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Chillout Mixtape

Jamie MacDougall presents a special Chillout Mixtape edition, featuring music for contemplation and reflection to help soothe your mind, body and soul.

Jamie MacDougall presents a special Chillout Mixtape edition, featuring music for contemplation and reflection to help soothe your mind, body and soul. Whether you are at home, in the garden, on the road, at work or doing a gentle workout, this is the perfect musical companion to help you recharge and energise. Featuring music by Brian Eno, Erik Satie, Evelyn Glennie, Debussy, Erland Cooper, Kronos Quartet, Arvo Part & Gavin Bryars. Plus Scottish composer Craig Armstrong shares music from his album Nocturnes Remodelled.

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1 hour, 55 minutes

Music Played

  • Johann Pachelbel

    Canon

    Performer: Taverner Players. Conductor: Andrew Parrott.
    • Classical Music (24 Recommended Masterworks From The Great Composers).
    • Mitchell Beazley.
    • 01.
  • Brian Eno

    An Ending (Ascent)

    • Virgin.
  • Erland Cooper

    Asleep On The Wing

    • World Sleep Day 2025.
    • Decca Records US.
    • 54.
  • Craig Armstrong

    Nocturne 4 (Alva Noto Remodel)

    Performer: Craig Armstrong.
    • Nocturnes Remodelled (More Music from Glasgow, Berlin, Tokyo & London).
    • Modern Recordings.
    • 1.
  • Craig Armstrong

    Nocturne 3 (Jack Armstrong Remodel)

    Performer: Craig Armstrong.
    • Nocturnes Remodelled (More Music from Glasgow, Berlin, Tokyo & London).
    • Modern Recordings.
    • 5.
  • Craig Armstrong

    Nocturne 17 (Scott Fraser Remodel)

    Performer: Craig Armstrong.
    • Nocturnes Remodelled (More Music from Glasgow, Berlin, Tokyo & London).
    • Modern Recordings.
    • 6.
  • Arvo Pärt

    Spiegel im Spiegel

    Performer: Vladimir Spivakov. Performer: Sergei Bezrodny.
    • Arvo Pärt: Alina.
    • ECM New Series.
  • Trad.

    Tusen Tankar

    Ensemble: Kronos Quartet.
    • A Thousand Thoughts.
    • Nonesuch.
    • 1.
  • Gavin Bryars

    Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet

    Singer: Tom Waits. Ensemble: Hampton String Quartet. Ensemble: Gavin Bryars Ensemble. Conductor: Michael Riesman.
    • Bryars: Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 5.
  • Evelyn Glennie

    A Little Prayer

    • The Sugar Factory.
    • Tzadik.
    • 6.
  • Edmund Robert Finnis

    The Air, Turning

    Orchestra: ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ilan Volkov.
    • NMC Recordings Limited.
  • Erik Satie

    Gymnopédie No.1

    Performer: Michel Legrand.
    • Classic Masterpieces.
    • Erato.
    • 13.
  • Max Richter

    Dream 3 (in the midst of my life)

    Performer: Ben Russell. Performer: Yuki Numata Resnick. Performer: Max Richter.
    • From Sleep.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 1.
  • Max Richter

    Path 5 (delta)

    Performer: Max Richter. Lyricist: Max Richter. Singer: Grace Davidson.
    • From Sleep.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 2.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV1068: Air ('Air on the G String')

    Performer: Yo‐Yo Ma. Music Arranger: Ton Koopman. Orchestra: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra. Conductor: Ton Koopman.
    • Yo-Yo Ma - The Classical Cello Collection.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 9.

Broadcast

  • Sun 24 Aug 2025 19:00