Reflective and soothing classical music
Sweet and mellow classical sounds for moments of calm, with wistful shades of light and dark.
Sweet and mellow classical sounds for moments of calm, with wistful shades of light and dark.
Featuring rich and warming harmonies from Ludwig van Beethoven, Reynaldo Hahn and Elizabeth Poston, plus gentle string textures from Ronald Binge, Dobrinka Tabakova and Max Richter.
Produced by James C Taylor
An Overcoat Media production for ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3 Unwind, MM
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "PathΓ©tique": II. Adagio cantabile
Music Arranger: Heitor VillaβLobos. Choir: SΓ£o Paulo Symphony Orchestra Choir. Conductor: Valentina Peleggi.- Villa-Lobos: Choral Transcriptions.
- Naxos.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Lark Ascending
Performer: Tasmin Little. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis.- Warner Music UK Limited.
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Alexis Ffrench
Papillon
Performer: Alexis Ffrench.- Evermore (Solo Piano Version).
- Sony Classical.
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Edward Elgar
2 Chansons, Op. 15: No. 2, Chanson de matin
Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Davis.- Elgar: The Music Makers & Orchestral Works.
- Warner Classics.
- 7.
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Max Richter
Spring 1 - 2012
Performer: Daniel Hope. Conductor: AndrΓ© de Ridder. Orchestra: Konzerthaus Kammerorchester Berlin.- Recomposed By Max Richter: Vivaldi, The Four Seasons.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Pauline Viardot
Six Morceaux: Berceuse
Performer: Laura Kobayashi. Performer: Susan Gray.- Feminissimo!.
- Albany Records.
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Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Violin Concerto No. 2 in A Major, Op.5 (III. Rondo)
Performer: AnneβSophie Mutter. Ensemble: Mutterβs Virtuosi.- Bach, Bologne, Previn, Vivaldi, Williams.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 15.
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R. Nathaniel Dett
8 Bible Vignettes: No. 2, Desert Interlude
Performer: Michael Lee.- Leaf Music Distribution.
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Anne Boyd
The Beginning Of The Day
Lyricist: Anne Boyd. Orchestra: Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ron Spigelman.- Dream Children.
- Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC).
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Florence Price
Resignation
Choir: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Singers. -
Edward Elgar
Chanson de nuit, Op.15 No.1
Orchestra: HallΓ©. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder.- Elgar Wand of Youth.
- Halle Concerts Society.
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Baal HaSulam
Melodies of the Upper Worlds: XIII. To Proclaim in the Morning About Your Mercy
Performer: Mikael Ayrapetyan.- Naxos Music UK Ltd.
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Reynaldo Hahn
A Chloris
Performer: Albrecht Mayer. Lyricist: Reynaldo Hahn. Music Arranger: Chris Hazell. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Mathias MΓΆnius.- Bonjour Paris.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Rachel Portman
Tipping Points: II. Air
Performer: Niklas Liepe. Orchestra: WDR Funkhausorchester. Conductor: Erina Yashima.- Rachel Portman: Tipping Points, Vivaldi/Kerschek: The New Four Seasons.
- Sony Classical/Sony Music.
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Dougie MacLean
Caledonia
Lyricist: Dougie MacLean. Music Arranger: Blake Morgan. Ensemble: VOCES8.- Enchanted Isle.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Johannes Brahms
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77: II. Adagio
Performer: Francesca Dego. Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska.- Chandos.
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Nadia Boulanger
3 Pièces for cello and piano: In E-Flat Minor
Performer: Γmile Naoumoff. Performer: Roland Pidoux.- Boulanger, Lili and Nadia: In Memoriam Lili Boulanger.
- Marco-Polo.
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Ivo Antognini
Alleluia
Ensemble: Brigham Young University Singers. Conductor: Andrew Crane.- BYU Records.
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Camille SaintβSaΓ«ns
Le Carnaval des Animaux: Aquarium
Performer: Irena Grafenauer. Performer: Martha Argerich. Performer: Nelson Freire.- Saint-Saens: Le Carnaval des Animaux; Organ Symphony.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 7.
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George Frideric Handel
Serse, HWV 40, Act 1, Scene 1: Arioso. "Ombra mai fΓΉ"
Conductor: Neville Marriner. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields.- Sir Neville Marriner Conducts Handel.
- Warner Classics.
- 23.
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Ronald Binge
The Watermill
Conductor: Ernest Tomlinson. Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra.- Binge: Elizabethan Serenade, Scottish Rhapsody & Other Works.
- Naxos.
- 11.
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Rebecca Clarke
Lullaby
Ensemble: GAIA.- Stone, Salt & Sky: Beamish _ Maconchy _ Strachan _ R Clarke.
- Delphian Records.
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JoaquΓn Rodrigo
Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio
Performer: Thibaut Garcia. Orchestra: Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse. Conductor: Ben Glassberg.- Aranjuez.
- Warner Classics.
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Dobrinka Tabakova
Nocturne
Performer: Mari Samuelsen. Performer: Julien Quentin. Music Arranger: Dobrinka Tabakova.- LYS.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 2.
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Erik Satie & Alena Cherny
Gnossiene No.1
- Gnossienne No. 1.
- Sony Classical/Sony Music.
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Rebecca Dale
Materna Requiem: 10. In Paradisum: If I Should Go
Lyricist: Joyce Grenfell. Choir: Kantos Chamber Choir. Conductor: Clark Rundell.- Dale: Requiem For My Mother.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Ruth Gipps
Quintet Op.16 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Peter Cigleris. Performer: Gareth Hulse. Performer: John Mills. Performer: Lydia Lowndes-Northcott. Performer: Bozidar Vukotic.- Gipps: Clarinet Chamber Music.
- SOMM Recordings.
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Gustav Holst
The Planets, Op. 32: II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace
Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan. -
Mel Bonis
Suite en Trio Op. 59: II. Pastorale
Performer: Florian Wiek. Performer: Tatjana Ruhland. Ensemble: Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra.- SWR Klassik.
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Ryuichi Sakamoto
Aqua
Performer: Ryuichi Sakamoto.- Monster (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
- Milan.
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Gregorio Allegri
Miserere Mei
Ensemble: VOCES8.- Lux.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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George Frideric Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 11, Op. 6: IV. Andante
Orchestra: Bratislava Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Pavol Bagin.- Locatelli - HΓ€ndel - Corelli: Concerto Grossi - Dances.
- Denon.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Serenade in B-Flat Major, K. 361 "Gran Partita": III. Adagio
Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.- Mozart Collection.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 99.
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Clara Schumann
4 Pièces fugitives, Op. 15: No. 3, Andante espressivo
Performer: Junghwa Lee.- Centaur Records, Inc..
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33, TH 57: Var: VI. Andante
Performer: JiΕΓ BΔlohlΓ‘vek. Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: JeanβGuihen Queyras.- Harmonia Mundi UK Limited.
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Gabriel FaurΓ©
Pavane, Op. 50 (Arr. for Guitar & Orchestra)
Performer: John Williams. Music Arranger: John Williams. Conductor: William Goodchild. Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra.- John Williams - The Guitarist.
- Sony Classical.
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Elizabeth Poston
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
Conductor: Anna Lapwood. Ensemble: The Chapel Choir of Pembroke College, Cambridge. Ensemble: Pembroke College Girls' Choir.- All Things Are Quite Silent.
- Signum Records.
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Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam
Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.- The Sound of Simon Rattle and the Berliner Philharmoniker.
- Warner Classics.
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