Classical tunes for a moment of stillness
Pause for a moment of stillness and calm with this classical music mix.
Take a step back from the busyness of daily life and pause for a moment of stillness with this classical music mix. These three hours feature orchestral delights performed by the ѿý orchestras from Eric Coates and Cipriani Potter, as well as choral arrangements from Robert Nathaniel Dett and Joanna Marsh.
Produced by Katie Hill
An Overcoat Media Production for ѿý Radio 3 Unwind, MM
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Eric Coates
By The Sleepy Lagoon
Performer: Martin Loveday. Orchestra: ѿý Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Vernon Handley.- The Best Of British Light Music.
- Sony Classical.
- 14.
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David Schweitzer
Emma Suite
Composer: Isobel Waller-Bridge.- EMMA. (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
- Universal City Studios LLC.
- 35.
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R. Nathaniel Dett
Listen To The Lambs
Choir: Nathaniel Dett Chorale.- Marquis Classics.
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George Frideric Handel
Water Music, Suite No. 1, HWV 348: No. 6, Air
Orchestra: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin.- Harmonia Mundi UK Limited.
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Louise Farrenc
Cello Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 46 - II. Andante sostenuto
Performer: David Berlin. Performer: Benjamin Martin.- French Cello Sonatas.
- Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC).
- 6.
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Joanna Marsh
Arabesques: III. Fading
Conductor: Owain Park. Ensemble: ѿý Singers.- Arabesques: III. Fading.
- Signum Records.
- 1.
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James Wilson
Footprints
Performer: Benjamin Grosvenor. Performer: Hyeyoon Park.- NMC Recordings.
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Joaquín Rodrigo
Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio
Performer: Thibaut Garcia. Conductor: Ben Glassberg. Orchestra: Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse.- Aranjuez.
- Warner Classics.
- 2.
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Johannes Brahms
Geistliches Lied
Choir: The Choir Of Trinity College, Cambridge.- Glorious Trinity.
- Conifer Classics.
- 18.
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Germaine Tailleferre
Romance
Performer: Quynh Nguyen.- Music and Arts Programs of America.
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Alexander Glazunov
Chant du ménestrel, Op. 71
Performer: Li-Wei Qin. Conductor: Michael Halász. Orchestra: Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice.- Russian Cello Concertos.
- Naxos.
- 7.
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Antonín Dvořák
Serenade for Strings in E Major, Op. 22, B. 52: II. Tempo di valse - Trio
Conductor: Christopher Warren‐Green. Orchestra: London Chamber Orchestra.- String Serenades.
- Warner Classics.
- 6.
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Isobel Waller-Bridge
September
Performer: Isobel Waller-Bridge.- FLOW.
- Mercury Classics.
- 13.
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Thomas Tallis
O Sacrum Convivium
Performer: Gabriel Crouch. Performer: Gallicantus.- Queen Mary's Big Belly: Hope for an Heir in Catholic England.
- Signum Records.
- 9.
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Camille Saint‐Saëns
Carnival of the Animals - The Swan
Performer: Isata Kanneh‐Mason. Performer: Jeneba Kanneh‐Mason. Performer: Sheku Kanneh‐Mason.- Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals: The Swan.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
- 1.
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Cipriani Potter
Symphony in C Minor: II. Andante con moto
Orchestra: ѿý National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Howard Griffiths.- CPO.
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John Wineglass
Rise of the Night Sun
Performer: John Wineglass.- Jwproductions, LLC.
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Maurice Ravel
Piano Concerto in G Major, M. 83: II. Adagio Assai
Performer: Gabriela Montero. Conductor: Carlos Miguel Prieto. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Americas.- Orchid Music Limited.
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Florence Price
Piano Concerto in one movement (Adagio cantabile)
Performer: Jeneba Kanneh‐Mason. Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Leslie Suganandarajah.- Florence Price: Piano Concerto in One Movement; Symphony No. 1 in E Minor.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
- 2.
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Seckou Keita
Gobaith
Composer: Catrin Finch. Performer: Catrin Finch. Performer: Seckou Keita.- ARC Music Productions International Ltd.
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Reynaldo Hahn
20 Melodies, Book 2: No. 14, A Chloris (Arr. for Voice & String Quartet)
Performer: Karim Sulayman. Orchestra: Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective.- Hahn: Piano Quintet, Songs, Piano Quartet.
- Chandos Records Limited.
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David Bowie
Where are we now?
Performer: Jess Gillam. Performer: Ben Dawson. Performer: John Harle. Music Arranger: John Harle. Conductor: Richard Balcombe. Orchestra: ѿý Concert Orchestra.- Rise.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Imogen Holst
Variations on "Loth to Depart": Theme
Performer: Alice Farnham. Orchestra: ѿý Concert Orchestra.- Imogen Holst: Discovering Imogen.
- NMC Recordings Limited.
- 2.
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Rosey Chan
Compassion
Performer: Rosey Chan. Ensemble: Sonic Apothecary.- Rosey Chan.
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Benjamin Britten
A Ceremony of Carols, III. There is no Rose
Performer: Katie Salomon. Conductor: Malcolm Archer. Choir: Winchester College Quiristers.- A Ceremony of Carols.
- Convivium Records.
- 3.
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Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61: VII. Nocturne
Performer: Isata Kanneh‐Mason.- Mendelssohn.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
- 05.
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Amy Beach
3 Compositions for Violin and Piano, Op. 40: No. 2, Berceuse
Performer: Alessandro Clerici. Performer: Elena Brunello.- Halidon.
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Maurice Ravel
Ma mère l'oye, Ballet, M. 62: III. Une barque sur l'océan, M. 43b
Conductor: Pierre Boulez. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker.- Ravel: Ma Mère L'Oye; Boléro etc..
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Kerensa Briggs
The Windsor Service: I. Magnificat
Performer: Lily Robson. Performer: Mitchell Farquharson. Choir: Choir of King’s College, London. Conductor: Joseph Fort.- Kerensa Briggs: Requiem.
- Delphian Records.
- 11.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Air on a G String
Performer: HAUSER. Music Arranger: Robin Smith. Conductor: Robert Ziegler. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.- Classic.
- Sony Classical.
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Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90: III. Poco allegretto
Orchestra: Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich. Conductor: David Zinman.- Brahms: Symphonies 1-4.
- RCA Red Seal.
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Carter Burwell
Prologue
Performer: Carter Burwell.- In Bruges (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
- Lakeshore Records.
- 1.
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Jóhann Jóhannsson
They Being Dead Yet Speaketh (from Miners' Hymns), Part 1
Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska.- Platoon.
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Johanna Müller-Hermann
Violin Sonata in D Minor, Op. 5: VI. II. Adagio molto cantabile
Performer: Daniel Gaede. Performer: Oliver Triendl.- Johanna Muller-Hermann: Piano Quintet Op. 31 • Violin Sonata Op. 5.
- haenssler CLASSIC.
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Robert A. Harris
April Rain Song
Choir: Phoenix Chorale. Conductor: Christopher Gabbitas.- Sun, Moon, Stars, Rain.
- Signum Records.
- 10.
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Louise Farrenc
Piano Trio No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 33: II. Adagio Sostenuto
Performer: Amedeo Cicchese. Performer: Linda di Carlo. Performer: Sergey Galaktionov.- Brilliant Classics.
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Eric Whitacre
Sleep
Ensemble: VOCES8. Conductor: Barnaby Smith.- After Silence.
- VOCES8 Records.
- 33.
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