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Soothing classical music to keep you centred

A soothing selection of classical music old and new to keep you centered and see things more clearly. Featuring contemporary cuts by Karen Tanaka, Elena Kats-Chernin and Nils Frahm - plus gorgeous classics by Mozart, Gershwin and Clara Schumann. Sit back, unwind and allow yourself a moment of calm.

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1 hour, 59 minutes

Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 - Aria

    Performer: Lang Lang.
    • Bach: Goldberg Variations.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 1.
  • Claude Debussy

    La Fille aux cheveux de lin

    Performer: Lavinia Meijer.
    • Voyage.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 6.
  • Charles Villiers Stanford

    The Blue Bird

    Performer: Chamber Choir Ireland.
    • RTÉ Lyric.
  • Jean‐Philippe Rameau

    Les Boréades Act IV: Entree de Polymnie

    Conductor: Marc Minkowski. Orchestra: Les Musiciens du Louvre.
    • Rameau: Une symphonie imaginaire.
    • Archiv Produktion.
    • 16.
  • հä

    Ladie lie near me

    Performer: Sean Shibe.
    • Softloud: Music for Acoustic and Electric Guitars.
    • Delphian Records.
    • 2.
  • Karen Tanaka

    Water Dance I

    Performer: Signe Bakke.
    • Crystalline - Piano Music by Karen Tanaka.
    • 2L.
    • 2.
  • հä

    3 Spirituals for Orchestra: No. 2, Kum Ba Ya

    Music Arranger: Adolphus Hailstork. Conductor: JoAnn Falletta. Orchestra: Virginia Symphony Orchestra.
    • Hailstork: Orchestral Music.
    • Naxos.
    • 2.
  • Clara Schumann

    4 Pieces fugitives Op. 15 No. 1 Larghetto

    Performer: Junghwa Lee.
    • Centaur Records, Inc..
  • Anne Boyd

    The Beginning of the Day

    Conductor: Ron Spigelman. Orchestra: Adelaide Symphony Orchestra.
    • Dream Children.
    • Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC).
    • 11.
  • Trad.

    Deep River

    Music Arranger: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. Music Arranger: Kanneh-Mason Trio. Performer: Sheku Kanneh‐Mason. Performer: Isata Kanneh‐Mason. Performer: Braimah Kanneh-Mason.
    • Música Clássica Para Cozinhar.
    • UME - Global Clearing House.
    • 22.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Ave verum corpus

    Performer: Andrew Fletcher.
    • Ex Cathedra.
  • Dario Marianelli

    A Letter From Prison

    Performer: Dario Marianelli.
    • Paddington 2.
    • Decca (UMO) (Classics).
    • 7.
  • Erik Satie

    3 Gymnopédies - No. 2

    Performer: Reinbert de Leeuw.
    • Satie: Gnossiennes; Gymnopédies; Ogives; Trois Sarabandes; Petite ouverture à da.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 16.
  • Johannes Brahms

    4 Klavierstücke, Op. 119: No. 1, Intermezzo in B Minor

    Performer: Jeremy Denk.
    • c.1300-c.2000.
    • Nonesuch.
    • 18.
  • Jón Leifs

    Requiem

    Conductor: Hörður Áskelsson. Choir: Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis.
    • Hekla.
    • BIS.
    • 2.
  • Franz Liszt

    Consolations, S. 172: No. 3, Lento placido

    Performer: Khatia Buniatishvili.
    • Labyrinth.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 16.
  • Ross Edwards

    Maninyas - Concerto for Violin & Orchestra - II. Chorale

    Performer: Dene Olding. Conductor: Stuart Challender. Orchestra: Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
    • The Joy of Being – Guided Meditations and Music with the Lifeflow Meditation Cen.
    • Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC).
    • 26.
  • Fanny Mendelssohn

    Schwanenlied

    Performer: Eva Oertle. Performer: Consuelo Giulianelli.
    • Lake Reflections - Music for Flute & Harp.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 11.
  • William Grant Still

    3 Visions: II. Summerland

    Performer: Mark Boozer.
    • William Grant Still Piano Music.
    • Naxos.
    • 2.
  • Carl Orff

    Carmina Burana - 3. Cour d'amours

    Singer: Barbara Bonney. Conductor: André Previn. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic.
    • Orff: Carmina Burana.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 21.
  • Florence Price

    A Day in the Life of a Washerwoman: Evening Shade

    Performer: Kirsten Johnson.
    • Florence Price Piano Music.
    • Guild Music.
    • 14.
  • Jules Massenet

    Thaïs Act II - Méditation

    Performer: Joshua Bell. Conductor: Nigel Hess. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • I Love Relaxing Classics.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 2.
  • Eric Whitacre

    The Seal Lullaby

    Conductor: Lavinia Meijer. Choir: World Choir for Peace.
    • Peaceful Choir - New Sound of Choral Music (360° / 8D Binaural Version).
    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.
    • 15.
  • Frédéric Chopin

    Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 65: III. Largo

    Performer: Gautier Capuçon. Performer: Yuja Wang.
    • Franck & Chopin: Cello Sonatas.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 8.
  • Amy Beach

    By the still waters Op.114

    Performer: Isata Kanneh‐Mason.
    • Summertime.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 12.
  • Max Richter

    Dream 13

    Performer: Clarice Jensen.
    • Sleep.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 13.
  • George Gershwin

    Three Preludes: II. Andante con moto e poco rubato in C Sharp Minor

    Performer: Frank Braley.
    • George Gershwin Frank Braley.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • 25.
  • Howard Skempton

    Kettle's Yard Canon

    Performer: Andrew Sparling. Performer: Nancy Ruffer.
    • Huddersfield Contemporary Records.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Sonata No. 14 Op. 27 No. 2, "Moonlight Sonata": I. Adagio soste

    Performer: Fazil Say.
    • Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos 11, 12, 13 & 14, "Moonlight".
    • Warner Classics.
    • 18.
  • Elena Kats‐Chernin

    The Offering - IV. Tranquillo

    Performer: Benjamin Martin. Ensemble: Flinders Quartet.
    • The Offering.
    • Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC).
    • 4.
  • Ennio Morricone

    Gabriel's Oboe from The Mission

    Performer: Yo‐Yo Ma. Conductor: Ennio Morricone. Orchestra: Roma Sinfonietta.
    • Appassionato.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 15.
  • Nils Frahm

    Ambre

    • Wintermusik.
    • Erased Tapes.
    • 1.