Find relaxation with soothing classical sounds
Indulge in this three hour mix of classical music for ultimate relaxation.
Indulge in this three hour mix of classical music for ultimate relaxation.
Featuring well-known favourites from Antonín Dvořák and Gabriel Fauré, as well as contemporary gems from Kerensa Briggs, Alexis Ffrench and Cerys Hafana.
Produced by Katie Hill
An Overcoat Media Production for ѿý Radio 3 Unwind. MM
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Antonín Dvořák
8 Humoresques, Op. 101, B. 187: No. 7, Poco lento e grazioso
Performer: Yo‐Yo Ma. Performer: Itzhak Perlman. Music Arranger: Oskar Morawetz. Conductor: Seiji Ozawa. Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra.- Collaborations - Works by Tchaikovsky, Dvorák, Halvorsen, Walton and Williams.
- Sony Classical.
- 4.
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Alessandro Marcello
Oboe Concerto in D Minor S.Z799: 2. Adagio
Performer: Jess Gillam. Music Arranger: John Harle. Conductor: Richard Balcombe. Orchestra: ѿý Concert Orchestra.- Rise.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
- 3.
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John Tavener
Song for Athene
Choir: Tenebrae.- Allegri Miserere.
- Signum Records.
- 1.
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Léo Delibes
Flower Duet
Lyricist: Edmond Gondinet. Lyricist: Philippe Gille. Music Arranger: J. Bell. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth. Orchestra: ѿý Concert Orchestra.- Classical Clips Vol. 2.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
- 31.
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Clara Schumann
3 Romances, Op. 22 - No. 1, Andante molto (Arr. for Cello and Piano)
Performer: Sophie Kauer. Performer: Kunal Lahiry. Music Arranger: Max Knoth.- Unsung.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 1.
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Frederick Delius
Two Aquarelles - Lento, ma non troppo
Music Arranger: Eric Fenby. Conductor: Benjamin Britten. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra.- English Music for Strings.
- Decca (UMO).
- 8.
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Ruth Gipps
Horn Concerto, Op. 58: I. Con moto
Performer: Martin Owen. Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.- Chandos.
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Peter Sculthorpe
A Little Book of Hours: VI. Singing Sun
Performer: Elena Riu.- Linn Records.
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Gregorio Allegri
Miserere
Lyricist: Trad.. Conductor: Harry Christophers. Choir: The Sixteen.- The Sound Of The Sixteen (By Classic FM).
- Decca (UMO).
- 1.
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Harry Burleigh
Southland Sketches: III. Allegretto grazioso (Arr. for Wind Quintet)
Music Arranger: Jelte Althuis. Ensemble: Calefax Reed Quintet.- An American Rhapsody.
- PENTATONE.
- 6.
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Alexis Ffrench
Chasing Yesterdays
Performer: Alexis Ffrench.- Classical Soul Vol. 1.
- Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
- 4.
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Alex Baranowski
Wiosna
Conductor: Angèle Dubeau. Ensemble: La Pietà.- Portrait: Alex Baranowski.
- Les Productions Analekta Inc..
- 1.
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Fernando Sor
Jeux interdits, Romance
Performer: Elisa Jouve. Music Arranger: Narciso Yepes.- Prodiges - Saison 2.
- Warner Classics.
- 16.
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Andrea Morricone
Cinema Paradiso
Composer: Ennio Morricone. Performer: Renaud Capuçon. Conductor: Stéphane Denève. Orchestra: Brussels Philharmonic.- Cinema.
- Warner Classics.
- 1.
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Amy Beach
Romance, Op. 23
Ensemble: The Romantic Chamber Group of London.- BIS.
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Kerensa Briggs
A Tender Shoot
Ensemble: The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford. Conductor: Will Dawes.- A Tender Shoot.
- Resonus Classics.
- 1.
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Ryuichi Sakamoto
Aqua
Performer: Carlo Balzaretti.- Halidon.
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Johannes Brahms
Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: II. Adagio
Performer: Francesca Dego. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska.- Brahms & Busoni Violin Concertos.
- Chandos Records Limited.
- 5.
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William Grant Still
Lyric Quartette: II. The Quiet One
Ensemble: Catalyst Quartet.- Uncovered, Vol. 3: Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, William Grant Still & George Walk.
- Azica Records.
- 5.
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Trad.
Arrangements from Scottish lute manuscripts: Ladie lie near me
Performer: Sean Shibe. Music Arranger: Sean Shibe.- Softloud: Music for Acoustic and Electric Guitars.
- Delphian Records.
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Antonín Dvořák
Piano Trio No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 65: III. Poco adagio
Ensemble: 葵トリオ.- HANSSLER.
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Cerys Hafana
Nant Yr Arian
Performer: Cerys Hafana.- Edyf.
- Cerys Havana Hickman.
- 8.
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Leonora Duarte
Sinfonia No. 1
Performer: Amy Domingues. Performer: Elizabeth Weinfield. Performer: Jude Ziliak. Performer: Shirley Hunt. Performer: Tomà Iliev. Ensemble: Sonnambula.- Centaur Records, Inc..
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Gabriel Fauré
Requiem, Op. 48: VIII. In Paradisum
Conductor: Laurence Equilbey. Choir: Accentus. Orchestra: Orchestre national de France.- Faure Requiem.
- Բï.
- 08.
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John Williams
Theme from Schindler's List
Performer: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Bateman.- John Williams: The Definitive Collection Volume 4 - 40 Years of Williams & Spiel.
- Decca (UMO) (Classics).
- 11.
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Cameos, Op. 56: III. Andante
Performer: Waka Hasegawa.- Metropolis Group.
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Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15: I. Maestoso
Performer: Emmanuel Despax. Conductor: Andrew Litton. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra.- Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15: I. Maestoso (Radio Edit).
- Signum Records.
- 1.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude
Performer: Yo‐Yo Ma.- Cello Suiten No. 1,5 & 6.
- Columbia.
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Alexander Borodin
String Quartet No. 2 in D Major: I. Allegro moderato
Ensemble: Budapest Haydn Quartet.- Borodin: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2.
- Naxos.
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Anatoly Konstantinovich Lyadov
3 Morceaux, Op. 11 - No. 1, Prelude in B Minor (Transcr. for Cello and Piano)
Performer: Sophie Kauer. Performer: Kunal Lahiry.- Unsung.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 2.
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Gustav Holst
Nunc Dimittis
Performer: Julie Cooper. Performer: Mark Dobell. Lyricist: Trad.. Conductor: Harry Christophers. Choir: The Sixteen.- IKON - Music for the Spirit & Soul.
- Decca (UMO).
- 17.
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Rodgers & Hart
Blue Moon (arr. H. Kawano for saxophone & piano)
Performer: Mariko Ishibashi.- OMF.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Minuet in G Major, WoO 10, No. 2
Ensemble: I Musici.- Pachelbel: Canon / Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik / Albinoni: Adagio.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Meredith Monk
Ellis Island
Performer: Bruce Brubaker. Performer: Ursula Oppens.- Meredith Monk: Piano Songs.
- ECM New Series.
- 2.
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Barnaby Taylor
Tundra Swans
Orchestra: ѿý Concert Orchestra. Orchestra: Chinese Ensemble. Conductor: Barnaby Taylor.- Wild China (Original Soundtrack).
- Parlophone UK.
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Franz Liszt
3 Liebesträume, S. 541/3: No. 3, O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst (Arr. for Harp
Performer: Nora von Marschall.- Liszt: 3 Liebesträume, S. 541 (Arr. for Harp by Nora von Marschall).
- Prospero Classical.
- 3.
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Howard Goodall
Agnus Dei
Performer: Laura Wright. Conductor: Howard Goodall. Orchestra: Howard Goodall Chamber Orchestra. Choir: Enchanted Voices.- Inspired.
- Decca (UMO).
- 4.
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Hania Rani
Preludium Es-dur (Remastered)
Performer: Hania Rani. Performer: Dobrawa Czocher.- Biała flaga (Remastered 2021).
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 12.
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Peteris Vasks
Vientulais Engelis: Meditation for Violin and String Orchestra
Performer: Mari Samuelsen. Conductor: Jonathan Stockhammer. Orchestra: Konzerthausorchester Berlin.- Mari.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Charles Gounod
Ave Maria, CG89a (from Bach Prelude in C, BWV 846)
Singer: Benjamin Hulett. Performer: Helen Tunstall. Choir: Choir of New College Oxford. Conductor: Edward Higginbottom.- Bluebird - Music Of Contemplation.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
- 5.
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