Peaceful classical pieces to lift your day
Embrace quiet moments with a selection of gentle classical pieces, filled with soft textures and reflective melodies to help settle the mind.
Embrace quiet moments with a selection of gentle classical pieces, filled with soft textures and reflective melodies to help settle the mind.
With reflective music by Olivia Belli, Alis Huws, and Paul Smith, and calming works by Erik Satie, Gabriel Fauré, and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. This mix invites you to pause, breathe, and simply be.
Produced by James C Taylor
An Overcoat Media Production for ѿý Radio 3 Unwind, MM
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Edward Elgar
Sospiri Op. 70
Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Mirga Gražinytė‐Tyla.- The British Project.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Gordon Jacob
Cradle Song
Orchestra: RTÉ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Ernest Tomlinson.- Miniatures (British Light Music).
- Marco-Polo.
- 11.
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Ola Gjeilo
Northern Lights
Performer: Anna Lapwood.- Northern Lights.
- Sony Classical.
- 1.
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Trad.
Lisa Lan (arr. Alis Huws for harp)
Performer: Alis Huws. Music Arranger: Alis Huws.- Quiet Sunlit Mornings.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
- 2.
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Joe Hisaishi
HANA-BI
Performer: Joe Hisaishi. Orchestra: Wiener Symphoniker.- ѱáí.
- Universal Music LLC.
- 2.
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Erik Satie
Gymnopédie No. 1. Lent et douloureux
Performer: Andreas Ottensamer. Performer: José Gallardo.- Satie: Gymnopédie No. 1. Lent et douloureux (Transcr. Ottensamer for Clarinet an.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Paul Smith
Karitas, Pt. 1
Composer: Hildegard von Bingen. Choir: VOCES8.- Karitas, Pt. 1.
- VOCES8 Records.
- 1.
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Giovanni Sollima
L.B. Files: Igiul
Performer: Abel Selaocoe. Music Arranger: Abel Selaocoe. Ensemble: Manchester Collective.- LBFiles: Igiul.
- Warner Classics.
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Camille Saint‐Saëns
Le carnaval des animaux, R. 125: XIII. Le cygne
Performer: Mats Lidström. Performer: Leif Kaner‐Lidström.- Saint-Saëns: Le carnaval des animaux, R. 125: XIII. Le cygne (Arr. Godowsky for.
- Hyperion.
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Sir George Dyson
Woodland Suite: I. At Evening Bell
Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Hickox.- Chandos Records Limited.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: II. Larghetto
Performer: Nicola Benedetti. Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas Collon.- Beethoven: Violin Concerto.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
- 02.
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Morten Lauridsen
O magnum mysterium
Lyricist: Trad.. Choir: Chamber Choir of Europe. Conductor: Nicol Matt.- Light Eternal – The Choral Music of Morten Lauridsen.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 16.
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Ludovico Einaudi
To Be Sun
Performer: Ludovico Einaudi. Lyricist: Ludovico Einaudi. Conductor: Robert Ames.- The Summer Portraits.
- Decca (UMO) (Classics).
- 5.
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Rachel Portman
Moment in Time
Performer: Rachel Portman. Performer: Niklas Liepe.- Moment in Time.
- Sony Classical/Sony Music.
- 1.
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Cipriani Potter
Symphony in C Minor: II. Andante con moto
Orchestra: ѿý National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Howard Griffiths.- CPO.
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Takashi Yoshimatsu
Saxophone Concerto Op.59 'Cyber-bird' (Bird in the Wind)
Performer: Nobuya Sugawa. Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Sachio Fujioka.- Chandos.
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Gabriel Fauré
Après un rêve, Op. 7, No. 1
Performer: Sheku Kanneh‐Mason. Performer: Isata Kanneh‐Mason. Lyricist: Romain Bussine.- Sheku Kanneh-Mason.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Henriette Renié
Harp Concerto in C Minor: II. Adagio
Performer: Emmanuel Ceysson. Orchestra: Orchestre national Avignon-Provence. Conductor: Samuel Jean.- Believe International.
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R. Nathaniel Dett
Enchantment (Beyond The Dream)
Performer: Clipper Erickson.- Navona.
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Richard Addinsell
The Isle of Apples
Orchestra: ѿý Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Kenneth Alwyn.- Addinsell: Goodbye Mr. Chips / A Tale of Two Cities.
- Marco-Polo.
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Hayato Sumino
Nocturne II - After Dawn
Performer: Hayato Sumino.- Human Universe.
- Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
- 6.
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Chevalier J.J.O. de Meude-Monpas
Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Major: II. Adagio
Performer: Rachel Barton Pine. Orchestra: Encore Chamber Orchestra.- Meude-Monpas / Saint-Georges / White / Coleridge-Taylor: Violin Concertos by Bla.
- Cedille.
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Francis Poulenc
Sinfonietta, FP 141: III. Andante cantabile
Performer: Bramwell Tovey. Orchestra: ѿý Concert Orchestra.- Chandos Records Limited.
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James MacMillan
Scots Song
Performer: James Pearson. Performer: Lizzie Ball. Ensemble: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.- The Heart Beat Sessions.
- CORO.
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Pauline Viardot
Hai Luli!, VWV 1106 (Arr. for Violin, Harp and String Quintet)
Performer: Esther Abrami. Performer: Lavinia Meijer. Music Arranger: Jan-Peter Klöpfel. Ensemble: Esther Abrami.- Hai Luli!, VWV 1106 (Arr. for Violin, Harp and String Quintet by Jan-Peter Klöpf.
- Sony Classical/Sony Music.
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Florence Maude Ewart
Prelude no.3
Performer: Jeanell Carrigan.- Wirripang.
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 80: II. Andante
Performer: Philippe Graffin. Orchestra: Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Michael Hankinson.- Samuel Coleridge-Taylor • Dvořák: Violin Concertos.
- AVIE Records.
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Franz Liszt
Piano Sonata in B Minor, S. 178: Espressivo
Performer: Lise de la Salle.- Believe International.
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Grace Williams
Hiraeth
Performer: Alis Huws.- Quiet Sunlit Mornings.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Amy Beach
Romance Op.23
Performer: Esther Abrami. Performer: Iyad Sughayer.- Esther Abrami.
- Sony Classical/Sony Music.
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John Addison
Conversation Piece: Adagio
Performer: Simon Callaghan. Orchestra: ѿý National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: William Boughton.- Wyastone Estate Ltd t/a Nimbus Records.
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Franz Schubert
34 Valses sentimentales, Op. 50, D. 779: No. 13 in A Major
Performer: Natalia Ehwald.- Schubert: Suite of Selected Dances - Ländler & Waltzes from D. 366, D. 779 & D..
- Prospero Classical.
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Chad Lawson
Stay (Arr. By Geoff Lawson for String Quartet)
Performer: Chad Lawson.- You Finally Knew (Deluxe Edition).
- Chad Lawson Decca US.
- 13.
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Olivia Belli
Anemos
Performer: Olivia Belli. Performer: Chris Worsey.- Anemos.
- XXIM Records.
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Franz Liszt
Franz Schuberts geistliche Lieder, S. 562: No. 1, Litaney
Performer: Aimi Kobayashi.- Schubert: Sonata in C Minor, D. 958, 4 Impromptus, D. 935 & Rondo, D. 951.
- Warner Classics.
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Laura Mvula
Sing to the Moon
Conductor: Anna Lapwood. Ensemble: Pembroke College Chapel Choir.- Sing to the Moon.
- Signum Records.
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Deep River
Performer: Randall Goosby. Performer: Zhu Wang.- Roots.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 41 in C major, K551 'Jupiter'
Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt.- Warner Classics.
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