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Calming classical to help you find yourself

Insulate yourself from the chaos of the world with a selection of tranquil, calming textures and restful harmonies

Insulate yourself from the chaos of the world with a selection of tranquil, calming textures and restful harmonies by Nico Muhly, Fanny Mendelssohn and George Frideric Handel.

Also featuring soothing sounds from Emilie Mayer, Howard Skempton and Augusta Holmès.

Produced by Steven Rajam
An Overcoat Media production for ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Sounds.

1 hour, 59 minutes

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Music Played

  • William Walton

    Two Pieces For Small Orchestra From '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).
    • 11.

  • Nils Frahm

    Ambre

    Performer: Nils Frahm.
    • Wintermusik.
    • Erased Tapes.
    • 1.

  • Kerensa Briggs

    Media vita

    Choir: The Chapel Choir of Pembroke College, Cambridge. Conductor: Anna Lapwood.
    • Media Vita.
    • Signum Records.
    • 1.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Concerto Grosso in D Minor, Op. 6, No. 10, HWV 328: V. Allegro

    Performer: Simon Standage. Performer: Elizabeth Wilcock. Performer: Anthony Pleeth. Performer: Robert Woolley. Orchestra: The English Concert. Conductor: Trevor Pinnock.
    • Handel: Orchestral Works.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 114.

  • Fanny Mendelssohn

    Piano Trio in D minor Op. 11: II. Andante espressivo

    Ensemble: Trio Chausson.
    • Mirare.

  • Γ“lafur Arnalds

    We Contain Multitudes - Piano Reworks

    Performer: Yiruma. Performer: Γ“lafur Arnalds.
    • We Contain Multitudes β€” piano reworks.
    • Mercury Classics.
    • 1.

  • TΓ΅nu KΓ΅rvits

    Songs from Dolores's Songbook: No. 7, Azure

    Orchestra: Estonian National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Risto Joost.
    • Ondine.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 19: III. Andante

    Performer: Sebastian Fritsch. Performer: Oliver Triendl.
    • Genuin.

  • Philip Glass

    Glassworks: VI. Closing

    Performer: Philip Glass. Ensemble: Philip Glass Ensemble. Conductor: Michael Riesman.
    • Glassworks.
    • Columbia.
    • 6.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante

    Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Barenboim.
    • Mozart, W.A.: Klavierkonzerte Nr. 21 & 27.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 2.

  • FrΓ©dΓ©ric Chopin

    Waltz No. 9 in A-Flat Major, Op. 69/1 'L'Adieu'

    Performer: Sarah Christ.
    • Audite.

  • Howard Skempton

    Lento

    Ensemble: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Mark Wigglesworth.
    • NMC Recordings.

  • Maki Kasai & Eri Ishibashi

    Blue Moon (Arr. for Saxophone & Piano)

    • OMF.

  • Joachim Raff

    2 Romances, Op. 182: I. Romance in F Major

    Performer: Christoph CroisΓ©. Performer: Oxana Shevchenko.
    • Joachim Raff – Complete Works for Cello & Piano.
    • AVIE Records.
    • 4.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Ma mère l'Oye, M. 60: I. Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant

    Conductor: Yannick NΓ©zet‐SΓ©guin. Orchestra: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Ravel: La Valse, Ma MΓ¨re l'Oye, Valses nobles et sentimentales & Daphnis et Chlo.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 13.

  • Emilie Mayer

    String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 14: III. Adagio con molta espressione

    Performer: Klenke Quartett.
    • Naxos Music UK Ltd.

  • Daniel Bacheler

    Pavan

    Performer: Paul O’Dette.
    • Harmonia Mundi.

  • Augusta HolmΓ¨s

    La Nuit et l'Amour: Interlude de l'ode symphonique

    Orchestra: Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland‐Pfalz. Conductor: Samuel Friedmann.
    • Augusta HolmΓ¨s: Orchestral Works.
    • Marco Polo.
    • 4.

  • Ayo Bankole

    African Suite: II. Ioahun Re

    Performer: Rebeca Omordia.
    • Ekele: Piano Music by African Composers.
    • Heritage Records.
    • 20.

  • Nico Muhly

    The Street: Station IV. Jesus meets his Mother

    Performer: Parker Ramsay. Composer: Alice Goodman.
    • The Street: Nico Muhly & Alice Goodman.
    • Kings College Cambridge.
    • 10.

  • Olivier Messiaen

    O sacrum convivium!

    Choir: Choir of New College Oxford. Lyricist: Anonymous. Conductor: Edward Higginbottom.
    • Bluebird - Music Of Contemplation.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 18.

  • Amy Beach

    The Hermit thrush at eve Op.92 no.1

    Performer: Christopher O’Riley.
    • Delos.

  • Alexander Glazunov

    The Seasons, Op. 67: XIV. Petit Adagio

    Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme JΓ€rvi.
    • Chandos.

  • Claude Debussy

    Beau soir - Arr. for Bassoon and Piano

    Performer: Sophie Dervaux. Performer: SΓ©lim Mazari.
    • EDEL Music & Entertainment GmbH.

  • William Byrd

    Mass for Four Voices: V. Agnus Dei

    Choir: Stile Antico. Lyricist: Anon..
    • Byrd: Mass for Four Voices: V. Agnus Dei.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 1.

  • Earl Wild

    7 Virtuoso Etudes After Gershwin: No. 4, Embraceable You

    Performer: Martin James Bartlett.
    • Rhapsody - Wild: 7 Virtuoso Etudes After Gershwin: No. 4, Embraceable You.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 1.