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Comforting classical music to soothe the mind

Relax into this three hour mix of comforting classical music.

Press play and sink into relaxation with this three hour mix of comforting classical music and beautiful soundscapes from the natural world.

Featuring new performances of works by Arthur Bliss, Claude Debussy, and Arvo Pärt, alongside peaceful tracks from Dobrinka Tabakova and William Grant Still.

Produced by Katie Hill
An Overcoat Media Production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind. MM.

3 hours

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Sat 6 Dec 202506:00
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Music Played

  • Arthur Bliss

    Miracle in the Gorbals, F. 6: III. The Girl Suicide. Andante (movendo)

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Michael Seal.
    • Chandos Records Limited.

  • Johannes Brahms

    String Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 51 No. 1: II. Romanze. Poco adagio

    Ensemble: Zehetmair Quartett.
    • Brahms: String Quartets, Op. 51 Nos. 1 & 2.
    • ECM New Series.

  • Eric Whitacre

    Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

    Lyricist: Robert Frost. Ensemble: VOCES8. Conductor: Eric Whitacre.
    • Whitacre: Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 1.

  • Erik Satie

    Gymnopedie No. 1 (adapted for harp & orchestra)

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Night in Paris.
    • Silverline.
    • 14.

  • Henriëtte Bosmans

    Lead, Kindly Light

    Performer: Rowan Pierce. Conductor: George Vass. Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Henriëtte Bosmans: Concertos.
    • Resonus Classics.
    • 2.

  • Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges

    Violin Concerto No. 2 in A Major, Op. 5: II. Largo

    Performer: Anne‐Sophie Mutter. Ensemble: Mutter’s Virtuosi.
    • Bach, Bologne, Previn, Vivaldi, Williams.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466: II. Romance

    Performer: Dejan Lazić. Conductor: Jan Willem de Vriend. Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466: II. Romance.
    • Challenge Classics.
    • 1.

  • Cecilia McDowall

    Music of the Stars: I. Music of the Stars

    Conductor: George Vass. Orchestra: Orchestra Nova. Ensemble: Choir of Royal Holloway.
    • Cecilia McDowall: Cantatas.
    • Resonus Classics.
    • 9.

  • Yoko Shimomura

    Dearly Beloved (Arr. for Guitar) (From "Kingdom Hearts")

    Performer: Kaori Muraji.
    • Eternal Fantasy.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 12.

  • Frederick Delius

    2 Aquarelles: No. 1, Slow (Arr. for String Orchestra)

    Music Arranger: Eric Fenby. Conductor: Neville Marriner. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields.
    • Bach: Magnificat - Vivaldi: Gloria - Handel: Water Music - Mozart: Toy Symphony.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 51.

  • Rachel Portman

    recollection

    Performer: Rachel Portman.
    • ask the river.
    • Node Records.
    • 8.

  • Herbert Howells

    Here is the Little Door

    Composer: Francis Chesterton. Choir: Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea. Conductor: William Vann.
    • Albion Records.

  • William Walton

    Sinfonia Concertante: II. Andante comodo

    Performer: Clare Hammond. Conductor: George Vass. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra.
    • Tippett – Britten – Walton.
    • BIS.
    • 2.

  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    Carnival of the Animals, R. 125: The Swan

    Performer: Ray Chen. Performer: Julien Quentin.
    • Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals, R. 125: The Swan (Version for Violin &.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 1.

  • Laurie Christman

    Wedding Suite for Orchestra: I. April Joy (Processional)

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Robert Ziegler.
    • Navona.

  • Benjamin Britten

    Concord

    Composer: Matthew Barley. Performer: Matthew Barley.
    • Around Britten.
    • Signum Records.
    • 22.

  • William Grant Still

    Suite for Violin and Piano: II. Mother and Child

    Performer: Randall Goosby. Performer: Zhu Wang.
    • Roots.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Johannes-Passion, BWV 245, Pt. 2: No. 39, Chor. "Ruht wohl, ihr heiligen Gebeine

    Conductor: Edward Higginbottom. Orchestra: Capricorn. Choir: Choir of New College Oxford.
    • Agnus Dei Volumes 1 & 2.
    • Warner Classics International.
    • 14.

  • Germaine Tailleferre

    Fleurs de France (Arr. for 2 Guitars): No. 1, Jasmin de Provence

    Performer: Adam Cicchillitti. Performer: Steve Cowan.
    • Lyrique.
    • Les Productions Analekta Inc..
    • 16.

  • Franz Schubert

    Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 114, D. 667 "Trout": II. Andante

    Performer: Peter Donohoe. Ensemble: I Musicanti. Conductor: Leon Bosch.
    • Naxos.

  • Florence Price

    Piano Concerto in one movement (Adagio cantabile)

    Performer: Jeneba Kanneh‐Mason. Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Leslie Suganandarajah.
    • Price: Piano Concerto in One Movement: Adagio cantabile.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 1.

  • Dobrinka Tabakova

    Sun Triptych: III. Dusk

    Performer: Roman Mints. Performer: Kristina Blaumane. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Dobrinka Tabakova.
    • Tabakova: Sun Triptych.
    • ECM New Series.

  • Claude Debussy

    2 Arabesques, L. 66: No. 1 in E Major

    Performer: Rosie Bennet.
    • 2 Arabesques, L. 66: No. 1 in E Major.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 1.

  • Thomas Tallis

    O Sacrum Convivium

    Ensemble: Mancunium Consort.
    • A New Light.
    • VOCES8 Records.
    • 2.

  • Herbert Howells

    Elegy for Solo Viola, String Quartet and String Orchestra, Op. 15

    Performer: Mathis Rochat. Performer: Lesley Hatfield. Performer: Martin Gwilym-Jones. Performer: Rebecca Jones. Performer: Raphael Lang. Conductor: Howard Griffiths. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
    • Walton. Benjamin. Howells..
    • Evil Penguin Classic.
    • 1.

  • H. Leslie Adams

    Contrasts: VIII. Romance

    Performer: Rochelle Sennet.
    • Bach to Black: Suites for Piano.
    • Albany Records.
    • 42.

  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Intermezzo, Don't Be Weary, Traveler

    Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Michael Repper.
    • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Toussaint L’Ouverture, Op. 46 - Ballade Op. 4 - Suites.
    • AVIE Records.
    • 7.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air (Arr. for Solo Piano)

    Performer: David Fray. Music Arranger: Alexander Siloti.
    • Rameau: Le rappel des oiseaux.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 2.

  • Arvo Pärt

    Magnificat

    Performer: Alexandra Kidgell. Conductor: Harry Christophers. Ensemble: The Sixteen.
    • Magnificat.
    • CORO.
    • 1.

  • Benjamin Britten

    Diversions, Op. 21: Variation VI. Nocturne

    Performer: Clare Hammond. Conductor: George Vass. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra.
    • Tippett – Britten – Walton.
    • BIS.
    • 10.

  • Chiquinha Gonzaga

    Saudade

    Performer: Karin Fernandes.
    • Saudade.
    • Azul Music.
    • 1.

  • Antonín Dvořák

    8 Humoresques, Op. 101, B. 187: No. 7, Poco lento e grazioso

    Performer: Yo‐Yo Ma. Performer: Itzhak Perlman. Music Arranger: Oskar Morawetz. Conductor: Seiji Ozawa. Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra.
    • The Dvorák Album.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 6.

  • Federico Moreno Torroba

    Sonatina: II. Andante

    Performer: Carlotta Dalia.
    • Berlin Classics.

  • Giovanni Bottesini

    Double Bass Concerto No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor: II. Andante

    Performer: Thomas Martin. Conductor: Andrew Litton. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra.
    • The Bottesini Collection, Vol. 1.
    • Naxos.
    • 2.

  • Gerald Finzi

    Lo, the full, final sacrifice, Op. 26 - Amen (Instrumental)

    Performer: Amy Dickson. Lyricist: Richard Crashaw. Music Arranger: Paul Mealor. Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra.
    • Introit: The Music of Gerald Finzi.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 1.

  • Edgar Bainton

    And I saw a new heaven

    Performer: Dónal McCann. Lyricist: Anon.. Choir: Choir of King’s College, Cambridge. Conductor: Daniel Hyde.
    • BBC Studios Distribution Limited.

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