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Fill your morning with peaceful classical sounds

Calming classical music to inspire focus and set you up for the day ahead. Presented by broadcaster, author and counselling psychologist Dr Sian Williams.

Calming classical music to help you focus and set you up for the day ahead. Presented by broadcaster, author and counselling psychologist Dr Sian Williams.

Featuring gently energising music from Max Reger, Poppy Ackroyd, and Tan Dun, this episode explores the joy of making a den. Plus, Professor Catherine Loveday explains why singing to babies boosts their mood and wellbeing.

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Music Played

  • Franz Schubert

    Symphony No 5 in B flat major (2nd mvt)

    • ULTIMATE CLASSIX.

  • Adrian Johnston

    Brideshead Revisited (No 16, 'Mid-Atlantic Jungle')

    Conductor: Terry Davies. Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • CHANDOS.

  • Alexis Ffrench

    Truth, and then there were teardrops

    Performer: Amy Dickson. Performer: Simon Mulligan.
    • SONY.

  • Eva Sæther

    Fastän (arr for string quartet)

    Ensemble: Danish String Quartet.
    • ECM.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Keyboard Concerto No 3 in D major, BWV1054 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Beatrice Rana. Orchestra: Amsterdam Sinfonietta.
    • WARNER.

  • Danielle Eva Schwob

    Traveling North (version for harp and flute)

    Performer: Anna Urrey. Performer: Ashley Jackson.
    • INNOVA.

  • Johann Baptist Vanhal

    Symphony in E flat major, Bryan Eb4 (1st mvt)

    Conductor: Michael Halász. Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic.
    • NAXOS.

  • Max Reger

    Nachtlied [Night Song], Op 138 (No3)

    Choir: VOCES8.
    • DECCA.

  • Richard Strauss

    Romanze, TrV 80

    Performer: Michael Collins. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra.
    • CHANDOS.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Solomon HWV 67, (Act 1 : 'May no rash intruder')

    Ensemble: Gabrieli Consort & Players. Conductor: Paul McCreesh.
    • DG.

  • Adolphus Hailstork

    Romance No 2 (Two Romances for Viola & Chamber Ensemble)

    Performer: Beverly K. Baker. Ensemble: Virginia Chamber Players.
    • ALBANY.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Orchestral Suite No 2 in C major, Op 53, TH 32 (4th mvt, 'Childhood Dreams')

    Conductor: Alpesh Chauhan. Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
    • CHANDOS.

  • Nkeiru Okoye

    Dusk

    Performer: William Chapman Nyaho.
    • MSR CLASSICS.

  • Chiu Thiam-ōng

    Dreaming by the Riverside in Spring

    Conductor: Hoey Choo. Orchestra: Singapore Symphony Orchestra.
    • MARCO POLO.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    String Quartet No 1 in F major, Op 18 No 1 (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: Ariel Quartet.
    • ORCHID CLASSICS.

  • Poppy Ackroyd

    Seven

    Performer: Poppy Ackroyd.
    • One Little Independent Records.

  • Rosita Melo

    Desde el alma [From the Soul] (arr for cello, double bass and bandoneon)

    Performer: Ophélie Gaillard. Performer: Juanjo Mosalini. Performer: Romain Lécuyer.
    • APARTÉ.

  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    Violin Concerto No 2 in C major Op 58 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Philippe Graffin. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins. Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
    • HYPERION.

  • Tan Dun

    Ghost Opera (Act lll: 'Dialogue with Little Cabbage')

    Ensemble: Kronos Quartet.
    • NONESUCH.

  • James Blake

    Retrograde

    Performer: Jess Gillam. Music Arranger: Alexander Maydew. Music Arranger: Benjamin Rimmer. Ensemble: Jess Gillam Ensemble.
    • DECCA.

  • Samuel Barber

    Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op 14 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: James Ehnes. Conductor: Bramwell Tovey. Orchestra: Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.
    • ONYX.

  • Dobrinka Tabakova

    Organum Light

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

  • Elfrida Andrée

    Fritiof Suite (2nd mvt, 'Ingeborg's Lament')

    Conductor: Gustaf Sjökvist. Orchestra: Stockholm Symphony Orchestra.
    • STERLING.

  • Thomas Tallis

    Salvator Mundi

    Choir: Stile Antico.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.

  • Frederick Septimus Kelly

    Serenade, Op 7 (2nd mvt, 'Idyl')

    Performer: Douglas Mackie. Performer: Geoff Lierse. Performer: Marshall McGuire. Conductor: Benjamin Northey. Orchestra: Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra.
    • ABC CLASSICS.

  • Roger Carmel

    Le Berger de Lumières [The Shpeherd of Light] (1st mvt, 'J'entends le blé' [I Hear the Wheat])

    Performer: Vincent Warnier. Choir: Maîtrise de Radio France. Conductor: Camille Bourrouillou.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Symphony No 11 for Strings F major, Op posth MWV N11 (3rd mvt)

    Ensemble: I Musici.
    • THE CLASSICAL LABEL.

  • Sarah Rimkus

    The God Who Sees Me

    Choir: Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford. Conductor: Hilary Punnett.
    • CONVIVIUM.

  • William Alwyn

    Harp Concerto 'Lyra Angelica' (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Rachel Masters. Conductor: Richard Hickox. Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia.
    • CHANDOS.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    German Dancess, K606 (No 3)

    Conductor: Vlastimil Horák. Orchestra: Bratislava Chamber Orchestra.
    • CLASSICAL GALLERY.

Broadcasts

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