Gentle classical music for a restful mind
Enjoy the calming power of classical music, with soft piano, choral, and orchestral pieces to create a peaceful atmosphere for relaxation.
Take a break and let the gentle sounds of classical music help you unwind. Soft piano, choral, and orchestral pieces provide the perfect soundtrack for peaceful moments.
Featuring soothing music by Antonio Vivalidi, Karl Jenkins, Rebecca Clarke, and Frédéric Chopin. And captivating performances from The Sixteen, Anna Lapwood, Mariam Batsashvili, and more.
Produced by James C Taylor
An Overcoat Media Production for ѿý Radio 3 Unwind, MM
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Antonio Vivaldi
The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8 No. 1, "Spring": II. Largo
Performer: Pekka Kuusisto. Orchestra: Virtuosi di Kuhmo.- Vivaldi, A.: Four Seasons (The) / Violin Concerto in A Minor.
- Ondine.
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Franz Liszt
Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 1 in A-Flat Major, Hohe Liebe
Performer: Mariam Batsashvili.- Lizst: Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 1, Hohe Liebe.
- Warner Classics.
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John Rutter
Suite: O, Waly Waly
Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones. Orchestra: Royal Ballet Sinfonia.- English String Miniatures, Vol. 1.
- Naxos.
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Karl Jenkins
Cantilena
Performer: Karl Jenkins.- Karl Jenkins: Piano.
- Decca (UMO) (Classics).
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Aaron Copland
Appalachian Spring: I. Very Slowly
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein. Orchestra: New York Philharmonic.- Copland: Appalachian Spring, Rodeo, Billy the Kid & Fanfare for the Common Man.
- Sony Classical.
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Ivo Antognini
Come to Me
Lyricist: Christina G. Rosetti. Conductor: Anna Lapwood. Choir: Pembroke College Chapel Choir.- Come to Me.
- Sony Classical.
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Akira Nakada
12 Songs for Guitar: No. 7: A Song of Early Spring
Music Arranger: Toru Takemitsu. Performer: Shin-Ichi Fukuda.- Japanese Guitar Music, Vol. 2.
- Naxos.
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Anton Bruckner
Locus Iste
Lyricist: Anton Bruckner. Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.- Renaissance - Music for Inner Peace.
- Decca (UMO).
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Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Much Ado About Nothing, Op. 11, Suite: IV. Intermezzo \"Garden Scene\"
Performer: Bomsori. Orchestra: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jakub Hrůša.- Korngold: Much Ado About Nothing, Op. 11, Suite: IV. Intermezzo \"Garden Scene\".
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Johannes Brahms
6 Piano Pieces, Op. 118: No. 2, Intermezzo in A Major
Performer: Martin James Bartlett.- Brahms: 6 Piano Pieces, Op. 118: No. 2, Intermezzo in A Major.
- Warner Classics.
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Andrea Morricone
Cinema Paradiso
Composer: Ennio Morricone. Performer: Renaud Capuçon. Conductor: Stéphane Denève. Orchestra: Brussels Philharmonic.- Cinema.
- Warner Classics.
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Igor Stravinsky
The Firebird - Suite (1919) - Round Dance Of The Princesses
Orchestra: National Theater Opera Orchestra of Paris. Conductor: Myung-Whun Chung.- Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade / Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Augusta Holmès
La Nuit et l'Amour: Interlude de l'ode symphonique
Orchestra: Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland‐Pfalz. Composer: Samuel Friedmann.- Augusta Holmès: Orchestral Works.
- SWR Digital.
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George Frideric Handel
Serse, HWV 40, Act 1, Scene 1: Arioso. "Ombra mai fù": Largo
Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Neville Marriner.- Sir Neville Marriner Conducts Handel.
- Warner Classics.
- 23.
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Eric Whitacre
Alleluia
Choir: Eric Whitacre Singers. Conductor: Eric Whitacre.- Water Night EP.
- Decca (UMO).
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Florence Price
Adoration
Performer: Randall Goosby. Performer: Zhu Wang.- Roots.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Incidental Music, Op. 61: No. 7, Nocturne...
Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.- Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos 1-5, Overtures, A Midsummer Night's Dream.
- LSO Live.
- 20.
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Karen Tanaka
Water Dance I
Performer: Signe Bakke.- Crystalline - Piano Music by Karen Tanaka.
- 2L.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante
Conductor: Daniel Barenboim. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra.- Mozart, W.A.: Klavierkonzerte Nr. 21 & 27.
- Warner Classics.
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Trad.
My Lord, What a Mornin'
Music Arranger: Harry Burleigh. Choir: Chattanooga Choral Arts Society. Conductor: Robert Bode.- Gothic.
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Maurice Ravel
Mother Goose Suite, M. 60: I. Pavane of the Sleeping Beauty
Orchestra: Festivalový orchestr Praha. Conductor: Pavel Urbanek.- Meditation: Classic Care - Music for Healthy Living for Calming Reflection & Qui.
- Cobra Entertainment LLC.
- 24.
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Elliott Jack Sansom
Finding My Feet
Performer: Elliott Jack Sansom.- Finding My Feet.
- Decca (UMO) (Classics).
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Hubert Clifford
Five English Nursery Tunes IV. Curly Locks
Conductor: Martyn Brabbins. Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra.- Chandos.
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Robert Lucas Pearsall
Lay a garland
Choir: ѿý Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin. -
Frédéric Chopin
Nocturne in E-Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2
Performer: Pablo Ferrández. Performer: Julien Quentin.- Nocturne in E-Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2.
- Sony Classical.
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Rebecca Clarke
I'll bid my heart be still
Performer: Philip Dukes.- Clarke, R: Viola Music.
- Naxos.
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Gabriel Fauré
Requiem, Op. 48: IV. Pie Jesu
Performer: Grace Davidson. Music Arranger: Barnaby Smith. Ensemble: Meridian. Conductor: Irene Messoloras.- Serenity – Choral Music from Fauré to Prauliņš.
- Signum Records.
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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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Frédéric Chopin
Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 65: III. Largo
Performer: Gautier Capuçon. Performer: Yuja Wang.- Franck & Chopin: Cello Sonatas.
- Warner Classics.
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Edward Elgar
Lux Aeterna
Music Arranger: John Cameron. Lyricist: Anon.. Conductor: Christopher Lowrey. Choir: Ensemble Altera.- Dazzling Light.
- Alpha Classics.
- 12.
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Chevalier J.J.O. de Meude-Monpas
Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Major: II. Adagio
Performer: Rachel Barton Pine. Orchestra: Encore Chamber Orchestra.- Meude-Monpas / Saint-Georges / White / Coleridge-Taylor: Violin Concertos by Bla.
- Cedille.
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Christoph Willibald Gluck
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq.30: Dance of the Blessed Spirits
Ensemble: Duo Arcos.- Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq.30: Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Arr. for Violin a.
- Azul Music.
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Erik Satie
3 Sarabandes: No. 2
Performer: Reinbert de Leeuw.- Satie: Gnossiennes; Gymnopédies; Ogives; Trois Sarabandes; Petite ouverture à da.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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William Henry Harris
Faire is the heaven
Lyricist: Edmund Spenser. Ensemble: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.- A New Heaven.
- Decca (UMO).
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Dora Pejačević
Piano Concerto, Op. 33: II. Adagio con estro poetico
Performer: Peter Donohoe. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.- Chandos Records Limited.
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Rita Strohl
Solitude
Performer: Esther Abrami. Performer: Kim Barbier. Music Arranger: Esther Abrami.- Solitude (Arr. for Violin and Piano by Esther Abrami).
- Sony Classical/Sony Music.
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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.
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Franz Liszt
Consolations, S. 172: No. 1 in E Major. Andante con moto
Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes.- Consolations, S. 172/No. 1 in E Major. Andante con moto.
- Sony Classical.
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Rachel Portman
Tipping Points: II. Air
Performer: Niklas Liepe. Orchestra: WDR Funkhausorchester. Conductor: Erina Yashima.- Rachel Portman: Tipping Points.
- Sony Classical/Sony Music.
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Ruth Gipps
Oboe Concerto, Op. 20: II. Andante
Performer: Juliana Koch. Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.- Chandos Records Limited.
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