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Calming classical tunes for total relaxation

A three-hour collection of calming classical music to unwind and relax. Sink into the orchestral serenity of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ida Moberg, alongside the choral beauty of Ken Burton and Ólafur Arnalds.

Produced by Steven Rajam.
An Overcoat Media Production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind. MM.

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Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Clarinet Quintet In A - 2. Larghetto

    Performer: Eduard Brunner. Ensemble: Hagen Quartett.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Ida Moberg

    Sunrise Orchestral Suite: Stillness

    Orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Johannes Gustavsson.
    • Naxos Sweden - Nilento.

  • Hania Rani

    At Dawn

    • XXIM Records.

  • Peter Warlock

    Capriol Suite for Strings: V. Pieds-en-l'air. Andante tranquillo

    Conductor: Neville Dilkes. Orchestra: English Sinfonia.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Emilie Mayer

    Piano Quartet in E-Flat Major: III. Un poco adagio

    Ensemble: Mariani Klavierquartett.
    • CPO/ Naxos.

  • Johannes Brahms

    4 Klavierstücke, Op. 119: No. 1, Intermezzo in B Minor

    Performer: Jeremy Denk.
    • Nonesuch.

  • Robert Schumann

    Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54: 2. Intermezzo (Andantino grazioso)

    Performer: Stephen Kovacevich. Conductor: Colin Davis. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Ken Burton

    A Prayer

    Lyricist: Paul Laurence Dunbar. Conductor: Ken Burton. Choir: London Voices.
    • Oxford University Press Music.

  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Cameos, Op. 56: III. Andante

    Performer: Waka Hasegawa.
    • Metropolis Group.

  • Robert Schumann

    5 Stücke im Volkston, Op. 102: II. Langsam

    Performer: Martin Fröst. Orchestra: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Laura Netzel

    Cello Sonata in E Minor, Op. 66: II. Cantabile ma non troppo lento

    Performer: Lucia Negro. Performer: Ola Karlsson.
    • Musica Sveciae.

  • Orlande de Lassus

    La nuit froide et sombre (Arr. for String Quartet)

    Ensemble: Castalian String Quartet.
    • 2022 Delphian Records Ltd..

  • Amy Beach

    By the Still Waters, Op. 114

    Performer: Joanne Polk.
    • Arabesque Recordings.

  • Max Bruch

    Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46: 3. Andante sostenuto

    Performer: Nicola Benedetti. Conductor: Rory MacDonald. Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Seckou Keita

    Gobaith

    Composer: Catrin Finch. Performer: Catrin Finch. Performer: Seckou Keita.
    • bendigedig.

  • Ronald Binge

    Sailing By

    Performer: Martin Loveday. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Vernon Handley.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Lou Harrison

    Suite for Violin, Piano and Small Orchestra: VI. Chorale

    Performer: Lucy Stoltzman. Performer: Keith Jarrett. Conductor: Robert Hughes. Orchestra: New Japan Philharmonic.
    • New World Records.

  • Peter Gregson

    4.2 Allemande (Arr. for Saxophone Quartet)

    Ensemble: Signum Saxophone Quartet.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Antonio José

    Guitar Sonata: III. Pavana triste

    Performer: Sean Shibe.
    • PENTATONE.

  • Alexis Ffrench

    Where Worlds Collide

    • Sony Classical.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Adagio for a Musical Clock, WoO 33/1

    Performer: Diana Ambache. Performer: Jeremy Polmear.
    • Oboe Classics.

  • Philip Glass

    Tissue No. 6

    Performer: Camille Thomas. Performer: Julien Brocal.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Augusta Holmès

    La Nuit et l'Amour: Interlude de l'ode symphonique

    Orchestra: Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland‐Pfalz. Composer: Samuel Friedmann.
    • SWR Digital.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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

    Performer: Martha Argerich. Performer: Gabriele Baldocci.
    • Dynamic.

  • Eleanor Daley

    Grandmother Moon

    Choir: Pembroke College Chapel Choir. Choir: Pembroke College Girls' Choir. Conductor: Anna Lapwood.
    • Signum Records.

  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    Le Carnaval des Animaux: Aquarium

    Performer: Irena Grafenauer. Performer: Martha Argerich. Performer: Nelson Freire. Performer: Gidon Kremer. Performer: Isabelle van Keulen. Performer: Tabea Zimmermann. Performer: Mischa Maisky. Performer: Georg Hörtnagel. Performer: Edith Salmen-Weber.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Maurice Ravel

    Gaspard de la nuit, M. 55: II. Le Gibet

    Performer: Pierre‐Laurent Aimard.
    • Warner Classics International.

  • Vincenzo Bellini

    Norma, Act I: Casta Diva (Arr. for Cello & Orchestra)

    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.

  • Ólafur Arnalds

    For Now I Am Winter

    Composer: Arnór Dan. Ensemble: VOCES8.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Clara Schumann

    12 Gedichte aus Liebesfrühling, Op. 37: No. 11, Warum willst du andre fragen

    Performer: Anneleen Lenaerts. Performer: Dionysis Grammenos.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Valentin Silvestrov

    Post Scriptum - Sonata For Violin And Piano - 2. Andantino

    Performer: Alexei Lubimov. Performer: Alexander Trostiansky.
    • ECM New Series.

  • Charles Koechlin

    Paysages et marines, Op. 63b: No. 1. Sur la falaise

    Ensemble: Ensemble Contraste. Ensemble: Ensemble Initium.
    • TIMPANI.

  • Paul Reade

    Suite from The Victorian Kitchen Garden: III. Mists

    Performer: Emma Johnson. Conductor: Philip Ellis. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra.
    • Nimbus Records.

  • Antonín Dvořák

    String Quartet No. 10 In E Flat Major, Op. 51, - 3. Romanze

    Ensemble: Emerson String Quartet.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Elena Kats‐Chernin

    Lullaby For Nick

    • Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC).

  • Tarik O’Regan

    I Listen to the Stillness of You

    Lyricist: D. H. Lawrence. Choir: University of Michigan Chamber Choir. Conductor: Jerry Blackstone.
    • Soundset.

  • Johannes Brahms

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

    Performer: Francesca Dego. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska.
    • Chandos Records Limited.

  • Alexis Ffrench

    Moments

    Performer: Alexis Ffrench.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Deep River (Arr. for Violin and Piano)

    Performer: Randall Goosby. Performer: Zhu Wang.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Judith Weir

    Still, Glowing

    Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska.
    • Platoon.

Broadcasts

  • Mon 20 Jan 202514:00
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  • Sun 26 Jan 202506:00
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