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Peaceful classical tunes for new horizons

Take stock and unwind with this selection of calming classical music and nature-filled soundscapes.

Unwind from the busy day and make space for moments of calm, with this selection of peaceful classical music and nature-filled soundscapes.

Featuring twinkling piano melodies from Alexandra Stréliski, Rosey Chan, and Sophie Hutchings. And glowing strings and vocal textures from Florence Beatrice Price, Ēriks Ešenvalds, Ludwig van Beethoven and more.

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

3 hours

Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488: II. Adagio

    Performer: Mitsuko Uchida. Orchestra: The Cleveland Orchestra.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
  • Ēriks Ešenvalds

    Stars

    Composer: Sara Teasdale. Ensemble: VOCES8.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
  • Piero Piccioni

    Amore mio aiutami

    Performer: Piero Piccioni.
    • Bacci Bros Records.
  • Frédéric Chopin

    24 Preludes Op. 28: No. 15 in D-Flat Major "Raindrop"

    Ensemble: ACh Duo.
    • Qbk.
  • Ida Moberg

    Sunrise Orchestral Suite: Stillness

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

    Wandering II

    Performer: Eydís Evensen.
    • XXIM Records.
  • Florence Price

    Ethiopia's Shadow in America: II. His Resignation and Faith

    Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Leslie Suganandarajah.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
  • H. Leslie Adams

    Contrasts: VIII. Romance

    Performer: Rochelle Sennet.
    • Albany Records.
  • Samuel Barber

    Reincarnations, Op. 16: III. The Coolin'

    Ensemble: Conspirare. Conductor: Craig Hella Johnson.
    • Harmonia Mundi UK Limited.
  • Richard Addinsell

    Tune in G

    Performer: Roderick Elms. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Kenneth Alwyn.
    • Marco-Polo.
  • Sophie Hutchings

    We Are Ships On The Water

    Performer: Sophie Hutchings.
    • 1631 Recordings.
  • Alexandra Stréliski

    Ad Libre

    Performer: Alexandra Stréliski.
    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    String Quartet No. 13 in B flat major: V. Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo

    Ensemble: Miró Quartet.
    • Pentatone.
  • Robert Lucas Pearsall

    Lay a garland

    Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin.
  • Aaron Copland

    Clarinet Concerto: I. Slowly and expressively -

    Orchestra: A Far Cry.
    • Naxos.
  • Erik Satie

    Gymnopédie No. 1. Lent et douloureux

    Performer: Jean‐Yves Thibaudet.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
  • Michael Haydn

    Notturno in F Major: III. Adagio

    Ensemble: German Chamber Academy Neuss. Conductor: Lavard Skou-Larsen.
    • Classic Produktion Osnabrück.
  • Edvard Grieg

    Holberg Suite, Op. 40: 2. Sarabande (Andante)

    Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Neville Marriner.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    Le Carnaval des Animaux: Aquarium

    Performer: Irena Grafenauer. Performer: Martha Argerich.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
  • Philip Stopford

    In My Father's House

    Choir: Truro Cathedral Choir. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Christopher Gray.
    • Regent Records Ltd.
  • Sir George Dyson

    Woodland Suite: III. Moon-Fairy

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

    Compassion

    Performer: Rosey Chan. Performer: Sonic Apothecary.
    • Rosey Chan.
  • Dmitri Kabalevsky

    Violin concerto No.1 in C major, Op.48 : II. Andante Cantabile

    Performer: Neeme Järvi. Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Lydia Mordkovitch.
    • Chandos.
  • Morten Lauridsen

    Lux aeterna: III. O nata lux

    Choir: Chamber Choir of Europe. Orchestra: I Virtuosi Italiani. Conductor: Nicol Matt.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Concerto in D Minor, BWV 974: II. Adagio (After Marcello)

    Performer: Anastasia Kobekina. Performer: Azul Lima.
    • Sony Classical.
  • Ruth Gipps

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

    Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.
    • Chandos.
  • Julia Perry

    Prelude for Strings

    Music Arranger: Roger Zahab. Orchestra: The Experiential Orchestra. Conductor: James Blachly.
    • Bright Shiny Things.
  • Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf

    Symphony No. 4 in F Major, Kr. 76 "Die Rettung der Andromeda durch Perseus"

    Conductor: Hanspeter Gmür. Orchestra: Failoni Chamber Orchestra Budapest.
    • Naxos.
  • Eric Whitacre

    Lux aurumque

    Ensemble: Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis. Conductor: Tone Bianca Sparre Dahl.
    • 2L.
  • Gustav Holst

    The Planets, Op. 32: Neptune, The Mystic

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Mike Batt.
    • Guild Music.
  • Benjamin Britten

    Concord

    Performer: Matthew Barley.
    • Signum Records.
  • Phil Cunningham

    The Gentle Light That Wakes Me

    Performer: Nicola Benedetti. Performer: Aly Bain. Performer: Phil Cunningham.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
  • Edward Elgar

    Dream Children, Op. 43

    Orchestra: New Symphony Orchestra of London. Conductor: Raymond Agoult.
    • Decca (UMO).
  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Nonet, Op. 2: II. Andante con moto

    Ensemble: Chineke! Chamber Ensemble.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
  • Sebastián de Vivanco

    Versa est in luctum, a 6vv

    Ensemble: Ensemble Plus Ultra. Conductor: David Martin.
    • Cathedralis.
  • Trad.

    She Moved Through the Fair

    Performer: Jonathan Martindale. Performer: Lauren Scott. Conductor: John Rutter. Orchestra: Manchester Camerata.
    • Collegium.
  • Kerensa Briggs

    A tender shoot

    Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Owain Park.
  • R. Nathaniel Dett

    Enchantment (Beyond The Dream)

    Performer: Clipper Erickson.
    • Navona.

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