A soothing mix for classical relaxation
Embrace stillness and sink into the classical sounds of this calming music mix.
Featuring well-known classics from Johann Pachelbel and Edward Elgar, alongside new discoveries by Sarah Class and Valgeir Sigurðsson.
Produced by Katie Hill
An Overcoat Media Production for 鶹Լ Radio 3 Unwind. MM
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Florence Price
Folksongs in Counterpoint: No. 3, Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes
Ensemble: Catalyst Quartet.- Uncovered, Vol. 2: Florence B. Price.
- Azica Records.
- 15.
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Ronald Binge
The Watermill
Conductor: Ernest Tomlinson. Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra.- Binge: Watermill (The) / Scottish Rhapsody.
- Marco-Polo.
- 11.
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Anne Elizabeth Boyd
As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams
Ensemble: Ars Nova Copenhagen. Conductor: Paul Hillier.- Ars Nova Records.
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Cameos, Op. 56: III. Andante
Performer: Waka Hasegawa.- Metropolis Group.
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Debbie Wiseman
Elizabeth Remembered
Conductor: Debbie Wiseman. Orchestra: 鶹Լ Concert Orchestra.- Elizabeth Remembered.
- Silva Screen Records.
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Johann Pachelbel
Canon and Gigue in D Major: Canon (Orchestral Version)
Conductor: Neville Marriner. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields.- Baroque Favourites [The National Gallery Collection] (The National Gallery Colle.
- Warner Classics.
- 9.
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Meredith Monk
Ellis Island
Performer: Bruce Brubaker. Performer: Ursula Oppens.- Meredith Monk: Piano Songs.
- ECM New Series.
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François Devienne
Clarinet Sonata in B-Flat Major: II. Largo
Performer: Wonkak Kim. Performer: Eun-Hye Grace Choi. Music Arranger: James Galway.- Naxos.
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Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson
String Quartet No. 1 "Calvary": II. Adagio
Ensemble: Catalyst Quartet.- Uncovered, Vol. 3: Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, William Grant Still & George Walk.
- Azica Records.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Air on a G String
Performer: HAUSER. Music Arranger: Robin Smith. Conductor: Robert Ziegler. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.- Classic.
- Sony Classical.
- 4.
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Edward Elgar
Lux aeterna [from 'Nimrod' of 'Enigma' variations]
Music Arranger: John Cameron. Choir: VOCES8.- Lux.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Jacques Offenbach
Les Contes d'Hoffmann / Act 4: Entr'acte (Barcarolle)
Lyricist: Jules Barbier. Lyricist: Michel Carré. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth. Orchestra: 鶹Լ Concert Orchestra.- Vissi d'Arte - Opera for Orchestra.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Hubert Parry
Lady Radnor's Suite: V. Slow Minuet
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Adrian Boult.- Boult Conducts Parry.
- Lyrita.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust: I. Aria
Lyricist: Georg Christian Lehms. Singer: Andreas Scholl. Ensemble: Collegium Vocale Gent.- Bach: Cantatas for Alto Solo.
- harmonia mundi.
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Cécile Chaminade
Poèmes provençaux, Op. 127: I. Dans la lande
Performer: Olga Kopylova.- Miniatures: The Music of Cécile Chaminade.
- Azul Music.
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Alessandro Marcello
Oboe Concerto in D Minor - 2. Adagio
Performer: Jess Gillam. Music Arranger: John Harle. Conductor: Richard Balcombe. Orchestra: 鶹Լ Concert Orchestra.- Rise.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Gabriel Fauré
Après un rêve, Op. 7, No. 1 (Arr. for Cello and Piano)
Performer: Sheku Kanneh‐Mason. Performer: Isata Kanneh‐Mason. Lyricist: Romain Bussine.- Sheku Kanneh-Mason.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Josef Rheinberger
Abendlied, Op. 69 No. 3
Conductor: John Rutter. Choir: The Cambridge Singers.- Lighten Our Darkness: Music for the Close of Day.
- Collegium.
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Henry Purcell
Music for a While
Singer: Dawn Upshaw.- Angels Hide Their Faces: Dawn Upshaw Sings Bach and Purcell.
- Nonesuch.
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Anthony Rashonn Green
The Green Double: II. Dance Reflections
Orchestra: Lowell Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Orlando Cela.- Navona.
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Rachel Portman
way home
Performer: Rachel Portman.- ask the river.
- Node Records.
- 12.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Agnus Dei
Choir: 鶹Լ Singers. -
Camille Saint‐Saëns
Carnival of the Animals - The Swan
Performer: Isata Kanneh‐Mason. Performer: Jeneba Kanneh‐Mason. Performer: Sheku Kanneh‐Mason.- Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals: The Swan.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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A.J. Potter
Fantasia Gaelach No 1
Orchestra: RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Robert Houlihan.- Potter: Sinfonia "De Profundis" / Finnegan's Wake.
- Marco-Polo.
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Richard D. James
Avril 14th
Performer: Murcof. Performer: Vanessa Wagner. -
Sergey Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto
Performer: Sviatoslav Richter. Conductor: Kurt Sanderling. Orchestra: Leningrad Philarmonic Orchestra.- Tchaikovsky: Piano Conerto No. 1 - Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2.
- Urania.
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Sarah Class
Journey of the King Fish
Performer: Sarah Class. Conductor: Elizabeth Purnell. Orchestra: 鶹Լ Concert Orchestra.- Africa (Original Television Soundtrack).
- Silva Screen Records Ltd.
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Avril Coleridge-Taylor
Sussex Landscape, Op. 27: II. Lento e molto tranquillo
Conductor: Roderick Cox. Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra.- Coleridge-Taylor.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Thomas Tallis
Salvator mundi
Conductor: Jeremy Summerly. Choir: Oxford Camerata.- Tallis (The Best Of).
- Naxos.
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Frédéric Chopin
Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2
Performer: Alexandre Tharaud.- Chopin: Pièces pour piano.
- Warner Classics.
- 16.
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Errollyn Wallen
Photography: II - Quite Slow
Ensemble: Ensemble X. Conductor: Nicholas Kok.- NMC Recordings Limited.
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Agnes Obel
Chord Left
Performer: Agnes Obel. Lyricist: Agnes Obel.- Aventine.
- Play It Again Sam.
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Ben Ponniah
Ra Ma Da Sa
Choir: 鶹Լ Singers. -
Valgeir Sigurðsson
Low Tatras
Performer: Valgeir Sigurðsson.- Bedroom Community.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto no.21 in C major K.467 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Jonathan Biss. Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.- Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 21 & 22.
- Warner Classics.
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Isaac Albéniz
Suite española, Op.47: No. 1 Granada
Performer: Miloš Karadaglić. Music Arranger: Michael Lewin.- Mediterráneo (German Version).
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Ennio Morricone
Gabriel's Oboe from The Mission (Excerpt)
Performer: Yo‐Yo Ma. Conductor: Ennio Morricone. Orchestra: Roma Sinfonietta.- Appassionato.
- Sony Classical.
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Max Bruch
Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26: 2. Adagio
Performer: Joshua Bell. Conductor: Neville Marriner. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields.- Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 / Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Rued Langgaard
Rosengaardsviser: No. 2, Bag muren sidde de roser små
Lyricist: Thor Lange. Conductor: Tamás Vető. Choir: Ars Nova.- Langgaard: Rose Garden Songs.
- Dacapo.
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