Gentle music for moments of calm
Immerse yourself in a collection of peaceful classical music to bring calm and clarity.
Featuring beautiful works by Caroline Shaw, George Butterworth, Florence Price, Carl Orff and more.
Produced by James C Taylor
An Overcoat Media Production for Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 3 Unwind, MM
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George Butterworth
Two English Idylls: No. 1
Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Grant Llewellyn.- Butterworth: The Banks of Green Willow; A Shropshire Lad/ /McGunn: The Land of t.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Jóhann Jóhannsson
A Sparrow Alighted upon our Shoulder
Performer: Jóhann Jóhannsson. Orchestra: Air Lyndhurst String Orchestra. Conductor: Anthony Weeden.- °¿°ù±è³óé±ð.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Florence Price
Clouds
Performer: Beatrice Nicholas.- Beatrice Nicholas.
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Alexander Borodin
String Quartet No. 2 in D Major: III. Notturno. Andante
Ensemble: I Musici de Montréal. Conductor: Yuli Turovsky.- Chandos Records.
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Kim André Arnesen
Even When He is Silent
Choir: Cantus. Conductor: Tove Ramlo-Ystad.- SPES.
- 2L.
- 11.
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Edward Elgar
Enigma Variations, Op. 36: Theme. Andante
Orchestra: Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Leonard Bernstein.- Elgar: Enigma Variations; Cello Concerto.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 3, No. 1: Adagio
Performer: Zhou Qian. Orchestra: Toronto Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Kevin Mallon.- Saint-Georges: Violin Concertos No. 1, Op. 3 and Nos. 2 and 10.
- Naxos.
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George Frideric Handel
Lascia ch'io piangia (Rinaldo)
Performer: Felix Klieser. Ensemble: CHAARTS.- Berlin Classics.
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Alexis Ffrench
Papillon
Performer: Alexis Ffrench.- Evermore (Solo Piano Version).
- Sony Classical.
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Joseph Haydn
String Quartet in B flat, HIII No. 69, Op. 71 No. 1: 2. Adagio
Ensemble: Aeolian Quartet.- Haydn: The Complete String Quartets.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
- 224.
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Amy Beach
By the Still Waters, Op. 114
Performer: Isata Kannehâ€Mason.- Summertime.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Heitor Villaâ€Lobos
5 Preludes, W419, A419: No. 3 in A Minor (Homage to Bach)
Performer: Sean Shibe.- Pentatone.
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Carl Orff
Carmina Burana: 3. Cour d'amours, "In trutina"
Performer: Barbara Bonney. Lyricist: Anon.. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: André Previn.- Orff: Carmina Burana.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Jeanâ€Philippe Rameau
Les Boréades: Act IV - Entrée de Polymnie (Live)
Lyricist: Louis de Cahusac. Orchestra: Les Musiciens du Louvre. Conductor: Marc Minkowski.- Rameau: Une symphonie imaginaire.
- Archiv Produktion.
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Ólafur Arnalds
momentary - choir version
Performer: Ólafur Arnalds. Music Arranger: Geoff Lawson. Choir: VOCES8.- re:member (choir versions).
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Ruth Gipps
Symphony No. 2 in One Movement, Op. 30: V. Adagio
Orchestra: Â鶹ԼÅÄ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.- Gipps: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4, Song for Orchestra & Knight in Armour.
- Chandos.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sonata for 2 Pianos in D Major, K. 448/375a: II. Andante
Performer: Ingrid Haebler. Performer: Ludwig Hoffmann.- Ingrid Haebler: Mozart Piano Sonatas & Other Works.
- UME - Global Clearing House.
- 67.
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Tarik O’Regan
I Listen To The Stillness of You
Ensemble: Â鶹ԼÅÄ Singers. -
Nitin Sawhney
New Tribes
Orchestra: Â鶹ԼÅÄ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Nitin Sawhney.- Human Planet (Soundtrack from the TV Series).
- Silva Screen Records Ltd.
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Johan Helmich Roman
Asaggio: Andante
Performer: Göran Söllscher. Music Arranger: Per-Olof Johnson.- Eleven String Baroque.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Frederick Delius
3 Small Tone Poems: No. 3, Spring Morning
Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones.- Delius: On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring.
- Naxos.
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Edvard Grieg
Old Norwegian Romance, Op. 51: Andante molto tranquillo
Orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme Järvi.- Grieg: Complete Music with Orchestra.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Jean Cras
Cello Sonata: II. Adagio
Performer: Astrig Siranossian. Performer: Nathanaël Gouin.- Invisibles.
- Alpha Classics.
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Adolphus Hailstork
God be merciful
Choir: Â鶹ԼÅÄ Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin. -
George Frideric Handel
Keyboard Suite in D Minor, HWV 437 III. Sarabande
Performer: Zhilan Li.- Handel: Keyboard Suite in D Minor, HWV 437 III. Sarabande (Arr. for Piano).
- 1631 Recordings.
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Valentin Silvestrov
Stille Musik: 3. Augenblicke der Serenade
Performer: Valentin Silvestrov.- Bagatellen und Serenaden.
- ECM New Series.
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Eric Whitacre
Alleluia
Conductor: Eric Whitacre. Choir: Eric Whitacre Singers.- Water Night.
- Decca (UMO).
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Cécile Chaminade
Sérénade, Op. 29
Performer: Eric Parkin.- Chandos Records Limited.
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Ross Edwards
Enyato I: Chorale and Ecstatic Dance: 1. Sereno
Orchestra: Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Mills.- Stillness: Music Of Calm In A Changing World.
- Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC).
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Lili Boulanger
2 Pieces for Violin & Piano: No. 1, Nocturne
Performer: Coco Tomita. Performer: Simon Callaghan.- Orchid Classics.
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Caroline Shaw
And the Swallow
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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Gabriel Fauré
Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80: 4. Sicilienne
Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Seiji Ozawa.- Faure: Pelléas et Mélisande.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 80: II. Andante
Performer: Philippe Graffin. Conductor: Michael Hankinson. Orchestra: Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra.- Samuel Coleridge-Taylor • Dvořák: Violin Concertos.
- AVIE Records.
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Gustav Mahler
Mahler Adagietto Variation (From Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor)
Performer: Gabriele Bagnati. Performer: Esther Abrami. Lyricist: Jan-Peter Klöpfel.- Mahler Adagietto Variation (From Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor, Arr. for Violi.
- Masterworks/Sony Music.
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William Walton
Henry V: 2. Touch her soft lips and part
Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Barenboim.- Vaughan Williams: Fantasia On "Greensleeves"; The Lark Ascending / Delius: Two P.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Avril Coleridge-Taylor
Who knows?
Performer: Alexandra Mackenzie. Performer: Ingrid Sawers.- Avril Coleridge-Taylor: Who knows?.
- Delphian Records.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15: II. Largo
Performer: Stewart Goodyear. Orchestra: Â鶹ԼÅÄ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Andrew Constantine.- Orchid Music Limited.
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