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Gentle music for peace and quiet

Immersive yourself in the soothing sounds of classical music.

Indulge in the calming classical sounds of this 3 hour mix, and let the music surround you.

Featuring sumptuous choral harmonies from Lucy Walker and Will Todd, orchestral favourites from Maurice Ravel and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and period instrumentation from George Friedrich Handel and Leonora Duarte.

Plus, recent releases from the Deutsches Symphonie Orchester, The Sixteen, and Xuefei Yang, all paired with soothing soundscapes from the natural world.

Produced by Katie Hill
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Music Played

  • Francis Poulenc

    Sinfonietta, FP 141: III. Andante cantabile

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Bramwell Tovey.
    • Chandos Records Limited.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Wie der Hirsch schreit nach frischem Wasser, Op. 42 "Psalm 42": I. Chorus.

    Choir: RIAS Chamber Choir. Orchestra: Potsdam Chamber Academy. Conductor: Justin Doyle.
    • harmonia mundi.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Concerto grosso in D Minor, Op. 6 No. 10, HWV 328: V. Allegro moderato

    Performer: Simon Standage. Performer: Elizabeth Wilcock. Performer: Anthony Pleeth. Performer: Robert Woolley. Performer: Trevor Pinnock. Ensemble: The English Concert.
    • Archiv Produktion.

  • Dobrinka Tabakova

    Organum Light

    Conductor: Julian Azkoul. Ensemble: United Strings of Europe.
    • BIS.

  • Lucy Walker

    Give Me Your Stars

    Composer: Sara Teasdale. Ensemble: VOCES8.
    • Decca.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19

    Performer: Lucienne Renaudin Vary. Conductor: Bill Elliott. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Florence Price

    String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor: II. Andante cantabile (Arr. Colbert for

    Music Arranger: Jonathan Colbert. Performer: Sphinx Virtuosi.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Kurt Atterberg

    Concerto in A Minor for Horn & Orchestra: II. Adagio

    Performer: Felix Klieser. Orchestra: German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Jamie Phillips.
    • Berlin Classics.

  • Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges

    Grazioso en sol mineur

    Performer: Jens Barnieck.
    • Coviello Classics.

  • Robert Schumann

    Symphony No. 2 in C Major, Op. 61: III. Adagio espressivo

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.
    • London Philharmonic Orchestra Ltd.

  • Malcolm Arnold

    Fantasy for Guitar Op. 107: III. Arietta 1

    Performer: Sean Shibe.
    • Delphian Records.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Ma mère l'Oye, M. 60: I. Pavane de la Belle au boid dormant (Lent)

    Ensemble: Quatuor Debussy.
    • harmonia mundi.

  • Frederick Delius

    On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring

    Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra.
    • Warner Classics International.

  • Xie Yueli

    the words we never said

    Performer: Xie Yueli.
    • Platoon.

  • Julie Cooper

    Firedove

    Performer: Elena Urioste. Performer: Anna Lapwood. Choir: Pembroke College Chapel Choir.
    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.

  • Henry Purcell

    King Arthur, Z.628, "The British Worthy": Air

    Performer: Nancy Argenta. Orchestra: CBC Radio Orchestra. Conductor: Monica Huggett.
    • CBC.

  • Will Todd

    I Shall be an Angel of Peace

    Composer: Ben Dunwell. Performer: Sarah Sexton. Conductor: Harry Christophers. Ensemble: The Sixteen.
    • CORO.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Concerto in D Minor, BWV 974: II. Adagio

    Performer: Vadim Chaimovich. Music Arranger: Dee Palmer. Music Arranger: Roger Neill. Music Arranger: Brian Reitzell.
    • Halidon.

  • Michael Nyman

    The Diary of Anne Frank: If

    Performer: Jess Gillam. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Jessica Cottis.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Leonora Duarte

    Sinfonia à5, 7. Terti toni

    Performer: Tabea Schwartz. Ensemble: Vernon Consort.
    • Challenge Classics.

  • Bernard Herrmann

    Vertigo Suite: III. Scène D'Amour

    Conductor: Esa‐Pekka Salonen. Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Trad.

    There Is a Balm in Gilead

    Performer: Charlotte Woolley. Music Arranger: William Levi Dawson. Choir: Washington National Cathedral Choristers. Conductor: Michael McCarthy.
    • Washington National Cathedral.

  • Erno Dohnanyi

    Aria, Op. 48 No. 1: I.

    Performer: Joséphine Olech. Performer: Sélim Mazari.
    • 1001 Notes.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Serenade No.13 in G Major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": II. Romance. Andante

    Orchestra: Münchener Kammerorchester. Conductor: Enrico Onofri.
    • harmonia mundi.

  • Ferruccio Busoni

    Concerto in D Major, Op. 35a: II. Quasi andante

    Performer: Francesca Dego. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska.
    • Chandos Records Limited.

  • Alberto Ginastera

    Danzas Argentinas, Op. 2: II. Danza de la Moza Danosa

    Performer: James Rhodes.
    • Signum Records.

  • Erik Satie

    Gnossienne No. 4

    Performer: Xuefei Yang.
    • Platoon.

  • Madeleine Dring

    Trio for Oboe, Bassoon & Harpsichord: II. Dialogues. Andante sostenuto

    Performer: Antonio Oyarzabal. Performer: Nicholas Daniel. Performer: Amy Harman.
    • Chandos Records Ltd.

  • Herbert Howells

    A Spotless Rose

    Ensemble: Giovanni Gabrieli. Conductor: Paul McCreesh.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Kurt Weill

    Je ne t'aime pas

    Music Arranger: Bill Elliott. Performer: Lucienne Renaudin Vary. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Bill Elliott.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Valgeir Sigurðsson

    Low Tatras

    Performer: Valgeir Sigurðsson.
    • Bedroom Community.

  • Philip Glass

    Glassworks: Opening

    Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • George Frideric Handel

    Messiah, HWV 56: Pt. II, No. 1, Behold the Lamb of God

    Composer: Charles Jennens. Conductor: Harry Christophers. Orchestra: Orchestra of The Sixteen. Ensemble: The Sixteen.
    • CORO.

  • Eunike Tanzil

    Remembering

    Performer: Eunike Tanzil. Conductor: Anna Handler. Orchestra: German Symphony Orchestra Berlin.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Kenzo Zurzolo

    Circles

    Performer: Kenzo Zurzolo.
    • Groover Obsessions.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    String Quartet in C Minor: II. Andantino

    Ensemble: Verdi-Quartett.
    • CPO.

  • Josef Rheinberger

    3 Geistliche Gesänge, Op. 69: No. 3, Abendlied

    Choir: Kantos Chamber Choir. Conductor: Ellie Slorach.
    • Delphian Records.

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