
Begin your day with uplifting classical music
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 beautiful, and peaceful music from Keiko Abe, Gabriel Fauré, and Felix Mendelssohn, Sian is inspired by a walker as she is out to Take a Breath. And Professor Catherine Loveday joins the show to explore music and nostalgia.
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Joseph Haydn
Symphony No 22 in E flat major, 'The Philosopher' (1st mvt)
Conductor: Ádám Fischer. Orchestra: Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra.- NIMBUS.
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Koji Kondo
Zelda's Lullaby
Performer: Lise Vandersmissen. Choir: VOCES8.- DECCA.
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Alma Deutscher
In Memoriam (adagio from Piano Concerto)
Performer: Alma Deutscher.- Sony.
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Francis Poulenc
Babar the Elephant
Performer: Julian Lloyd Webber. Performer: John Lenehan.- PHILIPS.
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William Grant Still
Symphony No 2 in G minor, 'Song of a New Race' (2nd mvt)
Conductor: Neeme Järvi. Orchestra: Detroit Symphony Orchestra.- Chandos.
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Samuel Barber
Agnus Dei
Choir: VOCES8.- Decca.
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Edvard Grieg
Holberg Suite, Op 40 (3rd mvt)
Conductor: Neeme Järvi. Orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra.- DG.
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Keiko Abe
Michi
Performer: Sarah Mouradoglou.- Naxos.
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Frank Bridge
Summer
Conductor: Richard Hickox. Orchestra: ѿý National Orchestra of Wales.- ѿý.
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Hélène de Montgeroult
Etude No 62 en Mi Bemol Majeur
Performer: Bruno Robilliard.- Editions Hortus.
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Gabriel Fauré
Requiem, Op 48 (Offertoire)
Conductor: Bernard Thomas. Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra Bernard Thomas.- Classical.com.
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Eugene Goossens
By The Tarn, No 1 Op 15
Conductor: Rumon Gamba. Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra.- Chandos.
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Marina Dranishnikova
ʴé
Performer: Leslie Odom. Performer: Soomee Yoon.- Ravello Records.
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Edward Elgar
Salut d'amour
Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Wilson.- AVIE.
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Roderick Elms
Cantilena for Guitar and Orchestra
Performer: Carlos Bonell. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth. Orchestra: ѿý Concert Orchestra.- SIGNUM.
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Trad.
As I Walked Out
Ensemble: Danish String Quartet.- ECM.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude in G major
Composer: Christian Badzura. Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson.- DG.
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Sarah Quartel
Lux aeterna (Sanctum)
Choir: The Oxford Choir.- OUP.
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Daniel Bacheler
Galliard
Performer: Alex McCarthy. -
Karl Amadeus Hartmann
Concerto funébre (4th mvt, 'Choral')
Performer: Linus Roth. Orchestra: Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn. Conductor: Ruben Gazarian.- Challenge Classics.
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Dana Suesse
Concerto for 2 Pianos in E minor (2nd mvt)
Ensemble: Long Duo. -
Percy Sherwood
Concerto for violin and cello (2nd mvt)
Performer: Rupert Marshall-Luck. Performer: Joseph Spooner. Conductor: John Andrews. Orchestra: ѿý Concert Orchestra.- EMR.
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Hayato Sumino
Nocturne II (After Dawn)
Performer: Hayato Sumino.- Sony.
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John Farrar
English Pastoral Impressions (1st mvt, 'Spring Morning')
Conductor: Howard Shelley. Orchestra: Philharmonic Orchestra.- Chandos.
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Les Adams
Etude No 5 in C minor
Performer: Thomas Otten.- Albany.
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Ahmed Al Abaca
Ascension for Solo Clarinet and Orchestra
Orchestra: Janáčkova filharmonie Ostrava.- Navona.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Songs Without Words in A major for orchestra, Op 62 (No 6, 'Spring Melody')
Conductor: Ilmārs Lapiņš. Choir: Latvian Radio Choir. Orchestra: Latvijas Valsts filharmonijas kamerorķestris.- EMG.
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Joseph Marx
Quartetto in modo classico, version for string orchestra (2nd mvt)
Conductor: Steven Sloane. Orchestra: Bochumer Symphoniker.- Naxos.
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Kaori Muraji
Memory Of An Island
Performer: Kaori Muraji.- DECCA.
Broadcast
- Mon 10 Mar 2025 09:00ѿý Radio 3 Unwind