Lose yourself in classical calm
Indulge in this collection of calming classical music.
Indulge in this collection of relaxing music and lose yourself in a sea of classical calm.
Featuring established favourites from Edward Elgar, Maurice Ravel, and Ludovico Einaudi, alongside hidden gems by Judith Weir, Edward Margetson and Henrique Oswald.
Produced by Katie Hill
An Overcoat Media Production for ѿý Radio 3 Unwind. MM
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Edward Elgar
Salut d'amour, Op. 12
Performer: Nicolas Dautricourt. Conductor: Frédéric Chaslin. Orchestra: ѿý National Orchestra of Wales.- Elgar: Violin Concerto & Salut d'amour - Delius: Suite.
- Channel Classics.
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Camille Saint‐Saëns
Violin Concerto No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 61, R. 198: II. Andantino quasi allegretto
Performer: James Ehnes. Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Juanjo Mena.- Chandos Records Limited.
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Eric Whitacre
Glow
Performer: Katarzyna Lukawska. Performer: Monika Płachta. Performer: Pawel Wajrak. Performer: Tomasz Sobaniec. Conductor: Andrzej Korzeniowski. Choir: Chor Mieszany Katedry Wawelskiej.- DUX Recording Producers.
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Rebecca Dale
Materna Requiem: 6. Paradisum Interlude
Conductor: Clark Rundell. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.- Dale: Requiem For My Mother.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Jean Sibelius
2 Pieces, Op. 77: I. Cantique (Laetare anima mea)
Performer: Bengt Forsberg. Performer: Nils‐Erik Sparf.- Naxos Music UK Ltd.
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Florence Price
Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major: II. Andante
Performer: Er-Gene Kahng. Conductor: Ryan Cockerham. Orchestra: Janáčkova filharmonie Ostrava.- Florence Price: Violin Concertos.
- Albany Records.
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Ethel Bilsland
The Birthday Party: II. Peep-Bo
Performer: Samantha Ege.- Wave Theory Records.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata, BWV 147: Jesu, joy of man's desiring
Conductor: Marc Reift. Orchestra: Philharmonic Wind Orchestra. Choir: Pražský komorní sbor.- Voices 4.
- Marcophon.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Five Variants of 'Dives and Lazarus'
Orchestra: Hallé. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder.- Vaughan Williams: Pastoral Symphony.
- Halle Concerts Society.
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Edward John Margetson
A few more years shall roll
Conductor: Edward John Margetson. Ensemble: London Voices.- Oxford University Press Music.
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Philip Glass
Tissue No. 6
Performer: Camille Thomas. Performer: Julien Brocal.- Glass: Tissue No. 6 (Musical Moments).
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Franz Schubert
Frühlingsglaube, D. 686 (Arr. for String Quartet)
Ensemble: Signum Quartett.- Schubert: Ins stille Land.
- PENTATONE.
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Nitin Sawhney
New Tribes
Orchestra: ѿý National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Nitin Sawhney.- Human Planet (Soundtrack from the TV Series).
- Silva Screen Records Ltd.
- 24.
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Judith Weir
Storm: IV. Spirit
Choir: ѿý Singers. Choir: The Choir of Temple Church. Ensemble: Endymion. Conductor: David Hill.- Judith Weir: Storm.
- Signum Records.
- 17.
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Dario Marianelli
Atonement
Performer: Dario Marianelli. Performer: Jean‐Yves Thibaudet. Conductor: Benjamin Wallfisch. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra.- Atonement OST.
- Decca (UMO).
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Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Violin Concerto in A Major, Op. 7 No. 1: II. Adagio
Performer: Fumika Mohri. Orchestra: Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice. Conductor: Michael Halász.- Saint-Georges: Violin Concertos, Opp. 2 & 7.
- Naxos.
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George Frideric Handel
Dixit Dominus, HWV 232: Die Torrente in via bibet
Performer: Angela Kazimierczuk. Performer: Katherine Fuge. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner. Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists. Choir: Monteverdi Choir.- Vivaldi: Gloria / Handel: Dixit Dominus.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Richard Flury
Symphony No. 1 in D Minor: II. Andante con moto
Performer: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Mann.- Richard Flury: Orchestral Music, Vol. 3.
- Toccata Classics.
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Betty Jackson King
Four Seasonal Sketches: No. 1, Spring Intermezzo
Performer: Rochelle Sennet.- Bach to Black: Suites for Piano, Vol. III.
- Albany Records.
- 53.
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Charlotte Bray
Agnus Dei
Choir: ORA. Conductor: Suzi Digby.- Upheld by Stillness: Renaissance Gems and their Reflections.
- Harmonia Mundi UK Limited.
- 12.
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Valgeir Sigurðsson
Low Tatras
Performer: Valgeir Sigurðsson.- Bedroom Community.
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Henrique Oswald
En nacelle
Performer: Sergio Monteiro.- Oswald: Works for Piano.
- Grand Piano.
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Johannes Brahms
Cello Sonata No. 2 in F Major, Op. 99: II. Adagio affettuoso
Performer: Jacqueline du Pré. Conductor: Daniel Barenboim.- Brahms, Chopin & Franck: Cello Sonatas.
- Warner Classics.
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Alonso Lobo
Versa est in luctum
Ensemble: Ensemble Plus Ultra.- From Spain To Eternity - The Sacred Polyphony Of El Greco's Toledo.
- Archiv Produktion.
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Amy Beach
By the Still Waters, Op. 114 (Arr. for 2 Guitars)
Performer: Alexandra Whittingham. Performer: Plínio Fernandes. Music Arranger: Michael Lewin.- Beach: By the Still Waters, Op. 114 (Arr. Lewin for 2 Guitars).
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Erik Satie
3 Gymnopédies: No. 1, Lent et douloureux
Performer: Jérôme Ducros. Performer: Gautier Capuçon. Conductor: Adrien Perruchon. Orchestra: Orchestre de chambre de Paris.- Satie: Masterpieces.
- Warner Classics.
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Édouard Lalo
Symphonie espagnole in D Minor, Op. 21: IV. Andante
Performer: James Ehnes. Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Juanjo Mena.- Chandos Records Limited.
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Lili Boulanger
Deux Morceaux: I. Nocturne
Performer: Julian Riem. Performer: Raphaela Gromes.- Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Violin concerto in G minor Op.80 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Elena Urioste. Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Kevin John Edusei.- Coleridge-Taylor: Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 80: II. Andante semplice.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Ludovico Einaudi
I Giorni
Performer: Lavinia Meijer.- Passaggio.
- Sony Classical.
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Frédéric Chopin
Waltzes, Op. 64: No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor
Performer: Minoire.- introspection.
- Aemeralds GmbH.
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Alexander Glazunov
Chant du ménestrel, Op. 71
Performer: Pablo Ferrández. Performer: Julien Quentin.- Chant du ménestrel, Op.71.
- Sony Classical.
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Eleanor Daley
Grandmother Moon
Choir: Pembroke College Chapel Choir. Choir: Pembroke College Girls' Choir. Conductor: Anna Lapwood.- All Things Are Quite Silent.
- Signum Records.
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Charles Koechlin
Les chants de nectaire, Series 2, Op. 199: No. 24, Soir lumineux
Performer: Nicola Woodward.- Hoxa.
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Edward Elgar
Romance for Violin and Piano, Op. 1 (Arr. for Cello & Strings)
Music Arranger: Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt. Ensemble: Metamorphosen Berlin. Conductor: Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt.- Elgar-Britten-Warlock-Jenkins: Very British.
- Deutsche Harmonia Mundi.
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Ryuichi Sakamoto
Opus
Performer: Gina Alice Redlinger.- Wonderworld.
- Universal Music China.
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Arvo Pärt
The Beatitudes
Performer: David Goode. Conductor: Stephen Cleobury. Choir: Choir of King’s College, Cambridge.- Calm Classical.
- Warner Classics.
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