 
                
                        Comforting classical music for warmth and positivity
Warming, gentle classical music to help you boost your energy and positivity.
Warming, gentle classical music to help you boost your energy and positivity. With well-known classics from Edward Elgar and Dmitri Shostakovich, as well as calming picks from Angela Morley, Philip Herbert and Clara Schumann.
Produced by Katie Hill
An Overcoat Media Production for ѿý Radio 3 Unwind. MM
On radio
Music Played
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    ![]()  Edward Elgar2 Chansons, Op. 15: No. 2, Chanson de matin Conductor: Andrew Davis. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra.- Warner Music UK Limited,Warner Music UK Limited.
 
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    ![]()  Samuel Coleridge-TaylorNonet, Op. 2: II. Andante con moto Orchestra: Chineke! Chamber Ensemble.- Coleridge-Taylor.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
- 25.
 
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    ![]()  Dmitry ShostakovichThe Gadfly, Op. 97: III. Youth (Romance) Performer: Esther Abrami. Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Ben Palmer.- 侱é.
- Sony Classical/Sony Music.
- 2.
 
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    ![]()  Joby TalbotInk Dark Moon: II. Adagio contemplativo Performer: Miloš Karadaglić. Conductor: Ben Gernon. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra.- The Moon & The Forest.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
- 6.
 
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    ![]()  George Frideric HandelSerse, HWV 40 / Act 1: "Ombra mai fu" (Arr. for Oboe) Performer: Edward Brewer. Performer: Randall Wolfgang. Lyricist: Silvio Stampiglia. Lyricist: Nicolò Minato. Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.- Orpheus Chamber Orchestra - Baroque Highlights.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 12.
 
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    ![]()  Jennifer HigdonAll Things Majestic (String Lake) Orchestra: Nashville Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Giancarlo Guerrero.- Higdon: All Things Majestic, Viola Concerto & Oboe Concerto (Live).
- Naxos.
- 2.
 
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    ![]()  Claude DebussyRêverie, L. 68: Rêverie Performer: Jean‐Yves Thibaudet.- フィール・フェルメール クラシック.
- Universal Music LLC.
- 1.
 
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    ![]()  Anna ClyneWithin Her Arms Ensemble: The Knights. Conductor: Eric Jacobsen.- Anna Clyne: SHORTHAND.
- Sony Classical.
- 6.
 
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    ![]()  Johannes Brahms5 Lieder, Op. 105: No. 1, Wie Melodien zieht es mir Performer: Martin Fröst. Performer: Roland Pöntinen.- BIS.
 
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    ![]()  John PickardAve maris stella Ensemble: ѿý Singers. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.- John Pickard: Mass in Troubled Times.
- Naxos Music UK Ltd.
- 8.
 
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    ![]()  Julia PerryPrelude for Strings Music Arranger: Roger Zahab. Orchestra: The Experiential Orchestra. Conductor: James Blachly.- American Counterpoints.
- Bright Shiny Things.
- 2.
 
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    ![]()  Frédéric Chopin24 Préludes, Op. 28: No. 15 in D Flat Major. Sostenuto "Raindrop" Performer: Lang Lang.- Piano Book (Encore Edition).
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 7.
 
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    ![]()  Johan Helmich RomanAsaggio: Andante Performer: Göran Söllscher. Music Arranger: Per-Olof Johnson.- Eleven String Baroque.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 13.
 
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    ![]()  George FentonAntarctic Mystery Conductor: George Fenton. Orchestra: ѿý Concert Orchestra.- Frozen Planet (Soundtrack from the TV Series).
- Silva Screen Records Ltd.
- 5.
 
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    ![]()  Robert A. HarrisO how can I keep from singing Ensemble: London Voices.- Oxford University Press Music.
 
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    ![]()  Angela MorleyReverie Performer: Esther Abrami. Ensemble: Her Ensemble.- Spotlight.
- Sony Classical/Sony Music.
- 1.
 
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    ![]()  Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyThe Seasons, Op. 37a: No. 5, May. White Nights Performer: Viktoria Postnikova.- Tchaikovsky: Complete Piano Works.
- Warner Classics.
- 79.
 
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    ![]()  Johannes BrahmsConcerto in D Major, Op. 77: II. Adagio Performer: Francesca Dego. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska.- Chandos.
 
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    ![]()  Florence PriceClouds Performer: Beatrice Nicholas.- Beatrice Nicholas.
 
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    ![]()  Hubert ParrySongs of Farewell: I. My Soul, there is a Country Composer: Henry Vaughan. Conductor: Harry Christophers. Ensemble: The Sixteen.- Songs of Farewell: I. My soul, there is a country.
- CORO.
- 1.
 
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    ![]()  Adolphus HailstorkSymphony No. 1: II. Adagio: Lento ma non troppo Conductor: JoAnn Falletta. Orchestra: Virginia Symphony Orchestra.- Hailstork: Orchestral Music.
- Naxos.
- 2.
 
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    ![]()  Giovanni GabrieliSonata con tre violini (XXI from Canzoni et Sonate, 1615) Conductor: Paul McCreesh. Ensemble: Giovanni Gabrieli.- Baroque and More.
- Archiv Produktion.
- 7.
 
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    ![]()  Ludwig van BeethovenPiano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, "Moonlight Sonata": I. Adagio sostenuto Performer: Daniel Barenboim.- Max & Maestro.
- Universal Music Division Decca Records France.
- 12.
 
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    ![]()  Thomas WeelkesLament and Elegy: Death Hath Deprived Me Composer: Thomas Tomkins. Conductor: Lionel Meunier. Ensemble: Vox Luminis.- Purcell, Morley & Tomkins: English Royal Funeral Music.
- Ricercar.
- 8.
 
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    ![]()  Cécile ChaminadeThème varié, Op. 98 Performer: Sarah Cahill.- The Future is Female, Vol. 3, 'At Play'.
- First Hand Records.
- 2.
 
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    ![]()  Philip HerbertElegy (In Memoriam Stephen Lawrence) Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Anthony Parnther.- NMC Recordings.
 
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    ![]()  Clara SchumannPiano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 7: II. Romance. Andante non troppo con grazia Performer: Isata Kanneh‐Mason. Performer: Jonathan Aasgaard. Conductor: Holly Mathieson. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.- Romance – The Piano Music of Clara Schumann.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
- 2.
 
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    ![]()  Federico MompouSuite compostelana: II. Coral Performer: Sean Shibe.- Camino: Spanish and French repertoire for guitar.
- PENTATONE.
- 13.
 
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    ![]()  Gabriel FauréIn Paradisum Performer: Hayato Sumino.- Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
 
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    ![]()  Ralph Vaughan WilliamsJob, a Masque for Dancing, Scene 9: Epilogue Conductor: Andrew Davis. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra.- Walton : Belshazzar's Feast & Vaughan Williams : Job - Apex.
- Warner Classics International.
- 21.
 
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    ![]()  Philip StopfordLully, Lulla, Lullay Conductor: David Bannister. Ensemble: Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge.- News of Great Joy: Christmas from St John's College, Oxford.
- Resonus Classics.
- 3.
 
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    ![]()  Erik Satie6 Gnossiennes: No. 1, Lent Performer: Anne Queffélec.- Satie: 3 Gymnopédies - 6 Gnossiennes.
- Warner Classics.
- 4.
 
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    ![]()  Amy BeachRomance Op. 23 Performer: Bomsori. Performer: Julia Okruashvili.- Beach: Romance, Op. 23 (Musical Moments).
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 1.
 
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    ![]()  Joseph HaydnTrumpet Concerto in E flat major (2nd mvmt, Andante) Performer: Tine Thing Helseth. Orchestra: The Staff Band of the Norwegian Armed Forces.- Trumpet Concertos.
- Simax Classics.
- 2.
 
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    ![]()  Claude DebussyBeau soir - Arr. for Bassoon and Piano Performer: Sophie Dervaux. Performer: Sélim Mazari.- IMPRESSIONS.
- EDEL Music & Entertainment GmbH.
- 9.
 
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    ![]()  Johann Sebastian BachThe Well-Tempered Clavier, Prelude & Fugue in C Major: I. Prelude Performer: Lang Lang.- Piano Book (Encore Edition).
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 1.
 
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    ![]()  Samuel BarberReincarnations, Op. 16: III. The Coolin' Ensemble: Conspirare. Conductor: Craig Hella Johnson.- Harmonia Mundi UK Limited.
 
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