Meditative classical sounds for a positive state of mind
Let the gentle flow of classical music help you find your inner peace and bring calm to your mind.
Discover the soothing power of classical music with this selection of peaceful tunes and soundscapes from the natural world. Perfect for unwinding and finding stillness, these pieces will help guide you into a space of calm and relaxation.
Featuring tranquil compositions by Claude Debussy, Johannes Brahms, and Ludwig van Beethoven, alongside the delicate melodies of Yann Tiersen, Caroline Shaw, Rachel Portman, Hayato Sumino, and more.
Produced by James C Taylor
An Overcoat Media Production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind, MM
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Music Played
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Gang Chen
Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto: III. Adagio assai doloroso
Composer: Zhanhao He.- Pentatone.
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Yann Tiersen
Comptine d'un autre été, l'après-midi
Performer: Yann Tiersen.- UGC Images/ADA France.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto no.27 in B flat major, K.595 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Mitsuko Uchida. Orchestra: The Cleveland Orchestra.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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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.
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Frank Ticheli
Earth Song
Ensemble: VOCES8. Conductor: Barnaby Smith.- VOCES8 Records.
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Pietro Mascagni
Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo
Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Domingo Hindoyan.- Onyx Classics.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
12 Songs, Op. 21: V. Lilacs
Performer: Sergei Babayan.- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Elizabeth Poston
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
Conductor: Anna Lapwood. Ensemble: Pembroke College Girls' Choir.- Signum Records.
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Nobuo Uematsu
Theme of Love (From "Final Fantasy IV")
Performer: Alis Huws.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Ottorino Respighi
Notturno in G-Flat Major, P. 011: No. 3, Notturno
Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov.- Naxos.
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Kerensa Briggs
Media Vita
Conductor: Anna Lapwood. Ensemble: Pembroke College Chapel Choir.- Signum Records.
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Dan Jones
Chloe
Performer: Esther Yoo. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Dan Jones.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Johannes Brahms
Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: II. Adagio
Performer: Francesca Dego. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska.- Chandos Records Limited.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
6 Pieces, Op. 51: No. 6, Valse sentimentale
Performer: Bruce Liu.- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Jules Massenet
Méditation from Thaïs
Performer: Nicola Benedetti. Conductor: Daniel Harding. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.- Decca (UMO).
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Charles Villiers Stanford
The Blue Bird
Choir: Chamber Choir Ireland. Conductor: Paul Hillier.- RTÉ Lyric.
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Claude Debussy
La fille aux cheveux de lin
Performer: Jeneba Kanneh‐Mason.- Sony Classical.
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 80: II. Andante
Performer: Philippe Graffin. Orchestra: Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Michael Hankinson.- AVIE Records.
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Alexis Ffrench
Once
Performer: Alexis Ffrench.- Sony Classical.
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John Lennon
Golden Slumbers
Composer: Paul McCartney. Performer: Jan Vogler. Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Omer Meir Wellber.- Sony Classical/Sony Music.
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Robert Schumann
Kinderszenen, Op. 15: VII. Träumerei
Performer: Sophie Pacini.- Avenir.
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Erland Cooper
Berriedale at Dawn
Ensemble: Jess Gillam Ensemble.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Hayato Sumino
Nocturne II - After Dawn
Performer: Hayato Sumino.- Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33: Var. 6 - Andante
Performer: Pablo Ferrández. Orchestra: Swedish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Martin Fröst.- Sony Classical.
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Caroline Shaw
The Children's Eye
Performer: Ciara Hendrick. Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin.![]()
John Field
Nocturne No. 14 in G Major, H. 58
Performer: Alice Sara Ott.- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Marianna Martines
Ouverture in C Major: II. Andante ma non troppo
Ensemble: La Floridiana.- Deutsche Harmonia Mundi.
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Joe Hisaishi
la pioggia
Orchestra: Orchestra Città di Ferrara.- Universal Music LLC.
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Fanny Mendelssohn
6 Melodies, Op. 4 - 6 melodies, Op. 5: Andante soave
Performer: Béatrice Rauchs.- Naxos Music UK Ltd.
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Hubert Clifford
Five English Nursery Tunes IV. Curly Locks
Conductor: Martyn Brabbins. Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.- Chandos.
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Olivia Belli
Respiro 6
Performer: Olivia Belli.- XXIM Records.
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Louise Farrenc
Symphony No. 3 in G Minor, Op. 36: II. Adagio cantabile
Orchestra: Philzuid. Conductor: Duncan Ward.- Fuga Libera.
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Amy Beach
Young Birches, Op. 128, No. 2
Performer: Christopher Hopkins.- Arabesque Recordings.
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Gerald Finzi
Romance in E-Flat Major, Op. 11
Orchestra: Royal Northern Sinfonia. Conductor: Howard Griffiths.- Naxos.
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Fanny Mendelssohn
Notturno in G Minor
Performer: Heather Schmidt.- Naxos.
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Frédéric Chopin
Nocturne No. 8 in D-Flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2
Performer: Jeneba Kanneh‐Mason.- Sony Classical.
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Luigi Boccherini
Cello Concerto No. 1 In C Major, G. 477: II. Largo
Conductor: Timothy Hugh. Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra.- Naxos Music UK Ltd.
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Colin Matthews
Preludes arranged for Orchestra, Book I L. 117: No. 10 La cathédrale engloutie
Composer: Claude Debussy. Orchestra: Hallé. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder.- Halle Concerts Society.
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Ruth Gipps
Opalescence, Op. 72
Performer: Duncan Honeybourne.- ASC Records.
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Rachel Portman
recollection
Performer: Rachel Portman.- Node Records.
Broadcasts
- Mon 10 Mar 202514:00BBC Radio 3 Unwind
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