Gentle classical for stillness and calm
Step into a world of calm with a blend of meditative orchestral movements, gentle piano pieces, and choral reflections.
Step into a world of calm with a blend of meditative orchestral movements, gentle piano pieces, and choral reflections. Your perfect companion for relaxation, reflection, or simply unwinding.
With soothing melodies from Alexis Ffrench, John Rutter, and Undine Smith Moore, and calming classics from Gustav Holst, Florence Price, Robert Schumann, and more.
Produced by James C Taylor
An Overcoat Media Production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind, MM
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John Rutter
5 Meditations for Orchestra: No. 4, Lord, Make Me an Instrument of Thy Peace
Orchestra: Manchester Camerata. Conductor: John Rutter.- Collegium.
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William Byrd
Miserere mihi, Domine
Ensemble: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.- CORO.
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Christoph Willibald Gluck
Orfeo ed Euridice: Dance of the Blessed Spirits
Conductor: James Galway. Orchestra: London Mozart Players.- RCA Red Seal.
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Max Richter
Spring 1 (2012)
Performer: Max Richter. Performer: Daniel Hope. Orchestra: Konzerthaus Kammerorchester Berlin. Conductor: André de Ridder.- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Hayato Sumino
Nocturne II - After Dawn
Performer: Hayato Sumino.- Sony.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 25 in C Major, K. 503: II. Andante
Performer: Jenő Jandó. Conductor: Mátyás Antal. Orchestra: Concentus Hungaricus.- Naxos.
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Florence Price
Adoration
Performer: Randall Goosby. Performer: Zhu Wang.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Frédéric Chopin
24 Preludes Op. 28: No. 15 in D-Flat Major "Raindrop"
Ensemble: ACh Duo.- Qbk.
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Philip Stopford
In My Father's House
Choir: Truro Cathedral Choir. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Christopher Gray.- Regent Records Ltd.
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Luigi Boccherini
String Quintet in E Major, Op. 11/5: III. Minuetto - Trio - Minuetto da capo
Performer: Steven Isserlis.- Hyperion.
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Sharon Bezaly
Duology
Composer: Rosey Chan. Performer: Rosey Chan. Performer: Sharon Bezaly.- Platoon.
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Ethel Smyth
Concerto for Violin, Horn and Orchestra: II. Elegy. Adagio, "In Memoriam"
Performer: Richard Watkins. Performer: Sophie Langdon. Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Odaline de la Martínez.- Chandos.
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Karl Jenkins
Benedictus
Performer: Christian Forshaw. Ensemble: VOCES8.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Petite suite de concert, Op. 77: II. Demande et reponse
Conductor: Paul Freeman. Orchestra: Chicago Sinfonietta.- Cedille.
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William Lloyd Webber
The Moon
Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Julian Lloyd Webber.- Naxos.
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Ólafur Arnalds
saman
Performer: Jess Gillam. Ensemble: Jess Gillam Ensemble.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Robert Schumann
Symphony No. 2 in C Major, Op. 61: III. Adagio espressivo
Orchestra: Staatskapelle Berlin. Conductor: Daniel Barenboim.- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Andrea Morricone
Cinema Paradiso
Composer: Ennio Morricone. Performer: Renaud Capuçon. Orchestra: Brussels Philharmonic. Conductor: Stéphane Denève.- Warner Classics.
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Sophie Hutchings
Billow Gently
Performer: Lavinia Meijer. Performer: Sophie Hutchings.- Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
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Mark Butler
Dona nobis pacem
Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin.![]()
Edward Elgar
Sospiri Op.70
Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: John Wilson.- SOMM Recordings.
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Amy Beach
The Hermit thrush at eve Op.92 no.1
Performer: Christopher O’Riley.- Delos.
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Hubert Parry
Lady Radnor Suite: Slow Minuet
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Patrick Hawes.- Decca (UMO).
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Undine Smith Moore
We Shall Walk Through The Valley
- VOCES8 Records.
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Gustav Holst
The Planets Op. 32: II. Venus, The Bringer of Peace
Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Malcolm Sargent.- NE Selektive.
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A. Blomqvist
Pohjola
Performer: A. Blomqvist.- XXIM Records.
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José White Lafitte
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra: II. Adagio ma non troppo
Conductor: Paul Freeman. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.- Sony Classical.
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Daniel Bacheler
Pavan
- Harmonia Mundi UK Limited.
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Gioachino Rossini
Le siège de Corinthe: Air. 'Juste ciel'
Performer: Lucienne Renaudin Vary. Conductor: Sascha Goetzel. Orchestra: Orchestre de chambre de Paris.- Warner Classics.
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Camille Saint‐Saëns
The Carnival of the Animals, R. 125: XIII. The Swan (Arr. for Cello and Piano)
Performer: Yo‐Yo Ma. Performer: Kathryn Stott.- Masterworks.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-Flat Major, K. 595: II. Larghetto
Performer: Sophie-Mayuko Vetter. Orchestra: Hamburger Symphoniker. Conductor: Peter Ruzicka.- Mozart: Concertos & Fantasia in C Minor, K. 396.
- Oehms Classics.
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Georg Philipp Telemann
Viola Concerto in G Major, TWV 51:G9: I. Largo
Performer: Ladislav Kyselák. Conductor: Richard Edlinger. Orchestra: Capella Istropolitana.- Naxos.
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Zenobia Powell Perry
Pavanne
Performer: Josephine Gandolfi.- Cambria.
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Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178 "From the New World": II. Largo
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan.- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Jean Sibelius
King Christian II Suite, Op. 27: II. Elegy
Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Thomas Søndergård.- Linn Records.
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Alexis Ffrench
Together Without You
Performer: Alexis Ffrench.- Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
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Kerensa Briggs
Media vita
Choir: Pembroke College Chapel Choir. Conductor: Anna Lapwood.- Signum Records.
Broadcasts
- Thu 28 Nov 202406:00BBC Radio 3 Unwind
- Sat 7 Dec 202414:00BBC Radio 3 Unwind
- Mon 16 Dec 202406:00BBC Radio 3 Unwind
- Tue 31 Dec 202414:00BBC Radio 3 Unwind
- Sat 12 Apr 202514:00BBC Radio 3 Unwind
- Thu 5 Jun 202514:00BBC Radio 3 Unwind
- Sat 5 Jul 202506:00BBC Radio 3 Unwind
- Sun 17 Aug 202514:00BBC Radio 3 Unwind
- Mon 15 Sep 202506:00BBC Radio 3 Unwind
- Mon 3 Nov 202514:00BBC Radio 3 Unwind
- Tue 2 Dec 202506:00BBC Radio 3 Unwind
