A daily dose of calming classical music
Sink into the relaxing melodies of this three hour classical mix.
Sink into the relaxing melodies of this three hour classical mix and lighten the load of daily life. With choral excellence from Max Richter and Karl Jenkins, warm strings from Anna Clyne and Imogen Holst, and pensive piano from Clara Schumann and Philip Glass.
Produced by Katie Hill
An Overcoat Media Production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind. MM
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Giacomo Puccini
Madama Butterfly / Act 2: Humming Chorus
Lyricist: Giuseppe Giacosa. Lyricist: Luigi Illica. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Carl Stamitz
Cello Concerto No. 1 in G Major: II. Romance - Andantino
Performer: Christian Benda. Orchestra: Prague Chamber Orchestra.- Naxos.
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Max Richter
On the Nature of Daylight (Arr. for Vocal Ensemble)
Ensemble: VOCES8.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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William Grant Still
Symphony No 1 (Afro-American) - 2nd mvt
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Freeman.- Sony Classical.
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Rebecca Clarke
I'll bid my heart be Still
Performer: Christian Musio. Performer: Gabriele De Carlo. Ensemble: Duo Synaistìsia.- Indipendemo Records.
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Dan Jones
Walk in the Meadows
Performer: Esther Yoo. Conductor: Dan Jones. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Edward Elgar
Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85 (Arr. for Viola and Orchestra)
Performer: Timothy Ridout. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.- harmonia mundi.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Five Variants of 'Dives and Lazarus'
Orchestra: Hallé. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder.- Halle Concerts Society.
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Marianna Martines
Symphony in C Major: II. Andante ma non troppo
Orchestra: Salzburger Hofmusik. Conductor: Wolfgang Brunner.- jpc schallplatten Versandhandels GmbH.
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Mark Butler
Dona nobis pacem
Composer: Trad.. Ensemble: London Voices. Conductor: Mark Butler.- Oxford University Press Music.
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Clara Schumann
3 Romances, Op 21: No. 1 in A Minor
Performer: Jean‐Pierre Armengaud.![]()
John Tavener
The Lamb
Ensemble: 12 Ensemble.- Sancho Panza Records.
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Ludovico Einaudi
Rose Bay
Performer: Ludovico Einaudi.- Decca (UMO) (Classics).
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Antonín Dvořák
7 Gipsy Melodies, Op. 55, B. 104: No. 4, Als die alte Mutter
Performer: Tine Thing Helseth. Conductor: Eivind Aadland. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.- Warner Classics.
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Four Characteristic Waltzes, Op. 22: No. 1, Valse Bohemienne
Performer: Maya Magub. Performer: Matthew Schellhorn.![]()
Claude Debussy
Danses pour Harpe Chromatique: Danse profane
Performer: Claire Jones. Conductor: Paul Watkins. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra.- Signum Records.
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Imogen Holst
Variations on "Loth to Depart": Var. V
Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Alice Farnham.- NMC Recordings Limited.
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Frank Ticheli
There Will Be Rest
Choir: VOCES8.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Sinfonia (3-Part Invention) No. 11 in G Minor, BWV 797
Performer: Magdalena Hoffmann.- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Florence Price
Adoration
Performer: Daniel Hope. Orchestra: Zürcher Kammerorchester.- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Olivia Belli
Respiro 3
Performer: Olivia Belli.- Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
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Joseph Haydn
Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Hob.VIIb:1: II. Adagio
Performer: Jean‐Guihen Queyras. Orchestra: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra. Conductor: Petra Müllejans.- harmonia mundi.
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Edward MacDowell
Piano Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 15: II. Andante tranquillo
Performer: Xiayin Wang. Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Wilson.- Chandos Records Limited.
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Philip Glass
Glassworks: Opening
Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson.- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Karl Jenkins
Adiemus - Songs Of Sanctuary: Cantate Domino
Conductor: Stephen Layton. Choir: Polyphony.- Decca (UMO).
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Anna Clyne
DANCE: III. in the middle of the fighting
Performer: Inbal Segev. Conductor: Marin Alsop. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra.- AVIE Records.
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Ola Gjeilo
Winter Light (Version for Saxophone & Ensemble)
Performer: Jess Gillam. Ensemble: Jess Gillam Ensemble.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson
String Quartet No. 1 "Calvary": II. Adagio
Ensemble: Catalyst Quartet.- Azica Records.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto
Performer: Dong-Hyek Lim. Conductor: Alexander Vedernikov. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra.- Warner Classics.
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Olivia Belli
Prélude (Arr. for 2 Guitars)
Performer: Alexandra Whittingham. Performer: Plínio Fernandes.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Max Janowski
Avinu Malkeinu
Performer: Sheku Kanneh‐Mason. Music Arranger: Jim Clements. Lyricist: Anon.. Ensemble: VOCES8.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 - Aria
Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson.- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Grace Oforka
Olorun Mi
Performer: Maria Du Toit.- Channel Classics.
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Stanley Myers
Cavatina: for Trumpet and Piano
Performer: Sivo Penev.- SP Trumpet Records.
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John Williams
Main Theme (From "The Fabelmans")
Performer: Simone Pedroni.- Warner Classics.
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Samuel Barber
Adagio
Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.- Warner Classics.
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Max Reger
Nachtlied, Op. 138 No. 3
Choir: VOCES8.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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