A peaceful pause with classical music
Take a quiet pause with gentle classical music and soundscapes from the natural world. Featuring reflective piano, warm orchestral movements, and flowing vocal textures.
Find stillness in your day with this calming collection of classical music and soundscapes from the natural world. From reflective piano, to warm orchestral movements, and flowing vocal textures, this mix offers a tranquil atmosphere to help you rest and restore.
Featuring an exclusive first listen of a new release by Lucy Walker, and tracks by Eydís Evensen, and Rachel Portman. Plus recently rediscovered works from Erik Satie, and gorgeous arrangements of classical favourites from Anna Lapwood, Hayato Sumino, The Kanneh-Masons, and more.
Produced by James C Taylor
An Overcoat Media Production for ѿý Radio 3 Unwind, MM.
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Ar Lan y Môr (Arr. The Kanneh-Masons for Ensemble)
Ensemble: The Kanneh‐Masons.- Traditional: Ar Lan y Môr (Arr. The Kanneh-Masons for Ensemble).
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Lucy Walker
Today
Ensemble: St Martin's Voices. Director: Andrew Earis.- Resonus Classics.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Zdes' khorosho ('How Fair This Spot'), Op. 21, No. 7
Performer: Pablo Ferrández. Performer: Denis Kozhukhin.- Reflections.
- Sony Classical.
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Brent Faiyaz
Aberfan
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Owain Arwel Hughes.- Welsh Music for Strings.
- Rubicon.
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Erik Satie
Émergence du quatrième Nocturne
Performer: Alexandre Tharaud.- Satie: Discoveries.
- Warner Classics.
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Frédéric Chopin
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11: 2. Romance (Larghetto)
Performer: Krystian Zimerman. Orchestra: Polish Festival Orchestra.- Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos.1 & 2.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Claude Debussy
Clair de Lune, L. 75
Performer: Anna Lapwood.- Luna.
- Sony Classical.
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Eleanor Daley
Grandmother Moon
Lyricist: Mary Louise Martin. Ensemble: The Gesualdo Six. Director: Owain Park.- Daley: Grandmother Moon.
- Hyperion.
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Toshifumi Hinata
Never Forgiven
Performer: Toshifumi Hinata. Music Arranger: Toshifumi Hinata. Orchestra: Budapest Scoring Orchestra. Conductor: Zoltán Pad.- ネヴァーフォーギブン.
- Sony Music Labels Inc..
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Lucy Walker
There will come soft rains
Ensemble: St Martin's Voices. Director: Andrew Earis.- Resonus Classics.
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Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam
Orchestra: Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich. Conductor: Paavo Järvi.- Mahler: Symphony No. 5.
- Alpha Classics.
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Nadia Boulanger
Cantique (Arr. Vennart for Saxophone & Ensemble)
Performer: Jess Gillam. Ensemble: Jess Gillam Ensemble.- N. Boulanger: Cantique (Arr. Vennart for Saxophone & Ensemble).
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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John Rutter
Gloria: II. Andante
Conductor: Stephen Cleobury. Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Choir: Choir of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge. Choir: Choir of King’s College, Cambridge.- City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra - British Composers. Britten, Vaughan Will.
- Warner Classics.
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Amy Beach
Dreaming Op.15 No. 3
Performer: Eline Marlene.- Beach: Dreaming.
- Télès Music.
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Florence Price
String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor: II. Andante cantabile (Arr. Colbert for
Music Arranger: Jonathan Colbert. Performer: Sphinx Virtuosi.- Price: String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor: II. Andante cantabile (Arr. Colbert for.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Gabriel Fauré
In Paradisum
Performer: Hayato Sumino. Music Arranger: Hayato Sumino.- Human Universe.
- Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
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Eydís Evensen
Eternal
Composer: Ari Bragi Kárason. Performer: Eydís Evensen. Performer: Ari Bragi Kárason.- Eternal.
- XXIM Records.
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Francis Poulenc
Sinfonietta, FP 141: III. Andante cantabile
Orchestra: ѿý Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Bramwell Tovey.- Chandos Records Limited.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for Violin & Oboe in C Minor, BWV 1060R: III. Allegro
Performer: Eldbjørg Hemsing. Performer: Martynas. Performer: Tim Allhoff. Lyricist: Jan-Peter Klöpfel. Ensemble: Norwegian String Quartet.- Melancholy Variation.
- Sony Classical/Sony Music.
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Thomas Tallis
If Ye Love Me
Director: Andrew Fletcher. Ensemble: Ex Cathedra. Director: Jeffrey Skidmore.- The Sound Corporation.
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Dan Jones
Solemn Love
Performer: Esther Yoo. Conductor: Dan Jones. Orchestra: ѿý National Orchestra of Wales.- On Chesil Beach (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Rachel Portman
June
Performer: Rachel Portman.- June.
- Sony Classical/Sony Music.
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George Frideric Handel
O Sing Unto the Lord a New Song, HWV 249b: I. Sonata. Grave - Allegro
Conductor: Jonathan Cohen. Ensemble: Arcangelo.- Handel: Chandos Anthems (Anthems for Cannons).
- Alpha Classics.
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Rebecca Dale
Materna Requiem: 6. Paradisum Interlude
Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Clark Rundell.- Dale: Requiem For My Mother.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Philip Stopford
In My Father's House
Choir: Truro Cathedral Choir. Orchestra: ѿý National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Christopher Gray.- Regent Records Ltd.
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Jonathan Dove
Stargazer: VI. The Milky Way
Performer: Peter Moore. Orchestra: ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Timothy Redmond.- Orchid Classics.
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Marie Awadis
Étude No. 8: Through the Window
Performer: Marie Awadis.- Études Mélodiques (Deluxe).
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Ernest Bloch
Suite for Viola and Orchestra, B. 41: III. Lento
Performer: Parry Karp. Orchestra: ѿý National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Kenneth Woods.- Suite for Viola and Orchestra, B. 41 (Arr. for Cello and Orchestra by Adolph Bal.
- Signum Records.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Divertimento in E-Flat Major, K. 563: II. Adagio
Ensemble: Ssens Trio.- Mozart: Divertimento K. 563 / Preludes and Fugues K. 404a.
- Lawo Classics.
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George Rochberg
Caprice Variations: No. 36, Largo. Sereno
Performer: Gidon Kremer.- A Paganini - Virtuoso Violin Music.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Hideyuki Hashimoto
Afterglow
Performer: Hideyuki Hashimoto.- Time.
- XXIM Records.
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Maddalena Laura Sirmen
String Quartet No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 3: I. Andantino
Ensemble: Quatuor Cobalt.- Reflets du temps.
- GFN Classics.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33: Moderato assai quasi Andante - Thema
Performer: Jean‐Guihen Queyras. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jiří Bělohlávek.- Elgar: Cello Concerto / Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations / Dvořák: Silent Woods; R.
- harmonia mundi.
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Lara Somogyi
oasis
Composer: Jean‐Michel Blais. Performer: Lara Somogyi. Performer: Jean‐Michel Blais.- oasis.
- Mercury Classics.
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Manuel de Falla
7 Canciones populares españolas: No. 3, Asturiana
Performer: Randall Goosby. Performer: Plínio Fernandes.- Falla: 7 Canciones populares españolas: No. 3, Asturiana (Transcr. Llobet &.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Howard Skempton
Lento
Conductor: Mark Wigglesworth. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra.- NMC Recordings.
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Margaret Bonds
Bright Star
Music Arranger: Ellie Consta. Ensemble: Her Ensemble.- Her Ensemble.
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Lucy Walker
There is no rose
Ensemble: St Martin's Voices. Director: Andrew Earis.- Resonus Classics.
Broadcasts
- Fri 18 Jul 2025 14:00ѿý Radio 3 Unwind
- Sat 16 Aug 2025 06:00ѿý Radio 3 Unwind
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