
Peaceful melodies for total relaxation
A collection of peaceful classical music to help switch off your mind.
A three-hour collection of peaceful classical music to help switch off your mind and sink into a relaxed state.
Featuring warming orchestral tones from Jules Massenet and Florence Price and thoughtful solo piano from J.S. Bach and Margaret Bonds.
Produced by Katie Hill
An Overcoat Media Production for ѿý Radio 3 Unwind. MM
On radio
Music Played
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Jules Massenet
La Vierge, Pt. 4: Le dernier sommeil de la Vierge
Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner. Orchestra: Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra.- 40 Most Beautiful Chillout Classics.
- Warner Classics International.
- 13.
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Antonio Vivaldi
II. Largo From Sonata In C minor. F XVI No. 1
Ensemble: Eroica Trio.- The Most Relaxing Vivaldi Album In The World... Ever!.
- Angel Records.
- 18.
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Edward MacDowell
Piano Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 15: II. Andante tranquillo
Performer: Xiayin Wang. Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Wilson.- MacDowell: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1.
- Chandos Records Limited.
- 03.
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William Henry Harris
Faire Is the Heaven
Lyricist: Edmund Spenser. Conductor: John Rutter. Choir: The Cambridge Singers.- Treasures of English Church Music.
- Collegium.
- 22.
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Margaret Bonds
Spiritual Suite for Piano: II. The Bells
Performer: Rochelle Sennet.- Bach to Black: Suites for Piano, Vol. III.
- Albany Records.
- 78.
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Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Violin Concerto in D Major, No. 2: Adagio
Performer: Zhou Qian. Conductor: Kevin Mallon. Orchestra: Toronto Chamber Orchestra.- Saint-Georges: Violin Concertos No. 1, Op. 3 and Nos. 2 and 10.
- Naxos.
- 2.
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Joaquín Rodrigo
Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio
Performer: Turibio Santos. Conductor: Claudio Scimone. Orchestra: Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra.- Rodrigo : Concierto de Aranjuez, Fantasia, Tonadilla, Zapateado & Fandango.
- Warner Classics International.
- 2.
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Kate Bush
This Woman's Work
Performer: Jess Gillam. Lyricist: Kate Bush. Music Arranger: Geoff Lawson. Conductor: Richard Balcombe. Orchestra: ѿý Concert Orchestra.- Rise.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
- 2.
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Rebecca Dale
true love
Performer: Ben Russell. Performer: Richard Harwood. Performer: Klara Romac. Performer: Tom Walley. Performer: Olivia Jageurs. Ensemble: Tenebrae. Conductor: Nigel Short.- Rebecca Dale: Night Seasons.
- Signum Records.
- 3.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria
Performer: Andrea Bacchetti.- Bach: Goldberg Variations - 5 pieces from the Clavierbuchlein for Anna Magdalena.
- Dynamic.
- 1.
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Philippe Sarde
Main Theme (From "Les choses de la vie")
Performer: Alexandre Tharaud. Music Arranger: Dimitri Soudoplatoff. Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Academy of Santa Cecilia, Rome.- Cinema.
- Warner Classics.
- 3.
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Henri Büsser
Les cygnes
Performer: Eva Oertle. Performer: Consuelo Giulianelli.- Lake Reflections - Music for Flute & Harp.
- Sony Classical.
- 20.
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Peter Warlock
An Old Song
Orchestra: ѿý Concert Orchestra. Conductor: David Hill.- Maltworms & Milkmaids.
- EMF Endeavours.
- 2.
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Frédéric Chopin
Waltz in C Sharp Minor, Op. 64 No. 2: Tempo giusto
Performer: Ji Liu.- Pure Chopin.
- Decca (UMO) (Classics).
- 2.
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Eleanor Daley
Grandmother Moon
Choir: Pembroke College Chapel Choir. Choir: Pembroke College Girls' Choir. Conductor: Anna Lapwood.- All Things Are Quite Silent.
- Signum Records.
- 11.
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Michael Tippett
A Child of our Time, Part III: Preludium
Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis.- Chandos Records Limited.
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Florence Price
Symphony No. 1 in E Minor: II. Largo, maestoso
Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin. Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra.- Florence Price: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 2.
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John Rutter
A Gaelic Blessing
Conductor: John Rutter. Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia. Choir: The Cambridge Singers.- Be Thou My Vision: Sacred Music by John Rutter.
- Collegium.
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Sophie Hutchings
Billow Gently
Performer: Lavinia Meijer. Performer: Sophie Hutchings.- Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
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Benjamin Britten
Concord
Performer: Matthew Barley. Music Arranger: Matthew Barley.- Around Britten.
- Signum Records.
- 22.
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Peteris Vasks
Gadalaiki - 1. Baltā ainava
Performer: Tamara Anna Cislowska.- Into Silence: Pärt _ Vasks _ Górecki _ Pelēcis.
- Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC).
- 10.
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Ronald Binge
Sailing By
Conductor: David Parry. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra.- Jubilee Street Party.
- Warner Classics International.
- 17.
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R. Nathaniel Dett
Son of Mary
Ensemble: London Voices.- Oxford University Press Music.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Prelude & Fugue in C Major: I. Prelude
Performer: Lang Lang.- Piano Book.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 1.
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Joseph Haydn
Trumpet Concerto in E flat major (2nd mvmt, Andante)
Performer: Tine Thing Helseth. Orchestra: The Staff Band of the Norwegian Armed Forces.- Trumpet Concertos.
- Simax Classics.
- 2.
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Howard Skempton
Lento
Conductor: Mark Wigglesworth. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra.- NMC Recordings.
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Adolphus Hailstork
God be merciful
Conductor: Adolphus Hailstork. Choir: London Voices.- Oxford University Press Music.
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Ida Moberg
Sunrise Orchestral Suite: Stillness
Orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Johannes Gustavsson.- Aulin, Moberg, Andrée: Orchestral Works.
- Naxos Sweden - Nilento.
- 8.
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Five Negro Melodies for Piano Trio: II. I was way down a-yonder
Ensemble: Neave Trio.- Rooted.
- Chandos.
- 5.
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Leo Brouwer
Un Dia de Noviembre
Performer: Thibault Cauvin.- Thibault Cauvin (Deluxe Version).
- Sony Classical.
- 2.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Prelude (From "49th Parallel")
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Morton Gould.- Morton Gould Conducts Film Score Classics and Rarities.
- Citadel / Mafy.
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Thomas Tallis
O Sacrum Convivium
Performer: Gabriel Crouch. Performer: Gallicantus.- Queen Mary's Big Belly: Hope for an Heir in Catholic England.
- Signum Records.
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Antonín Dvořák
String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96 - "American" B.179: 2. Lento
Ensemble: Hagen Quartett.- Dvorák: String Quartet No.12 "American"; Cypresses / Kodály: String Quartet No.2.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 2.
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George Frideric Handel
Lascia ch'io piangia (Rinaldo)
Performer: Felix Klieser. Ensemble: CHAARTS.- Berlin Classics.
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Camille Saint‐Saëns
The Carnival of the Animals, R. 125: XIII. The Swan
Performer: Yo‐Yo Ma. Performer: Kathryn Stott.- Songs from the Arc of Life.
- Masterworks.
- 14.
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Emilie Mayer
Piano Quartet in E-Flat Major: III. Un poco adagio
Ensemble: Mariani Klavierquartett.- CPO/ Naxos.
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John Ireland
Ex ore innocentium
Ensemble: Tenebrae.- Allegri Miserere.
- Signum Records.
- 2.
Broadcasts
- Fri 13 Dec 2024 14:00ѿý Radio 3 Unwind
- Sun 5 Jan 2025 14:00ѿý Radio 3 Unwind
- Thursday 14:00ѿý Radio 3 Unwind