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A serene classical soundtrack for inner calm

Calm your thoughts and ease tension with a mindful blend of peaceful classical sounds.

Calm your thoughts and ease tension with a mindful blend of peaceful classical sounds - perfect to help you slow down, and take a moment for yourself.

Featuring delicate textures from Erik Satie, George Frideric Handel, and Gerald Finzi, alongside tranquil works by Caroline Shaw, Sally Beamish, and Thomas James White.

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

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Music Played

  • George Frideric Handel

    Rinaldo / Act II: "Lascia ch'io pianga"

    Performer: Albrecht Mayer. Conductor: Monika Razynska. Orchestra: Sinfonia Varsovia.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Marcel Tournier

    Images, 1ère Suite, Op. 29: I. Clair de lune sur l'étang du par

    Performer: Chantal Mathieu.
    • Claves Records.

  • Ronald Binge

    The Watermill

    Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ernest Tomlinson.
    • Marco-Polo.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude No. 1 in C Major BWV 846/1

    Performer: Lang Lang.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Ēriks Ešenvalds

    Stars

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

  • Malcolm Arnold

    Fantasy for Guitar Op. 107: III. Arietta 1

    Performer: Sean Shibe.
    • Delphian Records.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor": II. Adagio un poco moto

    Performer: Elisabeth Leonskaja. Conductor: Michael Schønwandt. Orchestra: Orchestre français des jeunes.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Ivo Antognini

    O magnum mysterium

    Choir: The Choir Of Trinity College, Cambridge. Conductor: Stephen Layton.
    • Hyperion.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe, BWV 22, No. 5: Ertöt uns durch dein Güte

    Performer: Eldbjørg Hemsing. Music Arranger: Jan-Peter Klöpfel. Ensemble: Norwegian String Quartet. Conductor: Tim Allhoff.
    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.

  • Edward Elgar

    Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85: III. Adagio

    Performer: Gautier Capuçon. Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Dan Jones

    Chloe

    Performer: Esther Yoo. Conductor: Dan Jones. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Eric Whitacre

    Lux Aurumque

    Conductor: Eric Whitacre. Ensemble: Eric Whitacre Singers.
    • Decca (UMO).

  • John Rutter

    5 Meditations for Orchestra: No. 4, Lord, Make Me an Instrument of Thy Peace

    Orchestra: Manchester Camerata. Conductor: John Rutter.
    • Collegium.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Menuet Sur Le Nom De Haydn

    Performer: André Laplante.
    • Analekta.

  • Vincenzo Bellini

    Norma, Act I: Casta Diva

    Performer: Jan Vogler. Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Omer Meir Wellber.
    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.

  • Sally Beamish

    In the Stillness

    Composer: Katrina Shepherd. Conductor: Anna Lapwood. Ensemble: Pembroke College Chapel Choir. Ensemble: Pembroke College Girls' Choir.
    • Signum Records.

  • Franz Liszt

    Consolation No. 3 in D-Flat Major, S. 172

    Performer: Lang Lang.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Ruth Gipps

    Violin Concerto in B-Flat Major, Op. 24: II. Andante

    Performer: Charlie Lovell-Jones. Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.
    • Chandos Records Limited.

  • Thomas James White

    Momentary Pause - Solo Piano Version

    Performer: Thomas James White.

  • Dobrinka Tabakova

    Cello Concerto: II. Longing

    Performer: Kristina Blaumane. Orchestra: Lietuvos kamerinis orkestras. Conductor: Maxim Rysanov.
    • ECM New Series.

  • Adolphus Hailstork

    3 Spirituals for Orchestra: No. 2, Kum Ba Ya

    Conductor: JoAnn Falletta. Orchestra: Virginia Symphony Orchestra.
    • Naxos Special Projects.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Sonata No. 18 in D Major, K. 576: II. Adagio

    Performer: Angela Hewitt.
    • Hyperion.

  • Louis Spohr

    Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 26: II. Adagio

    Performer: Christoffer Sundqvist. Orchestra: NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Simon Gaudenz.
    • CPO.

  • Rebecca Dale

    Night Seasons: II. When It's Darkest, A Prayer For The Dawn

    Composer: Book of Common Prayer. Performer: Guy Johnston. Performer: Richard McVeigh. Conductor: Nigel Short. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Ensemble: Tenebrae.
    • Signum Records.

  • Gerald Finzi

    Cello Concerto in A Minor, Op. 40: II. Andante quieto

    Performer: Timothy Hugh. Orchestra: Royal Northern Sinfonia. Conductor: Howard Griffiths.
    • Naxos.

  • Mark Butler

    Dona nobis pacem

    Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin.

  • Florence Price

    Piano Concerto in one movement (Adagio cantabile)

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

  • Yann Tiersen

    Comptine d'un autre été : L'Après-midi

    Performer: Plínio Fernandes.
    • Decca Records US.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 "Spring": II. Adagio molto espressivo

    Performer: Gidon Kremer. Performer: Martha Argerich.
    • Decca (UMO).

  • Nitin Sawhney

    New Tribes

    Conductor: Nitin Sawhney. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
    • Silva Screen Records.

  • Erik Satie & Alena Cherny

    Gnossiene No.1

    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.

  • Rachel Portman

    Tipping Points: II. Air

    Performer: Niklas Liepe. Orchestra: WDR Funkhausorchester. Conductor: Erina Yashima.
    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.

  • Dobrinka Tabakova

    Nocturne

    Performer: Mari Samuelsen. Performer: Julien Quentin.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Vicente Lusitano

    Emendemus in melius

    Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin.

  • Franz Schubert

    Nacht und Träume, D. 827

    Performer: Pablo Ferrández. Performer: Julien Quentin.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Maria Theresia von Paradis

    Sicilienne

    Performer: Jacqueline du Pré. Performer: Gerald Moore.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Rosey Chan

    Compassion

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

  • Caroline Shaw

    and the swallow

    Choir: Ars Nova Copenhagen. Conductor: Paul Hillier.
    • Naxos.

Broadcasts

  • Fri 13 Jun 202514:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sun 13 Jul 202506:00
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    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
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