Calming music for moments of reflection
Tune in and sink into this peaceful collection of classical tunes.
Take a deep breath, hit play, and sink into this peaceful collection of classical music, carefully chosen to help you relax. This mix features orchestral favourites from Johannes Brahms and Gabriel Faure, alongside the chamber music of Dmitri Shostakovich and Sergey Akhunov, as well as the choral delights of Kerensa Briggs and Kristina Arakelyan.
Plus, recent releases from the National Youth Choir of Great Britain, Anna Lapwood and Jess Gillam, all paired with soothing soundscapes from the natural world.
Produced by Katie Hill
An Overcoat Media Production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind. MM
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Requiem K. 626 - Lacrimosa
Conductor: Jordi Savall. Orchestra: Le Concert des Nations.- Alia Vox.
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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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Ilse Weber
Wiegala (Arr. for Violin and String Quintet)
Performer: Esther Abrami. Ensemble: Esther Abrami Ensemble.- Sony Classical/Sony Music.
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George Butterworth
The Banks of Green Willow
Conductor: Krišs Russman. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales.- BIS.
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James MacMillan
Scots Song (Arr. for Choir, Piano and Violin)
Performer: James Pearson. Performer: Lizzie Ball. Conductor: Harry Christophers. Ensemble: The Sixteen.- CORO.
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Gabriel Fauré
Sicilienne, Op. 78
Performer: Michaela Rózsa Růžičková. Orchestra: Czech National Symphony Orchestra.- Etymology Classics.
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Avril Coleridge-Taylor
Who knows?
Performer: Alexandra Mackenzie. Performer: Ingrid Sawers.- Delphian Records.
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Rachel Portman
Flight
Performer: Jess Gillam. Performer: Anna Lapwood.- Sony Classical.
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Edward Elgar
Sospiri Op. 70
Conductor: Mirga Gražinytė‐Tyla. Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Dmitry Shostakovich
String Quartet No. 6 in G Minor, Op. 101: III. Lento
Ensemble: Asasello Quartett.- Genuin.
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Jean Sibelius
Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47: II. Adagio di molto
Performer: Lea Birringer. Conductor: Benjamin Shwartz. Orchestra: Rheinische Philharmonie.- Rubicon.
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Florence Price
Piano Concerto in one movement (Adagio cantabile)
Performer: Jeneba Kanneh‐Mason. Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Leslie Suganandarajah.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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George Frideric Handel
Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: I. Behold the Lamb of God (Arr. for Wind Ensemble)
Conductor: David Hill. Orchestra: The Norwegian Wind Ensemble. Ensemble: BBC Singers.- Resonus Classics.
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Carlos Simon
Hold Fast to Dreams
Performer: Randall Goosby. Performer: Carlos Simon.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Valerie Coleman
Concerto For Wind Quintet: Vocalise
Ensemble: Imani Winds.- MNRK Music Group LP.
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Kerensa Briggs
Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God
Conductor: Anna Lapwood. Choir: Pembroke College Girls' Choir.- Sony Classical.
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Maurice Joseph Ravel
Sonatine, M. 40: I. Modere
Performer: Jean‐Efflam Bavouzet.- Chandos Records Limited.
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William Lloyd Webber
The Moon
Conductor: Julian Lloyd Webber. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra.- Naxos.
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Cecilia McDowall
The Ice is Listening: II. The Ice is Listening
Performer: Rowan Pierce. Conductor: George Vass. Orchestra: Orchestra Nova. Ensemble: Choir of Royal Holloway.- Resonus Classics.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74, 'Pathetique': IV. Adagio lamentoso
Conductor: Domingo Hindoyan. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.- Onyx Classics.
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Philip Cannon
Piano Concertino: II. Andante tranquillo
Performer: Simon Callaghan. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: William Boughton.- Nimbus Records.
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Gabriel Fauré
Requiem, Op. 48: Pie Jesu
Performer: Lisa Beckley. Choir: Schola Cantorum of Oxford. Conductor: Jeremy Summerly.- Naxos Music UK Ltd.
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Nils Frahm
In the Sky and on the Ground
Performer: Lavinia Meijer.- Masterworks.
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Franz Liszt
Consolations, S. 172: No. 1 in E Major. Andante con moto
Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes.- Sony Classical.
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Olli Mustonen
Nonetto II: III. Adagio
Conductor: Julian Azkoul. Ensemble: United Strings of Europe.- BIS.
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Margaret Bonds
Troubled Water
Performer: Jeneba Kanneh‐Mason.- Sony Classical.
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Eric Whitacre
Sleep
Ensemble: Kantos Chamber Choir. Conductor: Ellie Slorach.- Delphian Records.
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Sergey Akhunov
The Art of Light Touches: IV. Fantasia
Performer: Gleb Dontsov. Performer: Marianna Terteryan.- Aparté.
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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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Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude in C Major, BWV 846/a
Performer: Alessandro Simonetto.- Genuin.
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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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Grace Williams
Sailing Song (Sea Sketches, No 2)
Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Andrews.- Resonus Classics.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 35 in D Major, K. 385 "Haffner": II. Andante
Ensemble: Ensemble Resonanz. Conductor: Riccardo Minasi.- harmonia mundi.
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Charles Koechlin
Les chants de nectaire, Series 2, Op. 199: No. 24, Soir lumineux
Performer: Nicola Woodward.- Hoxa.
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William Walton
Henry V: Touch Her Soft Lips and Part
Lyricist: William Shakespeare. Conductor: John Rutter. Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra. Choir: The Cambridge Singers.- Collegium.
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Max Richter
Dream 3 (in the midst of my life)
Performer: Ben Russell. Performer: Yuki Numata Resnick. Performer: Max Richter.- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Kristina Arakelyan
An Ode To The World
Conductor: Olivia Shotton. Ensemble: National Youth Choir.- NYCGB.
Broadcasts
- Fri 23 May 202514:00BBC Radio 3 Unwind
- Sun 22 Jun 202506:00BBC Radio 3 Unwind
- Mon 6 Oct 202506:00BBC Radio 3 Unwind
- Wed 5 Nov 202506:00BBC Radio 3 Unwind
- Last Tuesday14:00BBC Radio 3 Unwind
