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Classical tunes for a moment of stillness

Pause for a moment of stillness and calm with this classical music mix.

Take a step back from the busyness of daily life and pause for a moment of stillness with this classical music mix. These three hours feature orchestral delights performed by the BBC orchestras from Eric Coates and Cipriani Potter, as well as choral arrangements from Robert Nathaniel Dett and Joanna Marsh.

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

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Music Played

  • Eric Coates

    By The Sleepy Lagoon

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

  • David Schweitzer

    Emma Suite

    Composer: Isobel Waller-Bridge.
    • Universal City Studios LLC.

  • R. Nathaniel Dett

    Listen To The Lambs

    Choir: Nathaniel Dett Chorale.
    • Marquis Classics.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Water Music, Suite No. 1, HWV 348: No. 6, Air

    Orchestra: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin.
    • Harmonia Mundi UK Limited.

  • Louise Farrenc

    Cello Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 46 - II. Andante sostenuto

    Performer: David Berlin. Performer: Benjamin Martin.
    • Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC).

  • Joanna Marsh

    Arabesques: III. Fading

    Conductor: Owain Park. Ensemble: BBC Singers.
    • Signum Records.

  • James Wilson

    Footprints

    Performer: Benjamin Grosvenor. Performer: Hyeyoon Park.
    • NMC Recordings.

  • Joaquín Rodrigo

    Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio

    Performer: Thibaut Garcia. Conductor: Ben Glassberg. Orchestra: Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Geistliches Lied

    Choir: The Choir Of Trinity College, Cambridge.
    • Conifer Classics.

  • Germaine Tailleferre

    Romance

    Performer: Quynh Nguyen.
    • Music and Arts Programs of America.

  • Alexander Glazunov

    Chant du ménestrel, Op. 71

    Performer: Li-Wei Qin. Conductor: Michael Halász. Orchestra: Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice.
    • Naxos.

  • Antonín Dvořák

    Serenade for Strings in E Major, Op. 22, B. 52: II. Tempo di valse - Trio

    Conductor: Christopher Warren‐Green. Orchestra: London Chamber Orchestra.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Isobel Waller-Bridge

    September

    Performer: Isobel Waller-Bridge.
    • Mercury Classics.

  • Thomas Tallis

    O Sacrum Convivium

    Performer: Gabriel Crouch. Performer: Gallicantus.
    • Signum Records.

  • 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..

  • Cipriani Potter

    Symphony in C Minor: II. Andante con moto

    Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Howard Griffiths.
    • CPO.

  • John Wineglass

    Rise of the Night Sun

    Performer: John Wineglass.
    • Jwproductions, LLC.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Piano Concerto in G Major, M. 83: II. Adagio Assai

    Performer: Gabriela Montero. Conductor: Carlos Miguel Prieto. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Americas.
    • Orchid Music Limited.

  • Florence Price

    Piano Concerto in one movement (Adagio cantabile)

    Performer: Jeneba Kanneh‐Mason. Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Leslie Suganandarajah.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Seckou Keita

    Gobaith

    Composer: Catrin Anna Finch. Performer: Catrin Finch. Performer: Seckou Keita.
    • ARC Music Productions International Ltd.

  • Reynaldo Hahn

    20 Melodies, Book 2: No. 14, A Chloris (Arr. for Voice & String Quartet)

    Performer: Karim Sulayman. Orchestra: Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective.
    • Chandos Records Limited.

  • David Bowie

    Where are we now?

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

  • Imogen Holst

    Variations on "Loth to Depart": Theme

    Performer: Alice Farnham. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra.
    • NMC Recordings Limited.

  • Rosey Chan

    Compassion

    Performer: Rosey Chan. Ensemble: Sonic Apothecary.
    • Rosey Chan.

  • Benjamin Britten

    A Ceremony of Carols, III. There is no Rose

    Performer: Katie Salomon. Conductor: Malcolm Archer. Choir: Winchester College Quiristers.
    • Convivium Records.

  • Felix J L Mendelssohn Bartholdy

    A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61: VII. Nocturne

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

  • Amy Beach

    3 Compositions for Violin and Piano, Op. 40: No. 2, Berceuse

    Performer: Alessandro Clerici. Performer: Elena Brunello.
    • Halidon.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Ma mère l'oye, Ballet, M. 62: III. Une barque sur l'océan, M. 43b

    Conductor: Pierre Boulez. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Kerensa Briggs

    The Windsor Service: I. Magnificat

    Performer: Lily Robson. Performer: Mitchell Farquharson. Choir: Choir of King’s College, London. Conductor: Joseph Fort.
    • Delphian Records.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Air on a G String

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

  • Johannes Brahms

    Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90: III. Poco allegretto

    Orchestra: Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich. Conductor: David Zinman.
    • RCA Red Seal.

  • Carter Burwell

    Prologue

    Performer: Carter Burwell.
    • Lakeshore Records.

  • Jóhann Jóhannsson

    They Being Dead Yet Speaketh (from Miners' Hymns), Part 1

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

  • Johanna Müller-Hermann

    Violin Sonata in D Minor, Op. 5: VI. II. Adagio molto cantabile

    Performer: Daniel Gaede. Performer: Oliver Triendl.
    • haenssler CLASSIC.

  • Robert A. Harris

    April Rain Song

    Choir: Phoenix Chorale. Conductor: Christopher Gabbitas.
    • Signum Records.

  • Louise Farrenc

    Piano Trio No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 33: II. Adagio Sostenuto

    Performer: Amedeo Cicchese. Performer: Linda di Carlo. Performer: Sergey Galaktionov.
    • Brilliant Classics.

  • Eric Whitacre

    Sleep

    Ensemble: VOCES8. Conductor: Barnaby Smith.
    • VOCES8 Records.

Broadcasts

  • Fri 14 Feb 202514:00
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  • Tue 25 Feb 202506:00
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  • Wed 4 Jun 202506:00
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