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A soothing mix for classical relaxation

Embrace stillness and sink into the classical sounds of this calming music mix.

Featuring well-known classics from Johann Pachelbel and Edward Elgar, alongside new discoveries by Sarah Class and Valgeir Sigurðsson.

Produced by Katie Hill.
An Overcoat Media Production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind. MM.

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Music Played

  • Florence Price

    Folksongs in Counterpoint: No. 3, Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes

    Ensemble: Catalyst Quartet.
    • Azica Records.

  • Ronald Binge

    The Watermill

    Conductor: Ernest Tomlinson. Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra.
    • Marco-Polo.

  • Anne Elizabeth Boyd

    As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams

    Ensemble: Ars Nova Copenhagen. Conductor: Paul Hillier.
    • Ars Nova Records.

  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Cameos, Op. 56: III. Andante

    Performer: Waka Hasegawa.
    • Metropolis Group.

  • Debbie Wiseman

    Elizabeth Remembered

    Conductor: Debbie Wiseman. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra.
    • Silva Screen Records.

  • Johann Pachelbel

    Canon and Gigue in D Major: Canon (Orchestral Version)

    Conductor: Neville Marriner. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Meredith Monk

    Ellis Island

    Performer: Bruce Brubaker. Performer: Ursula Oppens.
    • ECM New Series.

  • François Devienne

    Clarinet Sonata in B-Flat Major: II. Largo

    Performer: Wonkak Kim. Performer: Eun-Hye Grace Choi.
    • Naxos.

  • Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson

    String Quartet No. 1 "Calvary": II. Adagio

    Ensemble: Catalyst Quartet.
    • Azica Records.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Air on a G String

    Performer: HAUSER. Conductor: Robert Ziegler. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Edward Elgar

    Lux aeterna [from 'Nimrod' of 'Enigma' variations]

    Music Arranger: John Cameron. Choir: VOCES8.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Jacques Offenbach

    Les Contes d'Hoffmann / Act 4: Entr'acte (Barcarolle)

    Conductor: Barry Wordsworth. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Hubert Parry

    Lady Radnor's Suite: V. Slow Minuet

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Adrian Boult.
    • Lyrita.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust: I. Aria

    Singer: Andreas Scholl. Ensemble: Collegium Vocale Gent.
    • harmonia mundi.

  • Cécile Chaminade

    Poèmes provençaux, Op. 127: I. Dans la lande

    Performer: Olga Kopylova.
    • Azul Music.

  • Alessandro Marcello

    Oboe Concerto in D Minor - 2. Adagio

    Performer: Jess Gillam. Conductor: Richard Balcombe. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Gabriel Fauré

    Après un rêve, Op. 7, No. 1 (Arr. for Cello and Piano)

    Performer: Sheku Kanneh‐Mason. Performer: Isata Kanneh‐Mason.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Josef Rheinberger

    Abendlied, Op. 69 No. 3

    Conductor: John Rutter. Choir: The Cambridge Singers.
    • Collegium.

  • Henry Purcell

    Music for a While

    Singer: Dawn Upshaw.
    • Nonesuch.

  • Anthony R. Green

    The Green Double: II. Dance Reflections

    Orchestra: Lowell Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Orlando Cela.
    • Navona.

  • Rachel Portman

    way home

    Performer: Rachel Portman.
    • Node Records.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Agnus Dei

    Choir: BBC Singers.

  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    Carnival of the Animals - The Swan

    Performer: Isata Kanneh‐Mason. Performer: Jeneba Kanneh‐Mason. Performer: Sheku Kanneh‐Mason.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • A.J. Potter

    Fantasia Gaelach No 1

    Orchestra: RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Robert Houlihan.
    • Marco-Polo.

  • Richard D. James

    Avril 14th

    Performer: Murcof. Performer: Vanessa Wagner.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto

    Performer: Sviatoslav Richter. Conductor: Kurt Sanderling. Orchestra: Leningrad Philarmonic Orchestra.
    • Urania.

  • Sarah Class

    Journey of the King Fish

    Performer: Sarah Class. Conductor: Elizabeth Purnell. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra.
    • Silva Screen Records Ltd.

  • Avril Coleridge-Taylor

    Sussex Landscape, Op. 27: II. Lento e molto tranquillo

    Conductor: Roderick Cox. Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Thomas Tallis

    Salvator mundi

    Conductor: Jeremy Summerly. Choir: Oxford Camerata.
    • Naxos.

  • Frédéric Chopin

    Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2

    Performer: Alexandre Tharaud.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Errollyn Wallen

    Photography: II - Quite Slow

    Ensemble: Ensemble X. Conductor: Nicholas Kok.
    • NMC Recordings Limited.

  • Agnes Obel

    Chord Left

    • Play It Again Sam.

  • Ben Ponniah

    Ra Ma Da Sa

    Choir: BBC Singers.

  • Valgeir Sigurðsson

    Low Tatras

    Performer: Valgeir Sigurðsson.
    • Bedroom Community.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Concerto no.21 in C major K.467 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Jonathan Biss. Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Isaac Albéniz

    Suite española, Op.47: No. 1 Granada

    Performer: Miloš Karadaglić.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Ennio Morricone

    Gabriel's Oboe from The Mission (Excerpt)

    Performer: Yo‐Yo Ma. Conductor: Ennio Morricone. Orchestra: Roma Sinfonietta.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Max Bruch

    Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26: 2. Adagio

    Performer: Joshua Bell. Conductor: Neville Marriner. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Rued Langgaard

    Rosengaardsviser: No. 2, Bag muren sidde de roser små

    Conductor: Tamás Vető. Choir: Ars Nova.
    • Dacapo.

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