Embrace the day with stress-free classical music
Calming classical music to inspire focus and set you up for the day ahead. Presented by broadcaster, author and counselling psychologist Dr Sian Williams.
Calming classical music to help you focus and set you up for the day ahead. Presented by broadcaster, author and counselling psychologist Dr Sian Williams.
Featuring uplifting and enchanting melodies from Korngold, Chopin, and Betty Jackson King, this episode explores how music can help with talking about personal things. Plus, Sian is inspired by the sound of trees in the wind while out to take a breath.
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Johan Svendsen
Romanze in G minor, Op 26
Performer: Marianne Thorsen. Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme Järvi.- CHANDOS.
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Rachel Portman
Childhood
Performer: Rachel Portman.- NODE RECORDS.
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Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Marietta's Lied (Die tote Stadt)
Performer: Tine Thing Helseth. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Eivind Aadland.- WARNER.
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Errollyn Wallen
Peace on Earth
Performer: Huw Watkins. Singer: Ruby Hughes.- BIS.
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Gustav Holst
A Moorside Suite (2nd mvt, 'Nocturne')
Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Davis.- CHANDOS.
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Meredith Monk
Ellis Island
Performer: Ursula Oppens. Performer: Bruce Brubaker.- ECM.
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Frédéric Chopin
Piano Concerto No 2 In F Minor, Op 21 (2nd mvt, Larghetto)
- ULTIMATE CLASSIX.
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Sigur Rós
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Composer: Georg Hólm. Composer: Jón Þór Birgisson. Composer: Kjartan Sveinsson. Composer: Orri Páll Dýrason. Performer: 12 Ensemble.- SANCHO PANZA RECORDS.
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Hildegard von Bingen
O Quam Mirabilis Est
Ensemble: Taracea.- ALPHA.
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Malcolm Arnold
4 Scottish Dances Op 59 (No 3, Allegretto)
Ensemble: Dallas Winds. Conductor: Jerry Junkin.- REFERENCE RECORDINGS.
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Lennox Berkeley
Serenade for Strings Op 12 (2nd mvt, Andantino)
Orchestra: Sinfonia of London. Conductor: John Wilson.- CHANDOS.
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Francisco Guerrero
O Sacrum Convivium
Choir: ѿý Singers. Conductor: Paul Brough. -
Johann Sebastian Bach
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Arr. for Orchestra by Robin O'Neill (Variation 13)
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Robin O’Neill.- BIS.
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William Grant Still
Prelude
Performer: Hartmut Höll.- CPO.
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Erland Cooper
Movement 5 - Pt 2 - Instrumental
Ensemble: Scottish Ensemble. Director: Erland Cooper.- DECCA.
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Camille Pépin
Apaisé, boisé/Soothed, wood (The Sound of Trees)
Performer: Yan Levionnois. Performer: Julien Hervé. Orchestra: Orchestre de Picardie. Conductor: Arie van Beek.- NOMADMUSIC.
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Henry Purcell
'Music for a While' from Oedipus (arr. for viola d'amore and cello)
Performer: Garth Knox. Performer: Agnès Vesterman.- ECM.
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Gordon Jacob
Violin Concerto (2nd mvt)
Performer: Clare Howick. Orchestra: ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Grant Llewellyn.- NAXOS.
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Helen Leach
A Melrose Rhapsody (Version for Violin & Piano)
Performer: Benedict Holland. Performer: Simon Leach.- DIVINE ART.
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Seckou Keita
Tamala's Caravan Trail (African Rhapsodies)
Performer: Seckou Keita. Performer: Abel Selaocoe. Performer: Suntou Susso. Orchestra: ѿý Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Mark Heron.- CLAVES.
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Joseph Haydn
Trumpet Concerto in E flat major, Hob VIIe:1 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Alison Balsom. Orchestra: The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. Conductor: Thomas Klug.- WARNER.
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Clémence de Grandval
Suite for Flute & Piano (4th mvt, 'Romance')
Performer: Hélène Couvert. Performer: Juliette Hurel.- ALPHA.
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Jean Françaix
Symphony in G minor (2nd mvt)
Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Thierry Fischer.- HYPERION.
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Betty Jackson King
Lullaby arr. violin and piano
Performer: Rachel Barton Pine. Performer: Matthew Hagle.- CEDILLE.
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Johannes Brahms
String Quartet No 1 in C Minor, Op 51 No 1 (2nd mvt, 'Romanze')
Ensemble: Melos Quartett.- THE CLASSICAL LABEL.
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Julius Röntgen
Symphony No 24 in E major (3rd mvt)
Orchestra: Helsingborgs Symfoniorkester. Conductor: David Porcelijn.- CPO.
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Ryuichi Sakamoto
Aqua
Performer: Ryuichi Sakamoto.- MILAN.
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Haydn Wood
Violin Concerto in A minor (2nd mvt)
Performer: Tasmin Little. Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Davis.- CHANDOS.
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R. Nathaniel Dett
Ave Maria
Choir: VocalEssence Ensemble Singers. Conductor: Philip Brunelle.- CLARION.
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Frédéric Chopin
Nocturne, Op 37/1
Performer: Álvaro Pierri. Orchestra: German Symphony Orchestra Berlin.- SONOTON - SCD.
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Franz Schubert
Octet in F Major, Op Posth 166, D 803 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Wigmore Soloists.- BIS.
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Peteris Vasks
Plainscapes - Plainscape II
Performer: Mari Samuelsen. Performer: Håkon Samuelsen. Performer: VOCES8.- DECCA.
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