel Portman.
    • Node Records.
  • Federico Mompou

    Musica callada I Angelico

    Performer: Arcadi Volodos.
  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Op. 102: II. Andante

    Performer: Mikhail Rudy. Conductor: Mariss Jansons. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Warner Classics.
  • James MacMillan

    From Galloway

    Performer: Sean Shibe.
    • Delphian Records.
  • Piero Piccioni

    Amore mio aiutami

    Performer: Piero Piccioni.
    • Bacci Bros Records.
  • Fanny Mendelssohn

    6 Melodies, Op. 5: Andante soave

    Performer: Béatrice Rauchs.
    • Naxos Music UK Ltd.
  • George Butterworth

    The Banks of Green Willow

    Conductor: Neville Marriner. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
  • Elena Kats‐Chernin

    Kwong Song

    Ensemble: Acacia Quartet.
    • Vexation840.
  • Reynaldo Hahn

    A Chloris (Arr. For Cor Anglais & Orchestra)

    Performer: Albrecht Mayer. Conductor: Mathias Mönius. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
  • Edward Elgar

    Enigma Variations, Op. 36: Var. 9. Adagio "Nimrod"

    Conductor: Leonard Bernstein. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
  • John Cage

    In A Landscape (Arr. For Harp)

    Performer: Marshall McGuire.
    • Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC).
  • Cristóbal de Morales

    Parce Mihi Domine

    Conductor: Jan Garbarek. Ensemble: The Hilliard Ensemble.
    • ECM New Series.

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