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Destress your day with beautiful music

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 gentle melodies and soothing harmonies from Rachmaninov, Dora Bright, and Vaughan Williams. Sian takes a breath by the seaside, and Professor Catherine Loveday explains why classical music might be a good accompaniment to a workout.

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Music Played

  • Hubert Parry

    Suite moderne (2nd mvt, 'Idyll')

    Music Arranger: Jeremy Dibble. Conductor: Rumon Gamba. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
    • CHANDOS.

  • Ashley Jackson

    Essence of Ruby

    Composer: Brandee Younger. Performer: Ashley Jackson.
    • BRIGHT SHINY THINGS.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Concerto Grosso No 2 Op 3 in B flat major, HWV313 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: John Constable. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra.
    • DECCA.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    The Solent

    Conductor: Paul Daniel. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • ALBION.

  • Erland Cooper

    Berriedale on Hoy

    Performer: Erland Cooper.
    • MERCURY.

  • Jerzy Gablenz

    Piano Concerto in D flat major, Op 25 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Jonathan Plowright. Conductor: Łukasz Borowicz. Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
    • HYPERION.

  • Eunike Tanzil

    Pink Sakura

    Performer: Eunike Tanzil. Conductor: Anna Handler. Orchestra: German Symphony Orchestra Berlin.
    • DG.

  • Louis Andriessen

    Un beau baiser [A Beautiful Kiss]

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

  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Sonata G major L103/K 259

    • LANDSCAPE CLASSICS.

  • Alexander Glazunov

    Mélodie for cello & orchestra in D major, Op 20 / 1

    Performer: Jamie Walton. Conductor: Okko Kamu. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • SIGNUM.

  • Giacomo Puccini

    E lucevan le stelle (Tosca, Act 3)

    Music Arranger: Geoffrey Alexander. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra.
    • PHILIPS.

  • Catrin Finch

    Hushabye Mountain

    Composer: Richard M. Sherman. Performer: Julian Lloyd Webber. Performer: Catrin Finch.
    • WARNER.

  • Edward Elgar

    String Quartet in E minor, Op 83 (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: Brodsky Quartet.
    • THE CLASSICAL LABEL.

  • Ahmed Al Abaca

    Ascension for Solo Clarinet & String Orchestra

    Performer: Karel Dohnal. Conductor: Robert Kružik. Orchestra: Janáčkova filharmonie Ostrava.
    • NAVONA RECORDS.

  • Robbie James

    Dreaming in the Sand (part two)

    Ensemble: Bentley String Quintet.
    • MOVE RECORDS.

  • Dora Bright

    Piano Concerto No 1 in A minor (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Samantha Ward. Conductor: Charles Peebles. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • SOMM.

  • Edwin York Bowen

    Viola Concerto in C minor Op 25 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Doris Lederer. Conductor: Paul Polivnick. Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra.
    • CENTAUR.

  • Sergey Akhunov

    Chaconne (V)

    Performer: Ksenija Sidorova. Conductor: Normunds Šnē. Orchestra: Sinfonietta Rīga.
    • ALPHA.

  • Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre

    Sonata No 1 en Ré Mineur (1st mvt)

    Performer: Florence Malgoire. Performer: Blandine Rannou. Orchestra: Les Dominos.
    • RICERCAR.

  • John Field

    Nocturne No. 6 in F Major, 'Cradle Song', H.40

    Performer: Elizabeth Joy Roe.
    • DECCA.

  • George Walker

    Lyric for Strings

    Conductor: Alpesh Chauhan. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra.

  • John Sheppard

    In pace in idipsum

    Choir: The Cambridge Singers. Conductor: John Rutter.
    • COLLEGIUM.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Symphony No 3 (2nd mvt)

    Conductor: John Wilson. Orchestra: Sinfonia of London.
    • CHANDOS.

  • Maria Catharina Linnemann

    Norwegian Miniatures (1st mvt, 'The Mermeid and the Fisher')

    Performer: Maria Vittoria Jedlowski.
    • LIRA CLASSICA.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    The Four Seasons: Spring, RV269 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Nigel Kennedy. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra.
    • WARNER.

  • Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges

    Sonata No 2 for Flute and Piano (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Laurel Zucker. Performer: John Cozza.
    • CANTILENA.

  • Elfrida Andrée

    Ur drömliv I (arr for vocal ensemble)

    Ensemble: Singer Pur.
    • OEHMS.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony in B flat major Hob 1:66 (2nd mvt)

    Conductor: Johannes Klumpp. Orchestra: Heidelberger Sinfoniker.
    • HÄNSSLER.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, Op 41 (No 10, 'We Hymn to Thee')

    Conductor: Sigvards Kļava. Choir: Latvian Radio Choir.
    • ONDINE.

Broadcasts

  • Thu 23 Oct 202509:00
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  • Sun 23 Nov 202509:00
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