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Reflective classical sounds to bring clarity to your day

Sweet and mellow classical sounds for moments of calm, with wistful shades of light and dark.

Sweet and mellow classical sounds for moments of calm, with wistful shades of light and dark.

Featuring rich and warming harmonies from Ludwig van Beethoven, Reynaldo Hahn and Elizabeth Poston, plus gentle string textures from Ronald Binge, Dobrinka Tabakova and Max Richter.

Produced by James C Taylor.
An Overcoat Media production for ĢƵ Radio 3 Unwind, MM.

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Music Played

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile

    Music Arranger: Heitor Villa‐Lobos. Choir: Coro da OSESP. Conductor: Valentina Peleggi.
    • Naxos.
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    The Lark Ascending

    Performer: Tasmin Little. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis.
    • Warner Music UK Limited.
  • Alexis Ffrench

    Papillon

    Performer: Alexis Ffrench.
    • Sony Classical.
  • Edward Elgar

    2 Chansons, Op. 15: No. 2, Chanson de matin

    Orchestra: ĢƵ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Davis.
    • Warner Classics.
  • Max Richter

    Spring 1

    Composer: Antonio Vivaldi. Performer: Daniel Hope. Orchestra: Konzerthaus Kammerorchester Berlin. Conductor: André de Ridder.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
  • Pauline Viardot

    Six Morceaux: Berceuse

    • Albany Records.
  • Joseph Bologne

    Violin Concerto No. 2 in A Major, Op.5 (III. Rondo)

    Performer: Anne‐Sophie Mutter. Ensemble: Mutter’s Virtuosi.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
  • R. Nathaniel Dett

    8 Bible Vignettes: No. 2, Desert Interlude

    Performer: Michael Lee.
    • Leaf Music Distribution.
  • Anne Boyd

    The Beginning Of The Day

    Orchestra: Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ron Spigelman.
    • Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC).
  • Florence Price

    Resignation

    Choir: ĢƵ Singers.
  • Edward Elgar

    Chanson de nuit, Op.15 No.1

    Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. Orchestra: Hallé.
    • Halle Concerts Society.
  • Baal HaSulam

    Melodies of the Upper Worlds: XIII. To Proclaim in the Morning About Your Mercy

    Performer: Mikael Ayrapetyan.
    • Naxos Music UK Ltd.
  • Reynaldo Hahn

    A Chloris

    Performer: Albrecht Mayer. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Mathias Mönius.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
  • Rachel Portman

    Tipping Points: II. Air

    Performer: Niklas Liepe. Orchestra: WDR Funkhausorchester. Conductor: Erina Yashima.
    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.
  • Dougie MacLean

    Caledonia

    Ensemble: VOCES8.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
  • Johannes Brahms

    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77: II. Adagio

    Performer: Francesca Dego. Orchestra: ĢƵ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska.
    • Chandos.
  • Nadia Boulanger

    3 Pièces for cello and piano: In E-Flat Minor

    Performer: Émile Naoumoff. Performer: Roland Pidoux.
    • Marco-Polo.
  • Ivo Antognini

    Alleluia

    Ensemble: Brigham Young University Singers. Conductor: Andrew Crane.
    • BYU Records.
  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    Le Carnaval des Animaux: Aquarium

    Performer: Irena Grafenauer. Performer: Martha Argerich. Performer: Nelson Freire.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
  • George Frideric Handel

    Serse, HWV 40, Act 1, Scene 1: Arioso. "Ombra mai fù"

    Conductor: Neville Marriner. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields.
    • Warner Classics.
  • Ronald Binge

    The Watermill

    Conductor: Ernest Tomlinson. Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra.
    • Naxos.
  • Rebecca Clarke

    Lullaby

    Ensemble: GAIA.
    • Delphian Records.
  • Joaquín Rodrigo

    Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio

    Performer: Thibaut Garcia. Orchestra: Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse. Conductor: Ben Glassberg.
    • Warner Classics.
  • Dobrinka Tabakova

    Nocturne

    Performer: Mari Samuelsen. Performer: Julien Quentin.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
  • Erik Satie & Alena Cherny

    Gnossiene No.1

    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.
  • Rebecca Dale

    Materna Requiem: 10. In Paradisum: If I Should Go

    Choir: Kantos Chamber Choir. Conductor: Clark Rundell.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
  • Ruth Gipps

    Quintet Op.16 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Peter Cigleris. Performer: Gareth Hulse. Performer: John Mills. Performer: Lydia Lowndes‐Northcott. Performer: Božidar Vukotić.
    • SOMM Recordings.
  • Gustav Holst

    The Planets, Op. 32: II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace

    Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
  • Mel Bonis

    Suite en Trio Op. 59: II. Pastorale

    Performer: Florian Wiek. Performer: Tatjana Ruhland. Ensemble: Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra.
    • SWR Klassik.
  • Ryuichi Sakamoto

    Aqua

    Performer: Ryuichi Sakamoto.
    • Milan.
  • Gregorio Allegri

    Miserere Mei

    Ensemble: VOCES8.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
  • George Frideric Handel

    Concerto Grosso No. 11, Op. 6: IV. Andante

    Orchestra: Bratislava Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Pavol Bagin.
    • Denon.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Serenade in B-Flat Major, K. 361 "Gran Partita": III. Adagio

    Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
  • Clara Schumann

    4 Pièces fugitives, Op. 15: No. 3, Andante espressivo

    Performer: Junghwa Lee.
    • Centaur Records, Inc..
  • Pyotr Tchaikovsky

    Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33, TH 57: Var: VI. Andante

    Performer: Jiří Bělohlávek. Orchestra: ĢƵ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jean‐Guihen Queyras.
    • Harmonia Mundi UK Limited.
  • Gabriel Fauré

    Pavane, Op. 50 (Arr. for Guitar & Orchestra)

    Performer: John Williams. Music Arranger: John Williams. Conductor: William Goodchild. Orchestra: ĢƵ Concert Orchestra.
    • Sony Classical.
  • Elizabeth Poston

    Jesus Christ the Apple Tree

    Conductor: Anna Lapwood. Ensemble: Pembroke College Girls' Choir.
    • Signum Records.
  • Gustav Mahler

    Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam

    Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • Warner Classics.

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