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Begin your day with the serene beauty of classical music

Calming classical music to inspire focus and set you up for the day ahead. Presented by broadcaster, author and counselling psychologist Dr Sian Williams.

Calming classical music to help you focus and set you up for the day ahead. Presented by broadcaster, author and counselling psychologist Dr Sian Williams.

Featuring romantic, and soothing melodies from John Rutter, Jean Sibelius and Isobel Waller-Bridge. Sian finds some seaweed whilst out taking a breath, and Professor Catherine Loveday joins the show to explore how our music tastes might change with age.

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Music Played

  • Ernest Tomlinson

    Little Serenade

    Orchestra: New London Orchestra. Conductor: Ronald Corp.
    • HYPERION.

  • Amy Beach

    Dreaming, Op 15 No 3

    Ensemble: The Ambache Ensemble.
    • CHANDOS.

  • Arvo P盲rt

    Estonian Lullaby

    Orchestra: Tallinna Kammerorkester. Choir: Eesti Filharmoonia Kammerkoor. Conductor: T玫nu Kaljuste.
    • NEW SERIES.

  • Hubert Clifford

    A Kentish Suite (3rd, Pastoral and Folk Song)

    Orchestra: 麻豆约拍 Philharmonic.
    • CHANDOS.

  • Gang Chen

    Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto (5th mvt, Lagrimoso)

    Performer: Chloe Chua. Orchestra: Singapore Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Mario Venzago.
    • PENTATONE.

  • Ryuichi Sakamoto

    Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence

    Performer: Ryuichi Sakamoto.
    • MILAN.

  • Woldemar Bargiel

    Adagio for cello & orchestra in G major, Op 38

    Performer: Steven Isserlis. Orchestra: The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. Conductor: Christoph Eschenbach.
    • RCA.

  • Daniel Kidane

    Continuance

    Performer: Sean Shibe.
    • PENTATONE.

  • Robert Schumann

    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op 54 (Intermezzo)

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • DE WOLFE.

  • Ruth Gipps

    Cringlemire Garden, Op 39

    Orchestra: Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Douglas Bostock.
    • CPO.

  • Hania Rani

    Sun

    Performer: Lavinia Meijer.
    • SONY.

  • 罢谤盲诲

    Soay

    Performer: Trevor Morrison. Music Arranger: Rebecca Dale. Orchestra: Scottish Festival Orchestra. Conductor: James MacMillan.
    • DECCA.

  • Gabriel Faur茅

    Pell茅as et M茅lisande, Op 80 (3rd mvt, Sicilienne. Allegretto molto moderato)

    Orchestra: Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Paavo J盲rvi.
    • ALPHA.

  • H茅l猫ne de Montgeroult

    Piano 脡tude No 62 in E-Flat Major

    Performer: Clare Hammond.
    • BIS.

  • Frederick Delius

    Idylle de Printemps

    Orchestra: Hall茅. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder.
    • 贬础尝尝脡.

  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Nocturne No 9 in B Major

    • POINT CLASSICS.

  • John Taverner

    The Lamb

    Choir: Tenebrae.
    • SIGNUM.

  • Mark O鈥機onnor

    Strings & Threads Suite (4th mvt, Off to Sea)

    Performer: Sharon Isbin. Performer: Mark O鈥機onnor.
    • SONY.

  • Dan Jones

    Walk in the Meadows

    Performer: Esther Yoo. Orchestra: 麻豆约拍 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Dan Jones.
    • DECCA.

  • Alan Langford

    4 Pieces (Pastoral)

    Performer: Richard Friedman. Orchestra: Royal Ballet Sinfonia. Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones.
    • WHITE LINE.

  • Clara Schumann

    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op 7 (3rd mvt, 'Romanze')

    Performer: Veronica Jochum. Orchestra: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Joseph Silverstein.
    • TUDOR.

  • Paul Reade

    Suite from the Victorian Kitchen Garden (4th mvt, 'Summer')

    Performer: Emma Johnson. Orchestra: 麻豆约拍 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Philip Ellis.
    • NIMBUS.

  • Nkeiru Okoye

    When Young Spring Comes

    Performer: Lara Downes.
    • RISING SUN RECORDS.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Violin Concerto in E minor (2nd, Andante)

    Performer: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • DE WOLFE.

  • John Rutter

    Lullaby for Ana Gwen

    Performer: Catrin Finch. Orchestra: Sinfonia Cymru. Conductor: John Rutter.
    • DG.

  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Deep River

    Performer: Isata Kanneh鈥怣ason.
    • DECCA.

  • Dag Wir茅n

    Serenade for String Orchestra, Op11 (2nd mvt, Andante)

    Orchestra: Iceland Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.
    • CHANDOS.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Keyboard Concerto No 5 in F minor, BWV1056 (2nd mvt, Largo)

    Performer: Andrei Gavrilov. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Neville Marriner.
    • WARNER.

  • Eric Whitacre

    Water Night

    Choir: Eric Whitacre Singers.
    • DECCA.

  • Paul Lewis

    English Suite: Meditation

    Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones. Orchestra: Royal Northern Sinfonia.
    • NAXOS.

  • Alice Coltrane

    Prema

    Performer: Ashley Jackson. Music Arranger: Ashley Jackson. Ensemble: Harlem Chamber Players.
    • BRIGHT SHINY THINGS.

  • Arcangelo Corelli

    Concerto Grosso Op 6 No 12 in F major (Allegro)

    Music Arranger: Jim Long.
    • POINT CLASSICS.

  • Heitor Villa鈥怢obos

    Bachianas Brasileiras No 5: Aria ('Cantilena')

    Performer: Pl铆nio Fernandes. Performer: Sheku Kanneh鈥怣ason.
    • DECCA.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Belshazzar's Feast Suite, Op 51 (2nd mvt, 'Solitude')

    Performer: Norbert Blum. Performer: Michael Cox. Performer: James Burke. Performer: Susan Monks. Orchestra: 麻豆约拍 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.
    • CHANDOS.

  • Isobel Waller-Bridge

    Emma Suite

    Composer: Isobel and David Schweitzer. Orchestra: The Chamber Orchestra of London. Conductor: Alastair King.
    • BACK LOT MUSIC.

  • Charles Mouton

    Suite in C Minor from Ms Lobkowicz (5th mvt, 'La volage Passacaille')

    Performer: Andres Ericson.
    • Daphne.

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