Classical melodies to calm your mind
Calm your busy mind with 3 hours of serene classical music.
Enjoy this selection of classical music chosen to calm your busy mind and paired with natural soundscapes for ultimate relaxation.
Featuring new releases of works by Kristina Arakelyan, Edward Elgar, and John Rutter, alongside well-known favourites from Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Gabriel Faure, and Eric Whitacre.
Produced by Katie Hill
An Overcoat Media Production for ѿý Radio 3 Unwind. MM.
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Gustav Holst
Brook Green Suite: II. Air
Orchestra: ѿý Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Leigh O'Hara.- Fide et literis.
- EMF Endeavours.
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Julius Otto Grimm
Suite No. 2 in Canonform, Op. 16: II. Tempo di minuetto
Conductor: Golo Berg. Orchestra: Sinfonieorchester Münster.- jpc schallplatten Versandhandels GmbH.
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Kristina Arakelyan
Dreamland
Performer: Ellie Blewitt. Performer: Kristina Arakelyan. Conductor: Joseph Fort. Ensemble: Choir of King’s College, London.- Kristina Arakelyan: Dreamland.
- Signum Records.
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Maurice Ravel
Piano Concerto in G Major, M. 83: II. Adagio assai
Performer: Nelson Goerner. Conductor: Kazuki Yamada. Orchestra: Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra.- Ravel: Piano Concertos.
- Alpha Classics.
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Deborah Pritchard
Light Enkindled
Performer: Matilda Lloyd. Performer: Richard Gowers.- Chandos Records Limited.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Triple Concerto in C Major, Op. 56 - 2. Largo - attacca
Performer: Anne‐Sophie Mutter. Performer: Yo‐Yo Ma. Conductor: Daniel Barenboim. Orchestra: West–Eastern Divan Orchestra.- Beethoven: Triple Concerto in C Major, Op. 56: 2. Largo - attacca (Live at Philh.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Gerald Finzi
Lo, the full, final sacrifice, Op. 26 - Amen
Performer: Amy Dickson. Lyricist: Richard Crashaw. Music Arranger: Paul Mealor. Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas Collon.- Introit: The Music of Gerald Finzi.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Edward John Margetson
A few more years shall roll
Conductor: Edward John Margetson. Ensemble: London Voices.- Oxford University Press Music.
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Laurie Christman
Sylvan Suite: II. -
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Robert Ziegler.- Navona Records.
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Chad Lawson
Sanctuary (Together)
Performer: Chad Lawson. Performer: Esther Abrami.- Sanctuary (Together).
- Chad Lawson Decca US.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33, TH 57: Var: VI. Andante
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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Mark David Boden
Chasing Sunlight II. Glistening
Performer: Fenella Humphreys. Performer: Haim Choi. Conductor: Mark David Boden. Orchestra: Sinfonia Cymru.- NMC Recordings.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564 II. Intermezzo
Performer: Jean‐Philippe Collard. Music Arranger: Ferruccio Busoni.- Plein jeu: J. S. Bach & Busoni.
- La Dolce Volta.
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Edward Elgar
Violin Concerto in B Minor, Op. 61: II. Andante
Performer: Christian Tetzlaff. Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Storgårds.- Naxos Music UK Ltd.
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Florence Price
Adoration
Performer: Daniel Hope. Orchestra: Zürcher Kammerorchester.- America.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Amanda Röntgen-Maier
Six Pieces for Violin & Piano: III. Lento (Arr. for Violin & Harp)
Performer: Esther Abrami. Performer: Lavinia Meijer. Music Arranger: Esther Abrami.- Six Pieces for Violin & Piano: III. Lento (Arr. for Violin & Harp by Esther Abra.
- Sony Classical/Sony Music.
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Judith Weir
Storm: IV. Spirit
Choir: ѿý Singers. Choir: The Choir of Temple Church. Ensemble: Endymion. Conductor: David Hill.- Judith Weir: Storm.
- Signum Records.
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Edvard Grieg
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 (Version for Piano 4 Hands): I. Morning Mood
Performer: Lucas Jussen. Performer: Arthur Jussen.- Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 (Version for Piano 4 Hands): I. Morning Moo.
- Universal Music, a division of Universal International Music BV.
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Deep River I
Performer: Ashley Jackson.- Deep River.
- Decca Records US.
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Georg Philipp Telemann
Oboe Concerto in G Major, TWV 51:g2: I. Andante
Performer: Jess Gillam. Ensemble: Jess Gillam Ensemble.- PRISM, Vol. 2.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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John Rutter
Elegy
Performer: Steven Osborne. Conductor: John Rutter. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Eric Whitacre
Sleep
Choir: VOCES8. Conductor: Barnaby Smith.- After Silence.
- VOCES8 Records.
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Camille Saint‐Saëns
Piano Trio No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 92, R. 129: III. Andante con moto
Ensemble: Neave Trio.- La mer: French Piano Trios.
- Chandos Records Limited.
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Mikhail Vysotsky
I Love Pear in the Garden
Performer: John Schneiderman.- I Love Pear in the Garden.
- Prima Classic.
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Cipriani Potter
Symphony in C Minor: II. Andante con moto, quasi allegretto
Orchestra: ѿý National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Howard Griffiths.- jpc schallplatten Versandhandels GmbH.
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Nobuo Uematsu
Theme of Love (From "Final Fantasy IV") [Arr. for Harp & String Quartet]
Performer: Alis Huws. Performer: Ellie Consta. Performer: Emma Oldfield. Performer: Ben Norris. Performer: Deni Teo.- Quiet Sunlit Mornings.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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William Henry Harris
Bring Us O Lord
Choir: Tenebrae. Conductor: Nigel Short.- A Prayer for Deliverance.
- Signum Records.
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Antonín Dvořák
String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96 "American": II. Lento
Ensemble: Wihan Quartet.- Smetana & Dvořák: Works for String Quartet.
- Nimbus Alliance.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
O Mensch, bewein dein Sunde gross, BWV 622 (Arr. for Orchestra)
Conductor: Martyn Brabbins. Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra.- King of Kings: Bach Orchestral Transcriptions.
- Chandos Records Ltd.
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Grace Williams
Hiraeth
Performer: Alis Huws.- Quiet Sunlit Mornings.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Frédéric Chopin
24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 6 in B Minor. Lento assai
Performer: Jan Lisiecki.- Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 6 in B Minor. Lento assai.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Claude Debussy
Rêverie, CD 76 (Arr. for Cello and Orchestra)
Performer: Julian Lloyd Webber. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: James Judd.- Cello Moods.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Felix Mendelssohn
String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 13, MWV R22: I. Adagio - Allegro vivace
Ensemble: Vermeer Quartet.- Warner Classics.
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Errollyn Wallen
Pace
Choir: Choir of King’s College, Cambridge. Conductor: Stephen Cleobury.- Errollyn Wallen: Peace on Earth.
- Kings College Cambridge.
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Max Richter
Dream 11 / Moth-Like Stars (Pt. 2)
Performer: Max Richter. Performer: Max Ruisi.- Sleep Circle.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Dora Pejačević
Piano Concerto, Op. 33: II. Adagio con estro poetico
Performer: Peter Donohoe. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.- Chandos Records Limited.
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Gabriel Fauré
Requiem, Op. 48: VIII. In Paradisum
Conductor: Laurence Equilbey. Choir: Accentus. Orchestra: Orchestre national de France.- Faure Requiem.
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