
Peaceful classical tunes for new horizons
Take stock and unwind with this selection of calming classical music and nature-filled soundscapes.
Unwind from the busy day and make space for moments of calm, with this selection of peaceful classical music and nature-filled soundscapes.
Featuring twinkling piano melodies from Alexandra Stréliski, Rosey Chan, and Sophie Hutchings. And glowing strings and vocal textures from Florence Beatrice Price, Ēriks Ešenvalds, Ludwig van Beethoven and more.
Produced by James C Taylor
An Overcoat Media Production for ѿý Radio 3 Unwind, MM
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488: II. Adagio
Performer: Mitsuko Uchida. Orchestra: The Cleveland Orchestra.- Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos.24 & 23.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Ēriks Ešenvalds
Stars
Composer: Sara Teasdale. Lyricist: Ēriks Ešenvalds. Lyricist: Sara Teasdale. Ensemble: VOCES8.- Lux.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Piero Piccioni
Amore mio aiutami
Performer: Piero Piccioni.- Bacci Bros Records.
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Frédéric Chopin
24 Preludes Op. 28: No. 15 in D-Flat Major "Raindrop"
Ensemble: ACh Duo.- Qbk.
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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.
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Eydís Evensen
Wandering II
Performer: Eydís Evensen.- Bylur.
- XXIM Records.
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Florence Price
Ethiopia's Shadow in America: II. His Resignation and Faith
Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Leslie Suganandarajah.- Florence Price: Piano Concerto in One Movement; Symphony No. 1 in E Minor.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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H. Leslie Adams
Contrasts: VIII. Romance
Performer: Rochelle Sennet.- Bach to Black: Suites for Piano.
- Albany Records.
- 42.
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Samuel Barber
Reincarnations, Op. 16: III. The Coolin'
Ensemble: Conspirare. Conductor: Craig Hella Johnson.- Harmonia Mundi UK Limited.
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Richard Addinsell
Tune in G
Performer: Roderick Elms. Orchestra: ѿý Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Kenneth Alwyn.- Addinsell: Goodbye Mr. Chips / A Tale of Two Cities.
- Marco-Polo.
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Sophie Hutchings
We Are Ships On The Water
Performer: Sophie Hutchings.- We Are Ships On The Water.
- 1631 Recordings.
- 1.
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Alexandra Stréliski
Ad Libre
Performer: Alexandra Stréliski.- é-dzԳ.
- Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
- 1.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
String Quartet No. 13 in B flat major: V. Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo
Ensemble: Miró Quartet.- Pentatone.
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Robert Lucas Pearsall
Lay a garland
Choir: ѿý Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin. -
Aaron Copland
Clarinet Concerto: I. Slowly and expressively -
Orchestra: A Far Cry.- Copland & Aldridge: Clarinet Concerto.
- Naxos.
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Erik Satie
Gymnopédie No. 1. Lent et douloureux
Performer: Jean‐Yves Thibaudet.- Satie: The Complete solo piano music.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Michael Haydn
Notturno in F Major: III. Adagio
Ensemble: German Chamber Academy Neuss. Conductor: Lavard Skou-Larsen.- Classic Produktion Osnabrück.
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Edvard Grieg
Holberg Suite, Op. 40: 2. Sarabande (Andante)
Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Neville Marriner.- Sibelius: Karelia Suite; Swan of Tuonela/Grieg: Holberg Suite.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Camille Saint‐Saëns
Le Carnaval des Animaux: Aquarium
Performer: Irena Grafenauer. Performer: Martha Argerich.- Saint-Saens: Le Carnaval des Animaux; Organ Symphony.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Philip Stopford
In My Father's House
Choir: Truro Cathedral Choir. Orchestra: ѿý National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Christopher Gray.- Regent Records Ltd.
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Sir George Dyson
Woodland Suite: III. Moon-Fairy
Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Hickox.- Chandos Records Limited.
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Rosey Chan
Compassion
Performer: Rosey Chan. Performer: Sonic Apothecary.- Rosey Chan.
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Dmitri Kabalevsky
Violin concerto No.1 in C major, Op.48 : II. Andante Cantabile
Performer: Neeme Järvi. Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Lydia Mordkovitch.- Chandos.
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Morten Lauridsen
Lux aeterna: III. O nata lux
Lyricist: Trad.. Choir: Chamber Choir of Europe. Orchestra: I Virtuosi Italiani. Conductor: Nicol Matt.- Light Eternal – The Choral Music of Morten Lauridsen.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 3.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto in D Minor, BWV 974: II. Adagio (After Marcello)
Performer: Anastasia Kobekina. Performer: Azul Lima.- Venice.
- Sony Classical.
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Ruth Gipps
Symphony No. 2 in One Movement, Op. 30: V. Adagio
Orchestra: ѿý National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.- Gipps: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4, Song for Orchestra & Knight in Armour.
- Chandos.
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Julia Perry
Prelude for Strings
Music Arranger: Roger Zahab. Orchestra: The Experiential Orchestra. Conductor: James Blachly.- American Counterpoints.
- Bright Shiny Things.
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Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf
Symphony No. 4 in F Major, Kr. 76 "Die Rettung der Andromeda durch Perseus"
Conductor: Hanspeter Gmür. Orchestra: Failoni Chamber Orchestra Budapest.- Dittersdorf: Sinfonias On Ovid's Metamorphoses, Nos. 4 - 6.
- Naxos.
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Eric Whitacre
Lux aurumque
Ensemble: Schola Cantorum. Conductor: Tone Bianca Sparre Dahl.- Hymn to the Virgin.
- 2L.
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Gustav Holst
The Planets, Op. 32: Neptune, The Mystic
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Mike Batt.- Holst: The Planets.
- Guild Music.
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Benjamin Britten
Concord
Performer: Matthew Barley. Music Arranger: Matthew Barley.- Around Britten.
- Signum Records.
- 22.
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Phil Cunningham
The Gentle Light That Wakes Me
Performer: Nicola Benedetti. Performer: Aly Bain. Performer: Phil Cunningham.- ѿýcoming - A Scottish Fantasy.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Edward Elgar
Dream Children, Op. 43
Orchestra: New Symphony Orchestra of London. Conductor: Raymond Agoult.- 50 Smooth Classics (By Classic FM).
- Decca (UMO).
- 43.
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Nonet, Op. 2: II. Andante con moto
Ensemble: Chineke! Chamber Ensemble.- Coleridge-Taylor.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Sebastián de Vivanco
Versa est in luctum, a 6vv
Ensemble: Ensemble Plus Ultra. Conductor: David Martin.- CANTARA EL ALMA: Sebastián de Vivanco y la música sagrada en el Siglo de Oro.
- Cathedralis.
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Trad.
She Moved Through the Fair
Performer: Jonathan Martindale. Performer: Lauren Scott. Music Arranger: John Rutter. Conductor: John Rutter. Orchestra: Manchester Camerata.- She moved through the fair.
- Collegium.
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Kerensa Briggs
A tender shoot
Choir: ѿý Singers. Conductor: Owain Park. -
R. Nathaniel Dett
Enchantment (Beyond The Dream)
Performer: Clipper Erickson.- Navona.
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