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
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Florence Price
Negro Folksongs for String Quartet: No. 2, Somebody's Knockin' At Yo Do'
Ensemble: Catalyst Quartet.- Uncovered, Vol. 2: Florence B. Price.
- Azica Records.
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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.- Stradivarius At the Opera II - The Wagner Album.
- OE Oficina Ediciones.
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Gabriel Fauré
Dolly Suite, Op. 56: I. Berceuse
Performer: Katia Labèque. Performer: Marielle Labèque.- Fauré: Dolly Suite; Nocturnes; Barcarolles; Impromptus.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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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.
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Franz Danzi
Wind Quintet in G Minor, Op. 56, No. 2: II. Andante
Ensemble: Philharmonisches Bläserquintett Berlin.- Danzi: Wind Quintets, Vol. 2.
- Naxos Music UK Ltd.
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Becky McGlade
Missa Brevis: Sanctus & Benedictus
Choir: Boosey & Hawkes. Conductor: James Davey.- Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd.
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Elena Kats‐Chernin
Le Chat Noir
Performer: Tamara Anna Cislowska.- Kats-Chernin: Unsent Love Letters, Meditations On Erik Satie.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Ottorino Respighi
3 Chorales, P. 167: No. 3, Andante
Conductor: Gerard Schwarz. Orchestra: Seattle Symphony.- Bach: Orchestral transcriptions by Respighi & Elgar.
- Naxos.
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R. Nathaniel Dett
Cinnamon Grove: II. Adagio cantabile
Performer: Clipper Erickson.- Navona.
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Yaniv Segal
Sonata for Orchestra: II. Adagio cantabile
Composer: Garrett Schumann. Conductor: Yaniv Segal. Orchestra: ѿý National Orchestra of Wales.- Beethoven Reimagined.
- Naxos.
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Georgy Sviridov
Canticles & Prayers, Having Beheld a Strange Nativity: No. 11, Glory (Quiet)
Choir: Latvian Radio Choir. Conductor: Sigvards Kļava.- Sviridov: Canticles & Prayers.
- Ondine.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K. 545 "Sonata facile": II. Andante
Performer: Maria João Pires.- Mozart: Piano Sonatas.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 48.
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
5 Fantasiestücke for String Quartet, Op. 5: No. 2, Serenade
Ensemble: Catalyst Quartet.- Uncovered, Vol. 1: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.
- Azica Records.
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Maria Theresia von Paradis
Sicilienne
Music Arranger: Samuel Dushkin. Performer: Jacqueline du Pré. Performer: Gerald Moore.- Delius: Cello Concerto.
- Warner Classics.
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Anne Boyd
The Beginning Of The Day
Conductor: Ron Spigelman. Orchestra: Adelaide Symphony Orchestra.- Dream Children.
- Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC).
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Tarik O’Regan
I Listen to the Stillness of You
Lyricist: D. H. Lawrence. Choir: University of Michigan Chamber Choir. Conductor: Jerry Blackstone.- Soundset.
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Charles Koechlin
Les chants de nectaire, Series 2, Op. 199: No. 24, Soir lumineux
Performer: Nicola Woodward.- Hoxa.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Bagatelle No. 25 in A Minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise"
Performer: Igor Levit.- Für Elise, Bagatelle No. 25 in A Minor, WoO 59.
- Sony Classical.
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Ronald Binge
Sailing By
Performer: Vernon Handley. Orchestra: ѿý Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Martin Loveday.- The Best Of British Light Music.
- Sony Classical.
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Jennifer Higdon
String Poetic: II. Nocturne
Performer: Jennifer Koh. Performer: Reiko Uchida.- Violin Recital: Koh, Jennifer - Higdon, J. / Harrison, L. / Adams, J. / Ruggles,.
- Cedille.
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Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf
Symphony No. 1 in C Major, "Die 4 Weltalter": I. Larghetto
Orchestra: Failoni Chamber Orchestra Budapest. Conductor: Hanspeter Gmür.- Naxos.
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Nkeiru Okoye
When Young Spring Comes
Performer: Lara Downes.- Rising Sun Records.
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Philip Glass
Glassworks: VI. Closing
Ensemble: Lakeshore Rush.- Lakeshore Rush: Moving Parts.
- Albany Records.
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Carlo Gesualdo
Tenebrae Responsories, Feria quinta: II. Tristis est anima mea
Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe. Ensemble: Collegium Vocale Gent.- Gesualdo: Responsoria 1611.
- Phi.
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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.- Introit: The Music of Gerald Finzi.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Sheep May Safely Graze
Performer: Leon Fleisher. Music Arranger: Egon Petri.- Two Hands.
- Sony Classical.
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Judith Weir
Still, Glowing
Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska.- Platoon.
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Betty Jackson King
Spring Intermezzo
Performer: Lara Downes.- Rising Sun Records.
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Catrin Finch
Ceffylau
Composer: Seckou Keita. Performer: Catrin Finch. Performer: Seckou Keita.- Astar Artes Recordings Limited.
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Rachel Portman
leaves and trees
Performer: Rachel Portman.- ask the river.
- Node Records.
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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.- Shostakovich: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2, Symphony No. 1.
- Warner Classics.
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James MacMillan
From Galloway
Performer: Sean Shibe.- Softloud: Music for Acoustic and Electric Guitars.
- Delphian Records.
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Piero Piccioni
Amore mio aiutami
Performer: Piero Piccioni.- Bacci Bros Records.
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Fanny Mendelssohn
6 Melodies, Op. 5: Andante soave
Performer: Béatrice Rauchs.- Naxos Music UK Ltd.
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George Butterworth
The Banks of Green Willow
Conductor: Neville Marriner. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields.- Fantasia on Greensleeves.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Elena Kats‐Chernin
Kwong Song
Ensemble: Acacia Quartet.- Blue Silence.
- Vexation840.
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Reynaldo Hahn
A Chloris (Arr. For Cor Anglais & Orchestra)
Performer: Albrecht Mayer. Music Arranger: Chris Hazell. Conductor: Mathias Mönius. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields.- Bonjour Paris.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Edward Elgar
Enigma Variations, Op. 36: Var. 9. Adagio "Nimrod"
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra.- Elgar: Enigma Variations.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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John Cage
In A Landscape (Arr. For Harp)
Performer: Marshall McGuire.- Resonances: Music For Harp.
- Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC).
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Cristóbal de Morales
Parce Mihi Domine
Music Arranger: Jan Garbarek. Conductor: Jan Garbarek. Ensemble: The Hilliard Ensemble.- Officium.
- ECM New Series.
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Broadcasts
- Mon 18 Nov 2024 14:00ѿý Radio 3 Unwind
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