Chilled-out classical music to help you unwind
Take a breath, with this curated mix of calming classical tunes and soothing sounds from the natural world.
Pause, and take a breath, with this curated mix of calming classical tunes, combined with soothing sounds from the natural world.
Featuring vast and flowing orchestral textures from Johannes Brahms, Frederick Delius, and Patrick Hawes. Plus soothing solo piano from Margaret Bonds, Alexis Ffrench, and Alma Deutscher. And glowing choral harmonies from Ä’riks EÅ¡envalds, Philip Stopford, and Anna Lapwood.
Produced by James C Taylor
An Overcoat Media Production for Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 3 Unwind, MM
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Claude Debussy
Rêverie (Arr. for Cello and Orchestra)
Performer: Julian Lloyd Webber. Music Arranger: David Cullen. Conductor: James Judd. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.- Cello Moods.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Patrick Hawes
Fair Albion
Orchestra: Prague Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Patrick Hawes.- Fair Albion: Visions Of England.
- Signum Records.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Performer: Alexis Ffrench.- Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
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Elizabeth Poston
The Water of Tyne
Composer: Trad.. 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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Edvard Grieg
Morning Mood Variation (From Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46)
Performer: Gabriele Bagnati. Lyricist: Svetoslav Karparov.- Morning Mood Variation (From Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46, Arr. for Piano by Sv.
- Masterworks/Sony Music.
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Frederick Delius
On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
Orchestra: Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis.- 40 Most Beautiful Chillout Classics.
- Warner Classics International.
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Ivo Antognini
Lux aeterna
Choir: The Choir Of Trinity College, Cambridge. Conductor: Stephen Layton. Lyricist: Anon..- Ivo Antognini: Come to Me in the Silence of the Night - Choral Works.
- Hyperion.
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Fanny Mendelssohn
Schwanenlied
Performer: Eva Oertle. Performer: Consuelo Giulianelli.- Lake Reflections - Music for Flute & Harp.
- Sony Classical.
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Maurice Ravel
Piano Concerto in G Major, M. 83: II. Adagio assai
Performer: Krystian Zimerman. Conductor: Pierre Boulez. Orchestra: The Cleveland Orchestra.- Ravel: Piano Concertos; Valses nobles et sentimentales.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
By the lone seashore
Choir: Choir of King’s College, London. Conductor: Joseph Fort.- Coleridge-Taylor: By the lone seashore.
- Delphian Records.
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George Frideric Handel
Lascia ch'io pianga Variation (From Rinaldo, HWV 7b)
Performer: Gabriele Bagnati. Lyricist: Svetoslav Karparov.- Lascia ch'io pianga Variation (From Rinaldo, HWV 7b, Arr. for Piano by Svetoslav.
- Masterworks/Sony Music.
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Gerald Finzi
Romance in E-Flat Major, Op. 11
Orchestra: Royal Northern Sinfonia. Conductor: Howard Griffiths.- A Finzi Anthology.
- Naxos.
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Jessie Montgomery
Peace (Version for Clarinet & Piano)
Performer: Anthony McGill. Performer: Gloria Chien.- Here with You.
- Cedille.
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EÌ„riks EsÌŒenvalds
Only in Sleep
Lyricist: Sara Teasdale. Choir: The Choir Of Trinity College, Cambridge. Conductor: Stephen Layton.- EÅ¡envalds: Northern Lights, Stars & Other Choral Works.
- Hyperion.
- 16.
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John Ireland
A Downland Suite: II. Elegy
Ensemble: Sinfonia of London. Conductor: John Wilson.- John Ireland: Orchestral Works.
- Chandos.
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Margaret Bonds
Spiritual Suite for Piano: II. The Bells
Performer: Rochelle Sennet.- Bach to Black: Suites for Piano, Vol. III.
- Albany Records.
- 78.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551 "Jupiter": II. Andante cantabile
Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt.- Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 40 & 41 "Jupiter".
- Warner Classics.
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Clara Schumann
3 Romances, Op. 22: No. 1, Andante molto
Performer: Sophie Kauer. Performer: Kunal Lahiry. Music Arranger: Max Knoth.- Unsung.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Léo Delibes
The Flower Duet (From "Lakmé")
Performer: Katherine Jenkins. Performer: Kiri Te Kanawa. Lyricist: Edmond Gondinet. Lyricist: Philippe Gille. Music Arranger: John Whitfield. Music Arranger: Katherine Jenkins. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Anthony Inglis.- Serenade.
- Decca (UMO).
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11: II. Andante cantabile
Ensemble: Borodin Quartet.- Tchaikovsky: 4 String Quartets & Souvenir de Florence.
- Warner Classics International.
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Eric Coates
By The Sleepy Lagoon
Performer: Martin Loveday. Orchestra: Â鶹ԼÅÄ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Vernon Handley.- The Best Of British Light Music.
- Sony Classical.
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Kerensa Briggs
A Tender Shoot
Ensemble: Somerville College Choir, Oxford. Conductor: Will Dawes.- A Tender Shoot.
- Resonus Classics.
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John Field
Nocturne No. 9 in E Minor, H. 46
Performer: Alice Sara Ott.- Field: Nocturne No. 9 in E Minor, H. 46.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90: III. Poco allegretto
Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan.- Brahms Symphonies No's 1, 2 & 3 and Piano Concerto No. 2.
- Putlabel.
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Valentin Silvestrov
Kitsch-Musik: III. Allegretto
Performer: Elisaveta Blumina.- Silvestrov: Piano Music.
- Grand Piano.
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Giacomo Puccini
Humming Chorus (Madame Butterfly)
Lyricist: Giuseppe Giacosa. Lyricist: Luigi Illica. Choir: Vienna State Opera Choir. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan.- Relaxing Adagios.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Franz Schubert
Octet In F, D.803: 2. Adagio
Performer: Gidon Kremer. Performer: Isabelle van Keulen. Performer: Tabea Zimmermann. Performer: David Geringas.- Schubert: Chamber Music - "Trout" Quintet; "Rosamunde" Quartet; Octet.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Johannes Brahms
6 Piano Pieces, Op. 118: No. 2: Intermezzo in A Major
Performer: Igor Levit.- Brahms: Piano Concertos & Solo Piano Opp. 116 - 119.
- Sony Classical.
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Philip Stopford
In My Father's House
Choir: Truro Cathedral Choir. Orchestra: Â鶹ԼÅÄ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Christopher Gray.- Regent Records Ltd.
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Joby Talbot
Ink Dark Moon: II. Adagio contemplativo
Performer: MiloÅ¡ Karadaglić. Orchestra: Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ben Gernon.- The Moon & The Forest.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Alma Deutscher
Piano Sonata in E-Flat Major: Movement 1. Moderato
Performer: Sam Haywood.- Flara Records.
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Undine Smith Moore
We Shall Walk Through The Valley
Ensemble: Apollo5.- Haven.
- VOCES8 Records.
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Leroy Anderson
Irish Suite: V. The Last Rose of Summer
Orchestra: Â鶹ԼÅÄ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Leonard Slatkin.- Anderson, L.: Orchestral Music, Vol. 4 - Irish Suite / Scottish Suite / Alma Mat.
- Naxos.
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Gabriel Fauré
In Paradisum
Performer: Sumino Hayato.- Human Universe.
- Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
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Johan Helmich Roman
Asaggio: Bourrée
Performer: Göran Söllscher.- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Dmitri Kabalevsky
Cello Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 49: II. Largo, molto espressivo
Performer: Torleif Thedéen. Orchestra: NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Eije Oue.- CPO.
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Ludovico Einaudi
Una mattina
Performer: Lavinia Meijer.- Passaggio.
- Sony Classical.
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Luke Howard
Portrait Gallery
Performer: Luke Howard.- Sun, Cloud.
- Mercury Classics.
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