
Classical melodies for stillness and calm
Embrace stillness with this mix of peaceful classical melodies and sounds from the natural world, curated to help you find inner calm and serenity.
Embrace moments of stillness with this calming collection of peaceful classical melodies and sounds from the natural world. This mix features soothing piano, strings, and orchestral music, to help you let go of stress and reconnect with your inner sense of calm.
Featuring music from Caroline Shaw, Max Richter, Alexis Ffrench, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Frédéric Chopin, and many more.
Produced by James C Taylor
An Overcoat Media Production for ѿý Radio 3 Unwind, MM.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Air on a G String
Performer: HAUSER. Music Arranger: Robin Smith. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Robert Ziegler.- Classic.
- Sony Classical.
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Frederick Delius
Suite for Violin and Orchestra: I. Pastorale
Performer: Nicolas Dautricourt. Performer: Frédéric Chaslin. Music Arranger: Frédéric Chaslin. Ensemble: Capriccio Quartet.- Elgar: Violin Concerto & Salut d'amour - Delius: Suite.
- Channel Classics.
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Paul Reade
Suite from The Victorian Kitchen Garden: I. Prelude
Performer: Emma Johnson. Orchestra: ѿý Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Philip Ellis.- Nimbus Alliance.
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Claude Debussy
Bruyeres - ѿý Session
Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson.- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Violin Concerto No. 2 in A Major, Op. 5: II. Largo
Ensemble: Mutter’s Virtuosi.- Bach, Bologne, Previn, Vivaldi, Williams.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 15.
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Jean Sibelius
Andante Festivo
Performer: Esther Abrami. Performer: Louis Philippson. Lyricist: Jan-Peter Klöpfel.- Andante festivo.
- Masterworks/Sony Music.
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Kerensa Briggs
Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God
Choir: Pembroke College Girls' Choir. Conductor: Anna Lapwood.- SONY.
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Roger Quilter
Where the Rainbow Ends Suite: No. 1a Rainbow Land (Version for orchestra)
Conductor: Adrian Leaper. Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra.- Quilter: Where the Rainbow Ends / Country Pieces.
- Marco-Polo.
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R. Nathaniel Dett
Enchantment (Beyond The Dream)
Performer: Clipper Erickson.- Navona.
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Dougie MacLean
Caledonia (Arr. Morgan)
Performer: Thomas Gould. Performer: Jeremy Isaac. Performer: Eoin Schmidt-Martin. Performer: Matthew Sharp. Music Arranger: Blake Morgan. Lyricist: Dougie MacLean. Ensemble: VOCES8.- Enchanted Isle.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Lark Ascending
Performer: Tasmin Little. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis.- Warner Music UK Limited.
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Florence Price
An Elf on a Moonbeam
Performer: Anna Lapwood.- Luna.
- Sony Classical.
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Petite suite de concert, Op. 77: III. Un Sonnet d'Amour
Orchestra: RTÉ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Adrian Leaper.- Coleridge-Taylor: Hiawatha Overture / Petite Suite.
- Marco-Polo.
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Max Richter
Spring 1 (2012)
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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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: III. Andante molto cantabile...
Performer: Cristian Sandrin.- Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: III. Andante molto cantabile.
- Evil Penguin Classic.
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John Rutter
Lullaby For Ana Gwen
Performer: Catrin Finch. Ensemble: Sinfonia Cymru. Conductor: John Rutter.- Blessing.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Flute concerto in A Minor, Wq. 166 H. 431: II. Andante
Performer: Ariel Zuckermann. Orchestra: Georgisches Kammerorchester Ingolstadt.- C. P. E. Bach: Flute Concertos.
- Fuga Libera.
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Robert A. Harris
April Rain Song
Composer: Langston Hughes. Conductor: Bob Chilcott. Choir: The Oxford Choir.- Oxford University Press Music.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik': II. Romance.
Orchestra: Münchener Kammerorchester. Conductor: Enrico Onofri.- Mozart: Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525 \"Eine kleine Nachtmusik\": II. Roman.
- harmonia mundi.
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Maurice Ravel
Le Tombeau de Couperin, M.68: 3. Menuet
Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Seiji Ozawa.- Le tombeau de Couperin; Ma Mere lOye; Rapsodie Espagnole.
- Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd..
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Amy Beach
The Hermit thrush at eve Op.92 no.1
Performer: Christopher O’Riley.- Delos.
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Gabriel Fauré
Pavane, Op. 50 (Arr. for Guitar & Orchestra)
Performer: John Williams. Music Arranger: John Williams. Conductor: William Goodchild. Orchestra: ѿý Concert Orchestra.- John Williams - The Guitarist.
- Sony Classical.
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Léo Delibes
Lakmé / Act 1: "Sous le dôme épais" (Flower Duet)
Lyricist: Edmond Gondinet. Lyricist: Philippe Gille. Music Arranger: J. Bell. Orchestra: ѿý Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth.- Vissi d'Arte - Opera for Orchestra.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Dmitry Shostakovich
The Gadfly, Suite Op. 97a: No. 8 Romance
Performer: Tasmin Little. Performer: Piers Lane. Music Arranger: Lev Atovmian.- Tasmin Little: Violin Showpieces.
- Parlophone UK.
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Caroline Shaw
And the Swallow
Conductor: Anna Lapwood. Ensemble: Pembroke College Chapel Choir. Ensemble: Pembroke College Girls' Choir.- All Things Are Quite Silent.
- Signum Records.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Elegie, Op. 3, No. 1
Performer: Ketevan Kartvelishvili.- Ketevan Kartvelishvili Plays Rachmaninoff.
- Blue Griffin Recording.
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Mirta Alvarez
Paz
Performer: Mirta Alvarez.- Paz.
- Prima Classic.
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Maurice Ravel
Piano Concerto in G Major, M. 83: II. Adagio assai
Performer: Krystian Zimerman. Conductor: Pierre Boulez. Orchestra: The Cleveland Orchestra.- Ravel: Piano Concertos; Valses nobles et sentimentales.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Angela Morley
Reverie
Performer: Esther Abrami. Ensemble: Her Ensemble.- Spotlight.
- Sony Classical/Sony Music.
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Alexis Ffrench
Once
Performer: Alexis Ffrench.- Classical Soul Vol. 1.
- Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
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John Ireland
The Holy Boy
Orchestra: Sinfonia of London. Conductor: John Wilson.- John Ireland: Orchestral Works.
- Chandos.
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Frédéric Chopin
Nocturnes, Op. 48: II. Andantino
Performer: Finghin Collins.- Chopin Recital.
- Claves Records.
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Judith Weir
Still, Glowing
- Platoon.
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Dora Pejačević
Blumenleben: 2. Veilchen
Performer: Nataša Veljković.- CPO.
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Mel Bonis
Soir, Op. 76
Performer: Florestan Raës. Performer: Clara Germont. Ensemble: Ensemble Nouvelle Vague.- Bonis: Soir, Op. 76.
- Nouvelle Vague Records.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Andante Cantabile from String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11
Conductor: Matthias Bamert.- Chandos Records.
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Stefano Bollani
In Campagna
Performer: Stefano Bollani.- 18 Preludi per pianoforte.
- Universal Music Italia srL..
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- Fri 24 Jan 2025 14:00ѿý Radio 3 Unwind
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