A classical meditation to inspire calmness

Johannes Brahms

Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: II. Adagio

Performer: Francesca Dego. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska.

• Chandos.

Margaret Bonds

Montgomery Variations: VI. Lament

Conductor: Kellen Gray. Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra.

• Linn Records.

Stanley Myers

Cavatina

Performer: Göran Söllscher. Music Arranger: John Williams.

• UME - Global Clearing House.

Camille Saint‐Saëns

Carnival of the Animals, R. 125: Aquarium

Performer: Leo Litwin. Performer: Samuel Lipman. Performer: Martin Hoherman. Conductor: Arthur Fiedler. Orchestra: Boston Pops Orchestra.

• RCA Gold Seal.

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

Symphony in A Minor, Op. 8: II. Lament. Larghetto affettuoso

Conductor: Douglas Bostock. Orchestra: Aarhus Symfoniorkester.

• Musical Concepts.

Franz Liszt

Consolations, S. 172: No. 3, Lento placido

Performer: Khatia Buniatishvili.

• Sony Classical.

Hubert Parry

An English Suite: VI. Air

Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Adrian Boult.

• Lyrita.

Aaron Copland

Billy the Kid Suite: IV. Prairie Night: Card Game at Night

Conductor: Eduardo Mata. Orchestra: Dallas Symphony Orchestra.

• Sono Luminus.

Franz Schubert

Psalm 23, "Der Herr ist mein Hirt"

Music Arranger: John Cameron. Conductor: Edward Higginbottom. Orchestra: Capricorn. Choir: Choir of New College Oxford.

• Warner Classics International.

Jennifer Higdon

String Poetic: II. Nocturne

Performer: Jennifer Koh. Performer: Reiko Uchida.

• Cedille.

Louise Farrenc

Symphony No. 3 in G Minor, Op. 36: II. Adagio cantabile

Conductor: Johannes Goritzki. Orchestra: North German Radio Symphony Orchestra.

• CPO.

Johann Sebastian Bach

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria

Performer: Lang Lang.

• Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

Edward Elgar

Enigma Variations, Op. 36: Theme. Andante

Conductor: Leonard Bernstein. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra.

• Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

Leo Brouwer

Un Dia de Noviembre

Performer: Thibault Cauvin.

• Sony Classical.

Claude Debussy

Beau soir - Arr. for Bassoon and Piano

Performer: Sophie Dervaux. Performer: Sélim Mazari.

• EDEL Music & Entertainment GmbH.

Caroline Shaw

and the swallow

Ensemble: BBC Singers.

Sergey Rachmaninov

Zdes' khorosho ('How Fair This Spot')

Performer: Pablo Ferrández. Performer: Denis Kozhukhin.

• Sony Classical.

José White Lafitte

Violin Concerto in F-Sharp Minor: II. Adagio ma non troppo

Performer: Rachel Barton Pine. Conductor: Daniel Hege. Orchestra: Encore Chamber Orchestra.

• Cedille.

Teresa Carreño

Mi Teresita (Little Waltz)

Performer: Gabriela Montero.

• Warner Classics.

Ruth Gipps

Quintet Op.16 (2nd mvt)

Performer: Peter Cigleris. Performer: Gareth Hulse. Performer: John Mills. Performer: Lydia Lowndes-Northcott. Performer: Božidar Vukotić.

• SOMM Recordings.

Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges

L'amant anonyme, Ouverture: II. Andante

Conductor: Jeanne Lamon. Orchestra: Tafelmusik.

• Tafelmusik.

Gustav Mahler

Symphony No. 5: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam

Conductor: Claudio Abbado. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker.

• Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

Edgar Bainton

And I saw a new heaven

Performer: James Lancelot. Conductor: Sir David Willcocks. Choir: Choir of King’s College, Cambridge.

• Warner Classics.

Sarah Class

Up in the Clouds

Performer: Elizabeth Purnell. Conductor: Sarah Class. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra.

• Silva Screen Records.

Florence Price

Piano Quintet in E minor: II. Andante

Performer: Michelle Cann. Ensemble: Catalyst Quartet.

• Azica Records.

Mark Butler

Dona nobis pacem

Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin.

Léo Delibes

Lakme: Flower Duet (Arr. for Violin and Strings)

Music Arranger: Vivan Bhatti. Music Arranger: Ketan Bhatti. Performer: Esther Abrami.

• Sony Classical/Sony Music.

Maurice Duruflé

Quatre Motets, Op. 10: Tantum ergo

Choir: Truro Cathedral Choir.

• Lammas.

Alexis Ffrench

Moments

Performer: Alexis Ffrench.

• Sony Classical.

Gerald Finzi

Introit, Op. 6

Performer: Thomas Gould. Conductor: Nicholas Collon. Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra.

• Decca Music Group Ltd..

Sergey Rachmaninov

12 Songs, Op. 21: V. Lilacs

Performer: Sergei Babayan.

• Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

Morten Lauridsen

O Magnum Mysterium

Choir: The Concordia Choir. Conductor: René Clausen.

• Signum Records.

Anna Clyne

DANCE: III. in the middle of the fighting

Performer: Inbal Segev. Conductor: Marin Alsop. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra.

• AVIE Records.

Gabriel Fauré

Dolly Suite, Op. 56: I. Berceuse

Performer: Katia Labèque. Performer: Marielle Labèque.

• Decca Music Group Ltd..

Dario Marianelli

The End of Childhood

Performer: Jack Liebeck. Conductor: Benjamin Wallfisch.

• Sony Classical.

Peteris Vasks

Vientulais Engelis: Meditation for Violin and String Orchestra

Performer: Mari Samuelsen. Conductor: Jonathan Stockhammer. Orchestra: Konzerthausorchester Berlin.

• Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

James MacMillan

From Galloway (Arr. for Guitar)

Performer: Sean Shibe.

• Delphian Records.