Gentle music for moments of calm

Kim André Arnesen

Even When He is Silent

Choir: Cantus. Conductor: Tove Ramlo-Ystad.

• 2L.

Edward Elgar

Enigma Variations, Op. 36: Theme. Andante

Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Leonard Bernstein.

• Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges

Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 3, No. 1: Adagio

Performer: Zhou Qian. Orchestra: Toronto Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Kevin Mallon.

• Naxos.

George Frideric Handel

Lascia ch'io piangia (Rinaldo)

Performer: Felix Klieser. Ensemble: CHAARTS.

• Berlin Classics.

Alexis Ffrench

Papillon

Performer: Alexis Ffrench.

• Sony Classical.

Joseph Haydn

String Quartet in B flat, HIII No. 69, Op. 71 No. 1: 2. Adagio

Ensemble: Aeolian Quartet.

• Decca Music Group Ltd..

Amy Beach

By the Still Waters, Op. 114

Performer: Isata Kanneh‐Mason.

• Decca Music Group Ltd..

Heitor Villa‐Lobos

5 Preludes, W419, A419: No. 3 in A Minor (Homage to Bach)

Performer: Sean Shibe.

• Pentatone.

Carl Orff

Carmina Burana: 3. Cour d'amours, "In trutina"

Performer: Barbara Bonney. Lyricist: Anon.. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: André Previn.

• Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

Jean‐Philippe Rameau

Les Boréades: Act IV - Entrée de Polymnie (Live)

Orchestra: Les Musiciens du Louvre. Conductor: Marc Minkowski.

• Archiv Produktion.

Ólafur Arnalds

momentary - choir version

Performer: Ólafur Arnalds. Choir: VOCES8.

• Decca Music Group Ltd..

Ruth Gipps

Symphony No. 2 in One Movement, Op. 30: V. Adagio

Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.

• Chandos.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Sonata for 2 Pianos in D Major, K. 448/375a: II. Andante

Performer: Ingrid Haebler. Performer: Ludwig Hoffmann.

• UME - Global Clearing House.

Tarik O’Regan

I Listen To The Stillness of You

Ensemble: BBC Singers.

Nitin Sawhney

New Tribes

Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Nitin Sawhney.

• Silva Screen Records Ltd.

Johan Helmich Roman

Asaggio: Andante

Performer: Göran Söllscher.

• Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

Frederick Delius

3 Small Tone Poems: No. 3, Spring Morning

Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: David Lloyd‐Jones.

• Naxos.

Edvard Grieg

Old Norwegian Romance, Op. 51: Andante molto tranquillo

Orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme Järvi.

• Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

Jean Cras

Cello Sonata: II. Adagio

Performer: Astrig Siranossian. Performer: Nathanaël Gouin.

• Alpha Classics.

Adolphus Hailstork

God be merciful

Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin.

George Frideric Handel

Keyboard Suite in D Minor, HWV 437 III. Sarabande

Performer: Zhilan Li.

• 1631 Recordings.

Valentin Silvestrov

Stille Musik: 3. Augenblicke der Serenade

Performer: Valentin Silvestrov.

• ECM New Series.

Eric Whitacre

Alleluia

Conductor: Eric Whitacre. Choir: Eric Whitacre Singers.

• Decca (UMO).

Cécile Chaminade

Sérénade, Op. 29

Performer: Eric Parkin.

• Chandos Records Limited.

Ross Edwards

Enyato I: Chorale and Ecstatic Dance: 1. Sereno

Orchestra: Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Mills.

• Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC).

Lili Boulanger

2 Pieces for Violin & Piano: No. 1, Nocturne

Performer: Coco Tomita. Performer: Simon Callaghan.

• Orchid Classics.

Caroline Shaw

And the Swallow

Conductor: Anna Lapwood. Ensemble: Pembroke College Chapel Choir. Ensemble: Pembroke College Girls' Choir.

• Signum Records.

Gabriel Fauré

Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80: 4. Sicilienne

Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Seiji Ozawa.

• Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 80: II. Andante

Performer: Philippe Graffin. Conductor: Michael Hankinson. Orchestra: Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra.

• AVIE Records.

Gustav Mahler

Mahler Adagietto Variation (From Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor)

Performer: Gabriele Bagnati. Performer: Esther Abrami.

• Masterworks/Sony Music.

William Walton

Henry V: 2. Touch her soft lips and part

Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Barenboim.

• Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

Avril Coleridge-Taylor

Who knows?

Performer: Alexandra Mackenzie. Performer: Ingrid Sawers.

• Delphian Records.

Ludwig van Beethoven

Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15: II. Largo

Performer: Stewart Goodyear. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Andrew Constantine.

• Orchid Music Limited.