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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.

3 hours

Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Air on a G String

    Performer: HAUSER. Music Arranger: Robin Smith. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Robert Ziegler.
    • Classic.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 4.
  • 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.
    • 5.
  • Paul Reade

    Suite from The Victorian Kitchen Garden: I. Prelude

    Performer: Emma Johnson. Orchestra: ѿý Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Philip Ellis.
    • Nimbus Alliance.
  • Claude Debussy

    Bruyeres - ѿý Session

    Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
  • 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.
  • Jean Sibelius

    Andante Festivo

    Performer: Esther Abrami. Performer: Louis Philippson. Lyricist: Jan-Peter Klöpfel.
    • Andante festivo.
    • Masterworks/Sony Music.
    • 1.
  • Kerensa Briggs

    Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God

    Choir: Pembroke College Girls' Choir. Conductor: Anna Lapwood.
    • SONY.
  • 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.
    • 1.
  • R. Nathaniel Dett

    Enchantment (Beyond The Dream)

    Performer: Clipper Erickson.
    • Navona.
  • 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..
    • 17.
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    The Lark Ascending

    Performer: Tasmin Little. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis.
    • Warner Music UK Limited.
  • Florence Price

    An Elf on a Moonbeam

    Performer: Anna Lapwood.
    • Luna.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 13.
  • 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.
    • 3.
  • 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).
    • 2.
  • 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.
    • 1.
  • John Rutter

    Lullaby For Ana Gwen

    Performer: Catrin Finch. Ensemble: Sinfonia Cymru. Conductor: John Rutter.
    • Blessing.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 3.
  • 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.
    • 2.
  • Robert A. Harris

    April Rain Song

    Composer: Langston Hughes. Conductor: Bob Chilcott. Choir: The Oxford Choir.
    • Oxford University Press Music.
  • 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.
    • 1.
  • 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..
    • 3.
  • Amy Beach

    The Hermit thrush at eve Op.92 no.1

    Performer: Christopher O’Riley.
    • Delos.
  • 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.
    • 3.
  • 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..
    • 3.
  • 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.
    • 3.
  • 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.
    • 7.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Elegie, Op. 3, No. 1

    Performer: Ketevan Kartvelishvili.
    • Ketevan Kartvelishvili Plays Rachmaninoff.
    • Blue Griffin Recording.
    • 2.
  • Mirta Alvarez

    Paz

    Performer: Mirta Alvarez.
    • Paz.
    • Prima Classic.
    • 1.
  • 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).
    • 2.
  • Angela Morley

    Reverie

    Performer: Esther Abrami. Ensemble: Her Ensemble.
    • Spotlight.
    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.
    • 1.
  • Alexis Ffrench

    Once

    Performer: Alexis Ffrench.
    • Classical Soul Vol. 1.
    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
    • 18.
  • John Ireland

    The Holy Boy

    Orchestra: Sinfonia of London. Conductor: John Wilson.
    • John Ireland: Orchestral Works.
    • Chandos.
    • 9.
  • Frédéric Chopin

    Nocturnes, Op. 48: II. Andantino

    Performer: Finghin Collins.
    • Chopin Recital.
    • Claves Records.
    • 10.
  • Judith Weir

    Still, Glowing

    • Platoon.
  • Dora Pejačević

    Blumenleben: 2. Veilchen

    Performer: Nataša Veljković.
    • CPO.
  • Mel Bonis

    Soir, Op. 76

    Performer: Florestan Raës. Performer: Clara Germont. Ensemble: Ensemble Nouvelle Vague.
    • Bonis: Soir, Op. 76.
    • Nouvelle Vague Records.
    • 1.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Andante Cantabile from String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11

    Conductor: Matthias Bamert.
    • Chandos Records.
  • Stefano Bollani

    In Campagna

    Performer: Stefano Bollani.
    • 18 Preludi per pianoforte.
    • Universal Music Italia srL..
    • 3.

Broadcasts

  • Fri 24 Jan 2025 14:00
  • Tue 4 Feb 2025 06:00
  • Sun 16 Feb 2025 14:00
  • Saturday 14:00