Gentle classical for stillness and calm
Step into a world of calm with a blend of meditative orchestral movements, gentle piano pieces, and choral reflections.
Step into a world of calm with a blend of meditative orchestral movements, gentle piano pieces, and choral reflections. Your perfect companion for relaxation, reflection, or simply unwinding.
With soothing melodies from Alexis Ffrench, John Rutter, and Undine Smith Moore, and calming classics from Gustav Holst, Florence Price, Robert Schumann, and more.
Produced by James C Taylor
An Overcoat Media Production for ѿý Radio 3 Unwind, MM
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John Rutter
5 Meditations for Orchestra: No. 4, Lord, Make Me an Instrument of Thy Peace
Orchestra: Manchester Camerata. Conductor: John Rutter.- Classical Tranquillity.
- Collegium.
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William Byrd
Miserere mihi, Domine
Ensemble: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.- The Deer's Cry.
- CORO.
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Christoph Willibald Gluck
Orfeo ed Euridice: Dance of the Blessed Spirits
Conductor: James Galway. Orchestra: London Mozart Players.- James Galway - Music for my Little Friends.
- RCA Red Seal.
- 16.
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Max Richter
Spring 1 (2012)
Performer: Max Richter. Performer: Daniel Hope. Orchestra: Konzerthaus Kammerorchester Berlin. Conductor: André de Ridder.- Recomposed By Max Richter: Vivaldi, The Four Seasons.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Hayato Sumino
Nocturne II - After Dawn
Performer: Hayato Sumino.- Sony.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 25 in C Major, K. 503: II. Andante
Performer: Jenő Jandó. Conductor: Mátyás Antal. Orchestra: Concentus Hungaricus.- Great Piano Concertos.
- Naxos.
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Florence Price
Adoration
Performer: Randall Goosby. Performer: Zhu Wang.- Roots.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Frédéric Chopin
24 Preludes Op. 28: No. 15 in D-Flat Major "Raindrop"
Ensemble: ACh Duo.- Qbk.
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Philip Stopford
In My Father's House
Choir: Truro Cathedral Choir. Orchestra: ѿý National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Christopher Gray.- Regent Records Ltd.
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Luigi Boccherini
String Quintet in E Major, Op. 11/5: III. Minuetto - Trio - Minuetto da capo
Performer: Steven Isserlis.- Boccherini: String Quintet in E Major, Op. 11/5, G. 275: III. Minuetto – Trio –.
- Hyperion.
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Sharon Bezaly
Duology
Composer: Rosey Chan. Performer: Rosey Chan. Performer: Sharon Bezaly.- Platoon.
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Ethel Smyth
Concerto for Violin, Horn and Orchestra: II. Elegy. Adagio, "In Memoriam"
Performer: Richard Watkins. Performer: Sophie Langdon. Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Odaline de la Martinez.- Chandos.
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Karl Jenkins
Benedictus
Performer: Christian Forshaw. Lyricist: Trad.. Music Arranger: Thomas Hewitt Jones. Ensemble: VOCES8.- Eventide.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Petite suite de concert, Op. 77: II. Demande et reponse
Conductor: Paul Freeman. Orchestra: Chicago Sinfonietta.- African Heritage Symphonic Series, Vol. 1.
- Cedille.
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William Lloyd Webber
The Moon
Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Julian Lloyd Webber.- And the Bridge Is Love: English Music for Strings.
- Naxos.
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Ólafur Arnalds
saman
Performer: Jess Gillam. Music Arranger: Geoff Lawson. Ensemble: Jess Gillam Ensemble.- saman (Arr. Lawson for Saxophone & Ensemble).
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Robert Schumann
Symphony No. 2 in C Major, Op. 61: III. Adagio espressivo
Orchestra: Staatskapelle Berlin. Conductor: Daniel Barenboim.- Schumann: The Symphonies.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Andrea Morricone
Cinema Paradiso
Composer: Ennio Morricone. Performer: Renaud Capuçon. Orchestra: Brussels Philharmonic. Conductor: Stéphane Denève.- Cinema.
- Warner Classics.
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Sophie Hutchings
Billow Gently
Performer: Lavinia Meijer. Performer: Sophie Hutchings.- Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
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Mark Butler
Dona nobis pacem
Choir: ѿý Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin. -
Edward Elgar
Sospiri Op.70
Orchestra: ѿý Concert Orchestra. Conductor: John Wilson.- Elgar: The Longed-for Light.
- SOMM Recordings.
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Amy Beach
The Hermit thrush at eve Op.92 no.1
Performer: Christopher O’Riley.- Delos.
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Hubert Parry
Lady Radnor Suite: Slow Minuet
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Patrick Hawes.- The Highgrove Suite.
- Decca (UMO).
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Undine Smith Moore
We Shall Walk Through The Valley
- Haven.
- VOCES8 Records.
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Gustav Holst
The Planets Op. 32: II. Venus, The Bringer of Peace
Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Malcolm Sargent.- Holst: The Planets - The Complete Suite (Mars, Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn,.
- NE Selektive.
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A. Blomqvist
Pohjola
Performer: A. Blomqvist. Music Arranger: Carlos Hof.- Pohjola (Arr. for Strings by Carlos Hof).
- XXIM Records.
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José White Lafitte
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra: II. Adagio ma non troppo
Conductor: Paul Freeman. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.- Black Composer Series, Vol. 6: José White & David Baker (Remastered).
- Sony Classical.
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Daniel Bacheler
Pavan
Performer: Paul O’Dette.- Harmonia Mundi UK Limited.
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Gioachino Rossini
Le siège de Corinthe: Air. 'Juste ciel'
Performer: Lucienne Renaudin Vary. Music Arranger: Cyrille Lehn. Conductor: Sascha Goetzel. Orchestra: Orchestre de chambre de Paris.- Rossini: Le siège de Corinthe: Air. "Juste ciel".
- Warner Classics.
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Camille Saint‐Saëns
The Carnival of the Animals, R. 125: XIII. The Swan (Arr. for Cello and Piano)
Performer: Yo‐Yo Ma. Performer: Kathryn Stott.- Songs from the Arc of Life.
- Masterworks.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-Flat Major, K. 595: II. Larghetto
Performer: Sophie-Mayuko Vetter. Orchestra: Hamburger Symphoniker. Conductor: Peter Ruzicka.- Mozart: Concertos & Fantasia in C Minor, K. 396.
- Oehms Classics.
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Georg Philipp Telemann
Viola Concerto in G Major, TWV 51:G9: I. Largo
Performer: Ladislav Kyselák. Conductor: Richard Edlinger. Orchestra: Capella Istropolitana.- Varma röda stunder.
- Naxos.
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Zenobia Powell Perry
Pavanne
Performer: Josephine Gandolfi.- Zenobia Powell Perry: Piano Works.
- Cambria.
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Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178 "From the New World": II. Largo
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan.- Karajan Gold.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Jean Sibelius
King Christian II Suite, Op. 27: II. Elegy
Orchestra: ѿý National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Thomas Søndergård.- Sibelius: Finlandia.
- Linn Records.
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Alexis Ffrench
Together Without You
Performer: Alexis Ffrench.- Classical Soul Vol. 1.
- Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
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Kerensa Briggs
Media vita
Choir: Pembroke College Chapel Choir. Conductor: Anna Lapwood.- Media Vita.
- Signum Records.
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