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Gentle classical music for inner calm

Relax and unwind with this collection of gentle classical music, from peaceful piano melodies to calming orchestral movements, to bring you a sense of inner calm.

Find a sense of inner calm with this collection of gentle classical tunes. Featuring peaceful piano melodies, glowing choral harmonies, and flowing orchestral movements. This mix is curated to help you settle into a more peaceful state of mind.

With pieces from Ennio Morricone, Gustav Mahler, Rebecca Dale and more.

Produced by James C Taylor
And Overcoat Media Production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind, MM

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Music Played

  • Ennio Morricone

    Gabriel's Oboe from The Mission (Excerpt)

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

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile

    Music Arranger: Heitor Villa‐Lobos. Choir: Coro da OSESP. Conductor: Valentina Peleggi.
    • Naxos.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K. 545 "Sonata facile": II. Andante

    Performer: Maria João Pires.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Karl Jenkins

    Concerto for Euphonium and Orchestra: II. Romanza. Romantically

    Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Bramwell Tovey.
    • Chandos Records Limited.

  • Gerald Finzi

    5 Bagatelles for Clarinet & Piano, Op. 23 (Excerpts): No. 4, Forlana

    Performer: Helen Habershon. Performer: John Lenehan.
    • Divine Art Limited.

  • Ottorino Respighi

    Ancient Airs And Dances, Suite No. 3, P. 172: IV. Passacaglia

    Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Ēriks Ešenvalds

    O salutaris hostia

    Conductor: Stephen Layton. Choir: The Choir Of Trinity College, Cambridge.
    • Hyperion.

  • R. Nathaniel Dett

    Cinnamon Grove: II. Adagio cantabile

    Performer: Clipper Erickson.
    • Navona.

  • Johann Pachelbel

    Canon and Gigue for Three Violins and Continuo in D Major

    Orchestra: Jean-François Paillard Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Jean‐François Paillard.
    • Warner Classics International.

  • Mirta Alvarez

    Danza del Viento

    Performer: Mirta Alvarez.
    • Prima Classic.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Prelude in B minor, BWV 855a

    Performer: Khatia Buniatishvili.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Heinrich Baermann

    Adagio for Clarinet & Strings in D-Flat Major

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

  • Sir George Dyson

    Woodland Suite: III. Moon-Fairy

    Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Hickox.
    • Chandos Records Limited.

  • Franz Schubert

    Ave Maria, S. 558/12

    Performer: Lang Lang.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Rebecca Dale

    My North

    Ensemble: Sansara. Conductor: Tom Herring.
    • Platoon Ltd.

  • Gustav Mahler

    Symphony No. 5: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam

    Conductor: Claudio Abbado. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Ola Gjeilo

    Still

    Performer: Ola Gjeilo.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Michael Nyman

    The Diary of Anne Frank - If

    Performer: Jess Gillam. Conductor: Jessica Cottis. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Gordon Getty

    Homework Suite: IV. Berceuse

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

  • Cerys Hafana

    Nant Yr Arian

    Performer: Cerys Hafana.
    • Cerys Havana Hickman.

  • Jacques Offenbach

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

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

  • Claude Debussy

    Sonata for Flute, Viola & Harp, CD 145: I. Pastorale. Lento, dolce ruba

    Ensemble: Nash Ensemble.
    • Hyperion.

  • William Byrd

    Mass for 4 voices (Agnus Dei)

    Choir: Stile Antico.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Dan Jones

    My Promise to you

    Conductor: Dan Jones. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Chilly Gonzales

    Armellodie

    Performer: Olga Scheps.
    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.

  • Franz Schubert

    Trout Quintet: Andante

    Performer: Boris Berezovsky. Performer: Vasko Vassilev. Performer: Christopher Vanderspar. Performer: Tony Hougham. Ensemble: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Singer: Andrew Staples.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Trad.

    There is no rose

    Composer: Lucy Walker. Performer: Lucy Walker. Choir: The Oxford Choir.
    • Oxford University Press Music.

  • Antonín Dvořák

    Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178 "From the New World": II. Largo

    Conductor: Marin Alsop. Orchestra: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.
    • Naxos.

  • Claude Debussy

    Clair de Lune, L. 75

    Performer: Anna Lapwood.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges

    Symphony No. 1 in G Major, Op. 11, No. 1: II. Andante

    Music Arranger: Dominique-René de Lerma. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Freeman.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Nkeiru Okoye

    African Sketches: II. Dusk

    Performer: Maria Corley.
    • MSR Classics.

  • Florence Price

    Symphony No. 3 in C Minor - II. Andante ma non troppo

    Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin. Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra.
    • UME - Global Clearing House.

  • Randall Thompson

    Alleluia

    Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Paul Brough.

  • Louise Farrenc

    Cello Sonata: II Andante sostenuto

    Performer: Diana Ambache. Performer: Rebecca Knight. Ensemble: Ambache Chamber Ensemble.
    • Ambache Recordings / NAXO.

  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Clarinet Quintet in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 10: II. Larghetto affettuoso

    Performer: Anthony McGill. Ensemble: Catalyst Quartet.
    • Azica Records.

  • Owain Park

    Beati quorum via

    Singer: Imogen Russell. Conductor: Stephen Layton. Choir: The Choir Of Trinity College, Cambridge.
    • Hyperion.

  • Ryuichi Sakamoto

    20220302 - sarabande

    Performer: Ryuichi Sakamoto.
    • Milan.

Broadcasts

  • Sat 11 Jan 202506:00
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  • Wed 22 Jan 202514:00
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