Embrace the day with inspiring classical sounds
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 calming, enchanting melodies from Joe Hisaishi, Anton Bruckner, and Esther Mägi, this episode explores whether practise can create musical genius, or whether people are born with innate musical talent. Plus, Sian takes a breath on a boat trip across a lake in Italy.
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Music Played
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Claude Debussy
Symphony in B minor (2nd mvt)
Music Arranger: Tony Finno. Conductor: Jun Märkl. Orchestra: Orchestre national de Lyon.- NAXOS.
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Nicanor Abelardo
Nocturne in C sharp minor
Performer: Sally Pinkas.- MSR Classics.
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Ruth Gipps
Symphony No 4, Op 61 (2nd mvt)
Conductor: Rumon Gamba. Orchestra: ѿý National Orchestra of Wales.- CHANDOS.
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Anton Bruckner
Locus Iste
Conductor: David Hill. Choir: ѿý Singers. -
John Ireland
Soliloquy (arr for cello and orchestra)
Performer: Raphael Wallfisch. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Swan. Conductor: David Curtis.- NAXOS.
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Eydís Evensen
Wandering II
Performer: Eydís Evensen. Performer: Sólveig Vaka Eyþórsdóttir. Performer: Pétur Björnsson. Performer: Guðbjartur Hákonarson. Performer: Hrafnhildur Marta Guðmundsdóttir. Performer: Snorri Sigurðarson. Performer: Valdimar Guðmundsson.- XXIM Records.
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Samuel Barber
Adagio for strings
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Edvard Grieg
Moods 'Stimmungen', Op 73 (4th mvt, 'Folktone')
- Mediaphon/BMG.
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Howard Shore
Shore, Ryan, Enya, Ryan: May it be (Arr. M. Sheeran)
Performer: VOCES8. -
William Grant Still
Romance for alto saxophone and piano
Performer: Michał Maślak. Performer: Justyna Jażdżyk.- Acte Préalable.
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Flute Sonata in A minor, Wq 132, H 562 (1st mvt)
Performer: Emmanuel Pahud.- Musiques Suisses.
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Elena Kats‐Chernin
Dance of the Paper Umbrellas
Orchestra: Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra.- ABC Classics.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Lilacs, Op 21 No 5 (trascribed for piano)
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Concerto in F major K 459 for piano and orchestra (2nd mvt)
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Rosey Chan
Infinity
Performer: Rosey Chan.- Rosey Chan.
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Gustav Holst
A Somerset Rhapsody, Op 21 No 2
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.- DE WOLFE.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Concerto Grosso (3rd mvt, 'Sarabande')
Conductor: Neville Marriner. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields.- DECCA.
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John Tavener
Song for Athene
Ensemble: Tenebrae.- SIGNUM.
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María Teresa Prieto
Escena de ninos
Performer: Antonio Oyarzabal.- Pixaudio.
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Giuseppe Verdi
La Traviata: Prelude to Act 3
Conductor: Sir Edward Downes. Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra.- CHANDOS.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Rondo capriccioso (1st mvt)
Performer: Jan Lisiecki.- DG.
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Hildegard von Bingen
De virginibus: O pulchrae facies
Performer: Jean Kelly.- FIRST HAND RECORDS.
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Joe Hisaishi
Viola Saga (2nd mvt: part 1)
Performer: Antoine Tamestit. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Joe Hisaishi.- DG.
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Johannes Brahms
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Haydn, Op 56a (Variation 4)
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.- SOMM Recordings.
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James MacMillan
The Gallant Weaver
Performer: Harry Christophers. Performer: The Sixteen.- CORO.
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Édouard Lalo
Cello Concerto in D minor (2nd mvt, Intermezzo)
Performer: Han‐na Chang. Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Academy of Santa Cecilia, Rome.- EMI.
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Grace Williams
Hiraeth
Performer: Edward Witsenburg.- GLOBE.
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Franz Danzi
Wind Sextet in E flat major, Op 10 (2nd mvt)
Orchestra: Consortium Classicum.- ORFEO.
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William Grant Still
Symphony No 1, 'Afro-American' (4th mvt, 'Aspiration')
Conductor: John Jeter. Orchestra: Fort Smith Symphony.- NAXOS.
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Raymond Warren
Wexford Bells: Lute Book Lullaby
Conductor: Gavin Sutherland. Orchestra: Royal Ballet Sinfonia.- RESONANCE.
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Takashi Yoshimatsu
Atom Hearts Club Suite, Op 70b No 1 (2nd mvt)
Conductor: Sachio Fujioka. Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra.- CHANDOS.
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Ester Mägi
Piano Concerto (2nd mvt)
Performer: Ada Kuuseoks. Conductor: Arvo Volmer. Orchestra: Estonian State Symphony Orchestra.- TOCCATA CLASSICS.
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Carlo Gesualdo
Ave, dulcissima Maria
Conductor: Peter Philips. Ensemble: Tallis Scholars.- GIMELL.
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Kaori Muraji
The Discovery of Rain
Performer: Kaori Muraji.- DECCA.
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Jacob Collier
ѿý Is
Ensemble: VOCES8.- DECCA.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for 3 violins in D major, BWV1064 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Rachel Podger. Performer: Bojan Čičić. Performer: Johannes Pramsohler. Ensemble: Brecon Baroque.- CHANNEL CLASSICS.
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María Luisa Anido
Preludios Nostálgicos: No. 1, Lejanía
Performer: María Luisa Anido.
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