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Gentle music for peace and quiet

Immersive yourself in the soothing sounds of classical music.

Indulge in the calming classical sounds of this 3 hour mix, and let the music surround you.

Featuring sumptuous choral harmonies from Lucy Walker and Will Todd, orchestral favourites from Maurice Ravel and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and period instrumentation from George Friedrich Handel and Leonora Duarte.

Plus, recent releases from the Deutsches Symphonie Orchester, The Sixteen, and Xuefei Yang, all paired with soothing soundscapes from the natural world.

Produced by Katie Hill
An Overcoat Media Production for ѿý Radio 3 Unwind. MM

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Music Played

  • Francis Poulenc

    Sinfonietta, FP 141: III. Andante cantabile

    Orchestra: ѿý Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Bramwell Tovey.
    • Chandos Records Limited.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Wie der Hirsch schreit nach frischem Wasser, Op. 42 "Psalm 42": I. Chorus.

    Choir: RIAS Chamber Choir. Orchestra: Potsdam Chamber Academy. Conductor: Justin Doyle.
    • Mendelssohn: Wie der Hirsch schreit nach frischem Wasser, Op. 42 \"Psalm 42\": I.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 1.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Concerto grosso in D Minor, Op. 6 No. 10, HWV 328: V. Allegro moderato

    Performer: Simon Standage. Performer: Elizabeth Wilcock. Performer: Anthony Pleeth. Performer: Robert Woolley. Performer: Trevor Pinnock. Ensemble: The English Concert.
    • Handel: Complete Orchestral Recordings.
    • Archiv Produktion.
  • Dobrinka Tabakova

    Organum Light

    Conductor: Julian Azkoul. Ensemble: United Strings of Europe.
    • Hommages.
    • BIS.
    • 1.
  • Lucy Helen Walker

    Give Me Your Stars

    Composer: Sara Teasdale. Ensemble: VOCES8.
    • Decca.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19

    Performer: Lucienne Renaudin Vary. Conductor: Bill Elliott. Orchestra: ѿý Concert Orchestra.
    • Mademoiselle in New York.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 2.
  • Florence Price

    String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor: II. Andante cantabile

    Music Arranger: Jonathan Colbert. Ensemble: Sphinx Virtuosi.
    • Price: String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor: II. Andante cantabile (Arr. Colbert for.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 1.
  • Kurt Atterberg

    Concerto in A Minor for Horn & Orchestra: II. Adagio

    Performer: Felix Klieser. Orchestra: Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern. Conductor: Jamie Phillips.
    • Berlin Classics.
  • Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges

    Grazioso en sol mineur

    Performer: Jens Barnieck.
    • Coviello Classics.
  • Robert Schumann

    Symphony No. 2 in C Major, Op. 61: III. Adagio espressivo

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.
    • London Philharmonic Orchestra Ltd.
  • Malcolm Arnold

    Fantasy for Guitar Op. 107: III. Arietta 1

    Performer: Sean Shibe.
    • Dreams and Fancies: English Music for Solo Guitar.
    • Delphian Records.
    • 14.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Ma mère l'Oye, M. 60: I. Pavane de la Belle au boid dormant (Lent)

    Ensemble: Quatuor Debussy.
    • Ravel: Ma mère l'Oye, M. 60 (Arr. for String Quartet by Alain Brunier): I. Pavan.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 1.
  • Frederick Delius

    On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring

    Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra.
    • The Lark Ascending.
    • Warner Classics International.
    • 7.
  • Xie Yueli

    the words we never said

    Performer: Xie Yueli.
    • Platoon.
  • Julie Cooper

    Firedove

    Performer: Elena Urioste. Performer: Anna Lapwood. Choir: Pembroke College Chapel Choir.
    • Firedove.
    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
    • 7.
  • Henry Purcell

    King Arthur, Z.628, "The British Worthy": Air

    Performer: Nancy Argenta. Orchestra: CBC Radio Orchestra. Conductor: Monica Huggett.
    • CBC.
  • Will Todd

    I Shall be an Angel of Peace

    Composer: Ben Dunwell. Performer: Sarah Sexton. Conductor: Harry Christophers. Ensemble: The Sixteen.
    • Angel of Peace.
    • CORO.
    • 3.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Concerto in D Minor, BWV 974: II. Adagio

    Performer: Vadim Chaimovich. Music Arranger: Dee Palmer. Music Arranger: Roger W Neill. Music Arranger: Brian Reitzell.
    • Halidon.
  • Michael Nyman

    The Diary of Anne Frank: If

    Performer: Jess Gillam. Orchestra: ѿý Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Jessica Cottis.
    • Nyman: The Diary of Anne Frank - Arr. Harle: If.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 1.
  • Leonora Duarte

    Sinfonia à5, 7. Terti toni

    Performer: Tabea Schwartz. Ensemble: Vernon Consort.
    • More Than Muses - Female Creative Power in the Golden Age.
    • Challenge Classics.
    • 9.
  • Bernard Herrmann

    Vertigo Suite: III. Scène D'Amour

    Conductor: Esa‐Pekka Salonen. Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic.
    • Herrmann - The Film Scores.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 18.
  • Trad.

    There Is a Balm in Gilead

    Performer: Charlotte Woolley. Music Arranger: William Levi Dawson. Conductor: Michael McCarthy. Choir: Washington National Cathedral Choir.
    • Washington National Cathedral.
  • Erno Dohnanyi

    Aria, Op. 48 No. 1: I.

    Performer: Joséphine Olech. Performer: Sélim Mazari.
    • 1001 Notes.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Serenade No.13 in G Major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": II. Romance. Andante

    Orchestra: Münchener Kammerorchester. Conductor: Enrico Onofri.
    • Mozart: Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525 \"Eine kleine Nachtmusik\": II. Roman.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 1.
  • Ferruccio Busoni

    Concerto in D Major, Op. 35a: II. Quasi andante

    Performer: Francesca Dego. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska.
    • Brahms & Busoni Violin Concertos.
    • Chandos Records Limited.
    • 2.
  • Alberto Ginastera

    Danzas Argentinas, Op. 2: II. Danza de la Moza Danosa

    Performer: James Rhodes.
    • Danzas Argentinas, Op. 2: II. Danza de la Moza Danosa.
    • Signum Records.
    • 1.
  • Erik Satie

    Gnossienne No. 4

    Performer: Xuefei Yang. Music Arranger: Xuefei Yang.
    • Chapeau Satie.
    • Platoon.
    • 5.
  • Madeleine Dring

    Trio for Oboe, Bassoon & Harpsichord: II. Dialogues. Andante sostenuto

    Performer: Antonio Oyarzabal. Performer: Nicholas Daniel. Performer: Amy Harman.
    • Dring: Complete Works for Oboe.
    • Chandos Records Ltd.
    • 5.
  • Herbert Howells

    A Spotless Rose

    Ensemble: Giovanni Gabrieli. Conductor: Paul McCreesh.
    • A Spotless Rose.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 7.
  • Kurt Weill

    Je ne t'aime pas

    Music Arranger: Bill Elliott. Performer: Lucienne Renaudin Vary. Orchestra: ѿý Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Bill Elliott.
    • Mademoiselle in New York.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 10.
  • Valgeir Sigurðsson

    Low Tatras

    Performer: Valgeir Sigurðsson.
    • Bedroom Community.
  • Philip Glass

    Glassworks: Opening

    Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson.
    • Philip Glass: Piano Works.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
  • George Frideric Handel

    Messiah, HWV 56: Pt. II, No. 1, Behold the Lamb of God

    Composer: Charles Jennens. Conductor: Harry Christophers. Orchestra: The Sixteen Orchestra. Ensemble: The Sixteen.
    • Handel: Messiah Choruses.
    • CORO.
    • 8.
  • Eunike Tanzil

    Remembering

    Performer: Eunike Tanzil. Conductor: Anna Handler. Orchestra: German Symphony Orchestra Berlin.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
  • Kenzo Zurzolo

    Circles

    Performer: Kenzo Zurzolo.
    • Groover Obsessions.
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    String Quartet in C Minor: II. Andantino

    Ensemble: Verdi-Quartett.
    • Vaughan Williams: The Complete String Quartets.
    • CPO.
    • 2.
  • Josef Rheinberger

    3 Geistliche Gesänge, Op. 69: No. 3, Abendlied

    Choir: Kantos Chamber Choir. Conductor: Ellie Slorach.
    • 3 Geistliche Gesänge, Op. 69: No. 3, Abendlied.
    • Delphian Records.
    • 1.

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