Calming classical tunes for total relaxation
A three hour collection of calming classical music to unwind and relax. Sink into the orchestral serenity of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ida Moberg, alongside the choral beauty of Ken Burton and Ólafur Arnalds.
Produced by Steven Rajam.
An Overcoat Media Production for ѿý Radio 3 Unwind. MM.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Quintet In A - 2. Larghetto
Performer: Eduard Brunner. Ensemble: Hagen Quartett.- Mozart / Weber: Clarinet Quintets.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 2.
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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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Hania Rani
At Dawn
- Venice - Infinitely Avantgarde (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
- XXIM Records.
- 13.
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Peter Warlock
Capriol Suite for Strings: V. Pieds-en-l'air. Andante tranquillo
Conductor: Neville Dilkes. Orchestra: English Sinfonia.- The Lark Ascending collection.
- Warner Classics.
- 10.
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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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Johannes Brahms
4 Klavierstücke, Op. 119: No. 1, Intermezzo in B Minor
Performer: Jeremy Denk.- Brahms: 4 Klavierstücke, Op. 119: No. 1, Intermezzo in B Minor.
- Nonesuch.
- 1.
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Robert Schumann
Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54: 2. Intermezzo (Andantino grazioso)
Performer: Stephen Kovacevich. Conductor: Colin Davis. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra.- Grieg & Schumann Piano Concertos.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Ken Burton
A Prayer
Lyricist: Paul Laurence Dunbar. Conductor: Ken Burton. Choir: London Voices.- Oxford University Press Music.
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Cameos, Op. 56: III. Andante
Performer: Waka Hasegawa.- Metropolis Group.
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Robert Schumann
5 Stücke im Volkston, Op. 102: II. Langsam
Performer: Martin Fröst. Music Arranger: Rolf Martinsson. Orchestra: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra.- Roots.
- Sony Classical.
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Laura Netzel
Cello Sonata in E Minor, Op. 66: II. Cantabile ma non troppo lento
Performer: Lucia Negro. Performer: Ola Karlsson.- Musica Sveciae.
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Orlande de Lassus
La nuit froide et sombre (Arr. for String Quartet)
Ensemble: Castalian String Quartet.- Between Two Worlds: Lassus, Beethoven, Adès & Dowland.
- 2022 Delphian Records Ltd..
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Amy Beach
By the Still Waters, Op. 114
Performer: Joanne Polk.- Arabesque Recordings.
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Max Bruch
Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46: 3. Andante sostenuto
Performer: Nicola Benedetti. Conductor: Rory MacDonald. Orchestra: ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchestra.- ѿýcoming - A Scottish Fantasy.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Seckou Keita
Gobaith
Composer: Catrin Finch. Performer: Catrin Finch. Performer: Seckou Keita.- bendigedig.
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Ronald Binge
Sailing By
Performer: Martin Loveday. Orchestra: ѿý Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Vernon Handley.- The Best Of British Light Music.
- Sony Classical.
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Lou Harrison
Suite for Violin, Piano and Small Orchestra: VI. Chorale
Performer: Lucy Stoltzman. Performer: Keith Jarrett. Conductor: Robert Hughes. Orchestra: New Japan Philharmonic.- Lou Harrison: Piano Concerto/Suite for Violin, Piano and Small Orchestra.
- New World Records.
- 10.
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Peter Gregson
4.2 Allemande (Arr. for Saxophone Quartet)
Ensemble: Signum Saxophone Quartet.- Echoes.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 5.
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Antonio José
Guitar Sonata: III. Pavana triste
Performer: Sean Shibe.- Camino: Spanish and French repertoire for guitar.
- PENTATONE.
- 2.
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Alexis Ffrench
Where Worlds Collide
- Evolution.
- Sony Classical.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Adagio for a Musical Clock, WoO 33/1
Performer: Diana Ambache. Performer: Jeremy Polmear.- Oboe Classics.
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Philip Glass
Tissue No. 6
Performer: Camille Thomas. Performer: Julien Brocal.- Glass: Tissue No. 6 (Musical Moments).
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 1.
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Augusta Holmès
La Nuit et l'Amour: Interlude de l'ode symphonique
Orchestra: Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland‐Pfalz. Composer: Samuel Friedmann.- Augusta Holmès: Orchestral Works.
- SWR Digital.
- 4.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sonata for 2 Pianos in D Major, K. 448: II. Andante
Performer: Martha Argerich. Performer: Gabriele Baldocci.- Works for Two Pianos.
- Dynamic.
- 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.
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Camille Saint‐Saëns
Le Carnaval des Animaux: Aquarium
Performer: Irena Grafenauer. Performer: Martha Argerich. Performer: Nelson Freire. Performer: Gidon Kremer. Performer: Isabelle van Keulen. Performer: Tabea Zimmermann. Performer: Mischa Maisky. Performer: Georg Hörtnagel. Performer: Edith Salmen-Weber.- Saint-Saens: Le Carnaval des Animaux; Organ Symphony.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Maurice Ravel
Gaspard de la nuit, M. 55: II. Le Gibet
Performer: Pierre‐Laurent Aimard.- Ravel & Carter : Piano Works.
- Warner Classics International.
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Vincenzo Bellini
Norma, Act I: Casta Diva (Arr. for Cello & Orchestra)
- Norma, Act I: Casta Diva (Arr. for Cello & Orchestra by Jan Vogler) (Radio Edit).
- Sony Classical/Sony Music.
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Ólafur Arnalds
For Now I Am Winter
Composer: Arnór Dan. Ensemble: VOCES8.- Winter.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Clara Schumann
12 Gedichte aus Liebesfrühling, Op. 37: No. 11, Warum willst du andre fragen
Performer: Anneleen Lenaerts. Performer: Dionysis Grammenos.- Schumann & Schubert - Transcriptions for Clarinet & Harp.
- Warner Classics.
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Valentin Silvestrov
Post Scriptum - Sonata For Violin And Piano - 2. Andantino
Performer: Alexei Lubimov. Performer: Alexander Trostiansky.- Silvestrov, Pärt, Ustvolskaya: Misterioso.
- ECM New Series.
- 2.
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Charles Koechlin
Paysages et marines, Op. 63b: No. 1. Sur la falaise
Ensemble: Ensemble Contraste. Ensemble: Ensemble Initium.- TIMPANI.
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Paul Reade
Suite from The Victorian Kitchen Garden: III. Mists
Performer: Emma Johnson. Conductor: Philip Ellis. Orchestra: ѿý Concert Orchestra.- Nimbus Records.
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Antonín Dvořák
String Quartet No. 10 In E Flat Major, Op. 51, - 3. Romanze
Ensemble: Emerson String Quartet.- Old World - New World.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 3.
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Elena Kats‐Chernin
Lullaby For Nick
- The Elena Kats-Chernin Collection.
- Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC).
- 36.
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Tarik O’Regan
I Listen to the Stillness of You
Lyricist: D. H. Lawrence. Choir: University of Michigan Chamber Choir. Conductor: Jerry Blackstone.- Soundset.
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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.
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Alexis Ffrench
Moments
Performer: Alexis Ffrench.- Evolution.
- Sony Classical.
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Deep River (Arr. for Violin and Piano)
Performer: Randall Goosby. Performer: Zhu Wang. Music Arranger: Maud Powell.- Roots (Deluxe Edition).
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Judith Weir
Still, Glowing
Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska.- Platoon.
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