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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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.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Lark Ascending
Performer: Tasmin Little. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis.- Warner Music UK Limited.
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Alexis Ffrench
Papillon
Performer: Alexis Ffrench.- Sony Classical.
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Edward Elgar
2 Chansons, Op. 15: No. 2, Chanson de matin
Orchestra: ĢƵ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Davis.- Warner Classics.
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Max Richter
Spring 1
Composer: Antonio Vivaldi. Performer: Daniel Hope. Orchestra: Konzerthaus Kammerorchester Berlin. Conductor: André de Ridder.- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Pauline Viardot
Six Morceaux: Berceuse
- Albany Records.
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Joseph Bologne
Violin Concerto No. 2 in A Major, Op.5 (III. Rondo)
Performer: Anne‐Sophie Mutter. Ensemble: Mutter’s Virtuosi.- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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R. Nathaniel Dett
8 Bible Vignettes: No. 2, Desert Interlude
Performer: Michael Lee.- Leaf Music Distribution.
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Anne Boyd
The Beginning Of The Day
Orchestra: Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ron Spigelman.- Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC).
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Florence Price
Resignation
Choir: ĢƵ Singers. -
Edward Elgar
Chanson de nuit, Op.15 No.1
Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. Orchestra: Hallé.- Halle Concerts Society.
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Baal HaSulam
Melodies of the Upper Worlds: XIII. To Proclaim in the Morning About Your Mercy
Performer: Mikael Ayrapetyan.- Naxos Music UK Ltd.
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Reynaldo Hahn
A Chloris
Performer: Albrecht Mayer. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Mathias Mönius.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Rachel Portman
Tipping Points: II. Air
Performer: Niklas Liepe. Orchestra: WDR Funkhausorchester. Conductor: Erina Yashima.- Sony Classical/Sony Music.
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Dougie MacLean
Caledonia
Ensemble: VOCES8.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Johannes Brahms
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77: II. Adagio
Performer: Francesca Dego. Orchestra: ĢƵ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska.- Chandos.
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Nadia Boulanger
3 Pièces for cello and piano: In E-Flat Minor
Performer: Émile Naoumoff. Performer: Roland Pidoux.- Marco-Polo.
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Ivo Antognini
Alleluia
Ensemble: Brigham Young University Singers. Conductor: Andrew Crane.- BYU Records.
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Camille Saint‐Saëns
Le Carnaval des Animaux: Aquarium
Performer: Irena Grafenauer. Performer: Martha Argerich. Performer: Nelson Freire.- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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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.
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Ronald Binge
The Watermill
Conductor: Ernest Tomlinson. Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra.- Naxos.
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Rebecca Clarke
Lullaby
Ensemble: GAIA.- Delphian Records.
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Joaquín Rodrigo
Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio
Performer: Thibaut Garcia. Orchestra: Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse. Conductor: Ben Glassberg.- Warner Classics.
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Dobrinka Tabakova
Nocturne
Performer: Mari Samuelsen. Performer: Julien Quentin.- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Erik Satie & Alena Cherny
Gnossiene No.1
- Sony Classical/Sony Music.
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Rebecca Dale
Materna Requiem: 10. In Paradisum: If I Should Go
Choir: Kantos Chamber Choir. Conductor: Clark Rundell.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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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.
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Gustav Holst
The Planets, Op. 32: II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace
Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan.- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Mel Bonis
Suite en Trio Op. 59: II. Pastorale
Performer: Florian Wiek. Performer: Tatjana Ruhland. Ensemble: Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra.- SWR Klassik.
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Ryuichi Sakamoto
Aqua
Performer: Ryuichi Sakamoto.- Milan.
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Gregorio Allegri
Miserere Mei
Ensemble: VOCES8.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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George Frideric Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 11, Op. 6: IV. Andante
Orchestra: Bratislava Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Pavol Bagin.- Denon.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Serenade in B-Flat Major, K. 361 "Gran Partita": III. Adagio
Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Clara Schumann
4 Pièces fugitives, Op. 15: No. 3, Andante espressivo
Performer: Junghwa Lee.- Centaur Records, Inc..
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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.
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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.
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Elizabeth Poston
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
Conductor: Anna Lapwood. Ensemble: Pembroke College Girls' Choir.- Signum Records.
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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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