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Recharging harmonies with Dr Sian Williams for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Nature Week

Calming classical music to inspire focus and set you up for the day ahead. Presented by broadcaster, author and counselling psychologist Dr Sian Williams from her garden.

Calming classical music to help you focus and set you up for the day ahead. Presented by broadcaster, author and counselling psychologist Dr Sian Williams from her garden for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Nature Week.

Featuring soothing, enchanting melodies from Lili Boulanger, Max Richter, and Frederick Delius. Professor Catherine Loveday explains how we can find the extraordinary wherever we live, and Sian explores the concept of home.

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3 hours

Music Played

  • Ida Moberg

    Sunrise Orchestral Suite (1st mvt, 'Sunrise')

    Conductor: Johannes Gustavsson. Orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra.
    • NILENTO RECORDS.
  • Fergus McCreadie

    Morning Moon

    Ensemble: Fergus McCreadie Trio.
    • EDITION RECORDS.
  • Albéric Magnard

    Suite in Ancient Style, Op 2 (2nd mvt, 'Sarabande')

    Conductor: Fabrice Bollon. Orchestra: Philharmonisches Orchester Freiburg.
    • NAXOS.
  • Franz Liszt

    Nuages gris, 'Grey Clouds', S 199

    Performer: Krystian Zimerman.
    • DG.
  • Max Richter

    In The Garden

    Performer: Max Richter. Ensemble: American Contemporary Music Ensemble.
    • DG.
  • Adolphus Hailstork

    Nocturne

    Singer: Maria Jette. Ensemble: VocalEssence Ensemble.
    • CLARION.
  • Richard Flury

    Symphony No 2, 'Ticino Symphony' (2nd mvt)

    Conductor: Paul Mann. Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra.
    • TOCCATA CLASSICS.
  • Emilia Giuliani-Guglielmi

    6 Preludes Op 46 (No 1)

    Performer: Federica Artuso.
    • TACTUS.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony no. 31 in D major 'Horn Signal' (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Il Giardino Armonico. Conductor: Giovanni Antonini.
    • ALPHA.
  • Ernest Moeran

    To Daffodils

    Choir: Londinium. Conductor: Andrew Griffiths.
    • SOMM.
  • Lili Boulanger

    D'un jardin clair [Of a Bright Garden]

    Performer: Lang Lang.
    • DG.
  • Antonín Dvořák

    Notturno in B major, Op 40, B 48a

    Conductor: Igor Karsko. Orchestra: Camerata Zürich.
    • ECM.
  • Takashi Yoshimatsu

    Piano Concerto, Op 67, 'Memo Flora' (2nd mvt, 'Petals')

    Performer: Sachio Fujioka. Conductor: Kyoko Tabe. Orchestra: Manchester Camerata.
    • CHANDOS.
  • Eric Whitacre

    Go, Lovely Rose

    Choir: VOCES8.
    • DECCA.
  • Richard Strauss

    Romanze for Cello and Orchestra in F major, TrV 118, Op 13

    Performer: Raphaela Gromes. Conductor: Nicholas Carter. Orchestra: Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin.
    • SONY.
  • Michael Fine

    Finding ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ (Suite for Strings)

    Conductor: Philip Mann. Ensemble: Ensemble Bravura.
    • SONY.
  • Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½sickness

    Performer: Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou.
    • BUDA MUSIQUE.
  • Grace Williams

    Violin Concerto (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Geneva Lewis. Conductor: Jaime Martín. Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales.
    • LYRITA.
  • Frank Bridge

    Spring Song

    Performer: Natalie Clein. Performer: Christian Ihle Hadland.
    • HYPERION.
  • Mona Lyn Reese

    Little Pieces from My Heart (1st mvt, 'Grandma Fanny's Garden')

    Conductor: Pavel Å najdr. Orchestra: Brno Contemporary Orchestra.
    • NAVONA RECORDS.
  • Gustav Holst

    Japanese Suite, Op 33, H 126 (5th mvt, 'Dance under the Cherry Tree')

    Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis. Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • CHANDOS.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    String Quartet No 15 in A minor, Op 132 (3rd mvt)

    Ensemble: Lindsay String Quartet.
    • SANCTUARY RECORDS.
  • Tom Howe

    Potter Wasp

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • LAKESHORE RECORDS.
  • William Grant Still

    Symphony No 5, 'Western Hemisphere' (2nd mvt)

    Conductor: John Jeter. Orchestra: Fort Smith Symphony Orchestra.
    • NAXOS.
  • Rachel Portman

    The Swallow

    Performer: Niklas Liepe. Performer: Rachel Portman.
    • SONY.
  • Cyril Scott

    Symphony No 1 in G major (2nd mvt)

    Conductor: Martyn Brabbins. Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • CHANDOS.
  • Frederick Delius

    Songs of Sunset (3rd mvt, 'Pale amber sunlight falls')

    Choir: Waynflete Singers. Choir: Southern Voices. Choir: Bournemouth Symphony Chorus. Conductor: Richard Hickox. Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.
    • CHANDOS.
  • Teng Yu-Hsien

    Flower in the Rainy Night

    Conductor: Hoey Choo. Orchestra: Singapore Symphony Orchestra.
    • MARCO POLO.
  • Jean Sibelius

    Water Drops, JS 216

    Performer: Janine Jansen. Performer: Klaus Mäkelä.
    • DECCA.
  • Yann Tiersen

    Sur le fil [On the Wire]

    Performer: Lavinia Meijer.
    • SONY CLASSICAL.

Broadcast

  • Friday 09:00