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Classical music for focus or relaxation

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music, with composers including Tallis, Fauré and Saint-Saëns.

Produced by Ella Lee

30 minutes

Music Played

  • Thomas Tallis

    If Ye Love Me

    Conductor: Edward Wickham. Conductor: Edward Wickham. Ensemble: The Choirs of St Catharine's College, Cambridge. Ensemble: The Choirs of St Catharine's College, Cambridge.
    • Gaudent in Coelis: Choral Music by Sally Beamish, Judith Bingham & Joanna Marsh.
    • Resonus Classics.
    • 12.
  • Frédéric Chopin

    Nocturne in E major, Op. 62 No. 2

    Performer: Håkon Austbø.
    • Chopin Now.
    • Simax Classics.
    • 7.
  • Gabriel Fauré

    Le jardin de Dolly (Dolly Suite orch Rabaud)

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Thomas Beecham.
    • Sir Thomas Beecham: The French Collection.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 6.
  • Robert Schumann

    John Anderson (Romances and Ballads Set 3, Op.145)

    Choir: Polyphony. Conductor: Stephen Layton.
    • HYPERION.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Quintet in E flat major Op.16 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Eric Le Sage. Ensemble: Les Vents Français.
    • Les Vents Français - Winds & Piano.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 117.
  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 75: II. Adagio

    Performer: Joshua Bell. Performer: Jeremy Denk.
    • French Impressions.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 2.
  • Augusta Holmès

    Ludus pro patria: II. La Nuit et l'Amour

    Conductor: Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider. Orchestra: Orchestre national de Lyon.
    • Aux étoiles - French Symphonic Poems.
    • Bru Zane.
    • 7.

Broadcast

  • Tue 8 Jul 2025 19:00

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