 
                
                        Step away from the daily grind with serene classical sounds
Blissful classical harmonies to calm your mind and bring peace to your soul.
Blissful classical harmonies to calm your mind and bring peace to your soul.
Featuring reflective harmonies from Mel Bonis, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Avril Coleridge-Taylor and calming textures by Ludwig van Beethoven, Charles Koechlin and Lili Boulanger.
Produced by Steven Rajam
An Overcoat Media production for ѿý Radio 3 Unwind. MM
On radio
Music Played
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    ![]()  Sir George DysonWoodland Suite: I. At Evening Bell Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Hickox.- Chandos Records Limited.
 
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    ![]()  Wolfgang Amadeus MozartAve verum corpus Conductor: Barry Rose. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Choir: St Paul's Cathedral Choir.- Queen Elizabeth II: Music in Memoriam.
- UME - Global Clearing House.
- 26.
 
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    ![]()  Rachel Portmanrecollection Performer: Rachel Portman.- ask the river.
- Node Records.
- 8.
 
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    ![]()  Grace WilliamsSailing Song (Sea Sketches, No 2) Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Andrews.- Sea Sketches for String Orchestra: II. Sailing Song.
- Resonus Classics.
- 1.
 
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    ![]()  Heitor Villa‐LobosBachianas brasileiras No. 5: I. Aria (Cantilena): Adagio Performer: Plínio Fernandes. Performer: Sheku Kanneh‐Mason.- Saudade.
- Decca Records US.
- 6.
 
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    ![]()  R. Nathaniel DettMagnolia, Pt. 2: Mammy Performer: Clipper Erickson.- Navona.
 
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    ![]()  Claude DebussyThe Girl with the Flaxen Hair Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Matthias Bamert.- Chandos Records Limited.
 
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    ![]()  Lili Boulanger2 Pieces for Violin & Piano: No. 1, Nocturne Performer: Coco Tomita. Performer: Simon Callaghan.- Orchid Classics.
 
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    ![]()  William Grant Still3 Visions: II. Summerland Performer: Mark Boozer.- Naxos.
 
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    ![]()  Josef RheinbergerAbendlied, Op. 69 No. 3 Conductor: John Rutter. Choir: The Cambridge Singers.- Lighten Our Darkness: Music for the Close of Day.
- Collegium.
- 7.
 
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    ![]()  Wolfgang Amadeus MozartPiano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor, K. 491: II. Larghetto Conductor: Lars Vogt. Orchestra: Orchestre de chambre de Paris.- Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-Flat Major, K. 271 "Jeunehomme" & Piano Concer.
- Ondine.
- 5.
 
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    ![]()  Charles KoechlinPaysages et marines, Op. 63b: No. 1. Sur la falaise Ensemble: Ensemble Contraste. Ensemble: Ensemble Initium.- TIMPANI.
 
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    ![]()  Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyString Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11: Andante Cantabile Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Matthias Bamert.- Chandos Records.
 
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    ![]()  Hélène de MontgeroultPiano Sonata in F Minor, Op. 5 No. 2: II. Aria con espressione Performer: Nicolas Horvath.- Montgeroult: Complete Piano Sonatas.
- Grand Piano.
- 20.
 
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    ![]()  Alan HovhanessSonata for Harp and Guitar, Op. 374, "Spirit of Trees": I. Andante cantabile Performer: Jason Vieaux. Performer: Yolanda Kondonassis.- Azica Records.
 
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    ![]()  Ludwig van BeethovenPiano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73: II. Adagio, un poco mosso Performer: Paul Lewis. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jiří Bělohlávek.- Harmonia Mundi UK Limited.
 
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    ![]()  Mel BonisSuite en Trio Op. 59: II. Pastorale Performer: Florian Wiek. Performer: Tatjana Ruhland. Ensemble: Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra.- Bonis, M.: Suite En Trio / Scenes De La Foret / Suite Dans Le Style Ancien / Air.
- SWR Classic.
- 2.
 
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    ![]()  Alexis FfrenchWhere Worlds Collide Performer: Alexis Ffrench.- Evolution.
- Sony Classical.
- 9.
 
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    ![]()  Augusta HolmèsLa Nuit et l'Amour: Interlude de l'ode symphonique Orchestra: Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland‐Pfalz. Composer: Samuel Friedmann.- Augusta Holmès: Orchestral Works.
- Marco Polo.
- 4.
 
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    ![]()  Ethel SmythConcerto for Violin, Horn and Orchestra: II. Elegy. Adagio, "In Memoriam" Performer: Richard Watkins. Performer: Sophie Langdon. Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Odaline de la Martínez.- Chandos.
 
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    ![]()  Frédéric ChopinNocturnes, Op. 27: No. 2 in D Flat Major. Lento sostenuto Performer: Jan Lisiecki.- Chopin: Nocturnes, Op. 27: No. 2 in D Flat Major. Lento sostenuto.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 1.
 
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    ![]()  Valentin SilvestrovStille Musik: 3. Augenblicke der Serenade Performer: Valentin Silvestrov.- Bagatellen und Serenaden.
- ECM New Series.
- 18.
 
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    ![]()  Morten LauridsenLux aeterna - III. O nata lux Conductor: Nicol Matt. Orchestra: I Virtuosi Italiani. Choir: Chamber Choir of Europe.- Light Eternal – The Choral Music of Morten Lauridsen.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 3.
 
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    ![]()  Max RichterTo the Stars Conductor: Ben Foster. Orchestra: Air Lyndhurst String Orchestra.- Ad Astra (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 1.
 
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    ![]()  Fernando Sor24 Studies, Op. 35, "Exercises": Study No. 17 in D Major Music Arranger: Andrés Segovia. Performer: Timo Korhonen.- Ondine.
 
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    ![]()  Joseph HaydnString Quartet in D Major, Op. 76 No. 5, II. Largo cantabile e mesto Performer: Dóra Kokas. Performer: Katalin Kokas. Performer: Noemi Gyori. Performer: Péter Bársony.- Hungaroton.
 
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    ![]()  César FranckPanis Angelicus Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Matthias Bamert.- Chandos Records Limited.
 
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    ![]()  Florence PriceResignation Performer: London Voices.- Oxford University Press Music.
 
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    ![]()  Peteris VasksVientulais Engelis: Meditation for Violin and String Orchestra Performer: Mari Samuelsen. Conductor: Jonathan Stockhammer. Orchestra: Konzerthausorchester Berlin.- Mari.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 4.
 
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    ![]()  Claude DebussyDeux Arabesques, L66: No. 1: Andantino con moto Performer: Kathryn Stott.- Debussy, Ravel: Piano Music.
- Sony Classical.
- 7.
 
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    ![]()  Gerald FinziIntroit, Op. 6 Performer: Thomas Gould. Conductor: Nicholas Collon. Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra.- Introit: The Music of Gerald Finzi.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
- 9.
 
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    ![]()  Rebecca ClarkeI'll bid my heart be still Performer: Philip Dukes.- Clarke, R: Viola Music.
- Naxos.
- 1.
 
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    ![]()  Luciano Berio6 Encores - 3. Wasserklavier Performer: Tamara Anna Cislowska.- The Persian Hours: Mystical Piano Music.
- Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC).
- 13.
 
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    ![]()  Edward ElgarDream Children, Op. 43 Conductor: Raymond Agoult. Orchestra: New Symphony Orchestra of London.- Clair de Lune - Orchestral Favourites; Waldteufel - Waltzes.
- Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd..
- 4.
 
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    ![]()  Joseph HorovitzClarinet Sonatina in B-Flat Major: II. Lento, quasi andante Performer: Antonio Salguero. Performer: Pedro Gavilán.- IBS Classical.
 
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    ![]()  Philip StopfordDo Not Be Afraid Choir: Ecclesium Choir. Conductor: Philip Stopford.- Priory Records Ltd.
 
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    ![]()  Avril Coleridge-TaylorSussex Landscape, Op. 27: II. Lento e molto tranquillo Conductor: Roderick Cox. Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra.- Coleridge-Taylor.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
- 7.
 
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    ![]()  Karl JenkinsCantilena Performer: Karl Jenkins.- Karl Jenkins: Piano.
- Decca (UMO) (Classics).
- 1.
 
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