 
                
                        Get set for the morning with peaceful classical music
Calming classical music to inspire focus and set you up for the day ahead. Presented by broadcaster, author and counselling psychologist Dr Sian Williams.
Calming classical music to help you focus and set you up for the day ahead. Presented by broadcaster, author and counselling psychologist Dr Sian Williams.
Featuring refreshing and energising music from Dorothy Howell, Saint-Saens, and Haydn. Sian follows a stream as she takes a breath outside, and Professor Catherine Loveday joins the show to explore how music can help people with Parkinson’s disease.
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    ![]()  Percy GraingerHandel in the Strand Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra.- Chandos.
 
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    ![]()  Ivo AntogniniCome to Me Singer: Helena Paish. Choir: The Choir Of Trinity College, Cambridge. Conductor: Stephen Layton.- Hyperion.
 
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    ![]()  R. Nathaniel Dett8 Bible Vignettes (3rd mvt, 'Desert Interlude') Performer: Denver Oldham.- New World Records.
 
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    ![]()  Frederick DeliusBrigg Fair ('An English Rhapsody') - Extreme Music Library.
 
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    ![]()  Ryuichi SakamotoAmore Performer: Ryuichi Sakamoto.- WM Japan.
 
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    ![]()  Joseph HorovitzSonatina for Clarinet and Piano (2nd mvt, Lento) Performer: Andreas Ottensamer. Performer: Julien Quentin.- DG.
 
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    ![]()  Grace WilliamsPenillion (1st mvt, Moderato cantando) Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Charles Groves.- Lyrita.
 
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    ![]()  Leo BrouwerUn Dia de Noviembre Performer: Miloš Karadaglić.- DG.
 
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    ![]()  Samuel Coleridge-TaylorPetite Suite de Concert (3rd mvt, 'Un sonnet d'amour') Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Anthony Parnther.- Decca.
 
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    ![]()  Franz SchubertPiano Trio in E flat major ('Notturno') Ensemble: Gould Piano Trio.- Resonus Classics.
 
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    ![]()  Judith BinghamThe Drowned Lovers Choir: Tenebrae. Singer: Martha McLorinan. Conductor: Nigel Short.- Signum.
 
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    ![]()  Camille Saint‐SaënsCarnival of the Animals (No 9, 'The Cuckoo in the Depths of the Woods') Performer: Martha Argerich. Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Academy of Santa Cecilia, Rome.- Warner Classics.
 
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    ![]()  George Frideric HandelConcerto Grosso in C Major, 'Alexander's Feast', HWV 318 (4th mvt) Ensemble: The English Concert. Conductor: Trevor Pinnock.- Archiv Produktion.
 
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    ![]()  Alexis FfrenchThought Streams Performer: Alexis Ffrench.- KPM MUSIC LTD/JUICE MUSIC UK LTf.
 
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    ![]()  Joseph HaydnSymphony No 57 in D major (2nd mvt, Adagio) Orchestra: Academy of Ancient Music. Orchestra: Christopher Hogwood.- Decca.
 
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    ![]()  Maurice RavelPiece en Forme de Habanera Performer: Alison Balsom. Orchestra: The Guy Barker Orchestra. Conductor: Guy Barker.- Warner Classics.
 
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    ![]()  Amy Woodforde-Finden4 Indian Love Lyrics (3rd mvt, 'Kashmiri Love Song') Performer: Sir Stephen Hough. Music Arranger: Sir Stephen Hough.- Amerco.
 
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    ![]()  Ludwig van BeethovenSymphony No 6 in F major, Op 68, 'Pastoral' (2nd mvt, 'Scene by the Brook') Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Donald Runnicles.
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    ![]()  Richard Allain3 Spirituals ('When I'm Gone') Choir: National Youth Choir. Conductor: Mike Brewer.- Delphian Records.
 
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    ![]()  Ralph Vaughan Williams6 studies in English Folksong, No 4 ('She Borrowed Some of Her Mother's Gold) Performer: Anthony Pike. Performer: John Lenehan.- Naxos.
 
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    ![]()  John IrelandA Downland Suite (2nd mvt, 'Elegy') Orchestra: Sinfonia of London. Conductor: John Wilson.- CHANDOS.
 
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    ![]()  Wolfgang Amadeus MozartPiano Concerto No 23 in A major (2nd mvt, Adagio) Performer: Dejan Lazić. Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Orchestra: Jan Willem de Vriend.- Challenge Classics.
 
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    ![]()  Peter SculthorpeGreat Sandy Island (5th mvt, 'Dune Dreaming') Orchestra: Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: James Judd.- Australian Broadcasting Corp.
 
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    ![]()  Cécile ChaminadeSérénade in D Major, Op 29 Performer: Peter Jacobs.- Hyperion.
 
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    ![]()  Emmanuel ChabrierHabanera Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Yan Pascal Tortelier.
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    ![]()  Dorothy HowellIf You Will Come to Corté Choir: ѿý Singers.
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    ![]()  Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-GeorgesViolin Concerto in G major Op 2 No 1 (2nd mvt, Largo) Performer: Fumika Mohri. Orchestra: Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice. Conductor: Michael Halász.- Naxos.
 
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    ![]()  Ludwig van BeethovenBagatelle, Op 126 No 1 in G Major Performer: Nicolas Hodges.
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    ![]()  Marianna MartinesSymphony in C major (2nd mvt, Andante ma non troppo) Orchestra: Salzburger Hofmusik. Conductor: Wolfgang Brunner.- CPO.
 
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    ![]()  Kim PorterPulchra es et Decora Ensemble: ORA. Conductor: Suzi Digby.- Harmonia Mundi.
 
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    ![]()  Hania RaniDreamy Performer: Hania Rani.- Gondwana Records.
 
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    ![]()  Florian ChristlChoral Orchestra: NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Ben Harper.- SONY.
 
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    ![]()  William ByrdMass for Five Voices - Agnus Dei III Performer: The Gesualdo Six. Performer: Owain Park.- HYPERION.
 
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