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Reflective classical music for peaceful moments

Sweet and mellow classical sounds for those rainy days, with wistful shades of light and dark.

Sweet and mellow classical sounds for those rainy days, with wistful shades of light and dark.

Featuring rich and warming harmonies from John Rutter, Christopher H. Harris, and Marianna Martines, plus gentle string textures from George Enescu, Joseph Boulogne Chevalier de Saint-Georges, and Dan Jones.

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

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Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto

    Performer: Wang Xiaoming. Performer: Stefan Tarara. Orchestra: Stradivari Orchestra.
    • J. S. Bach: Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tant.
    • Prospero Classical.
    • 1.

  • John Rutter

    A Clare Benediction

    Lyricist: John Rutter. Choir: Choir of Clare College, Cambridge. Conductor: Graham Ross. Ensemble: Dmitri Ensemble.
    • John Rutter: A Clare Benediction.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 1.

  • George Enescu

    String Octet in C Major, Op. 7 (Version for String Orchestra): III. Lentement

    Performer: Tabea Zimmermann. Ensemble: Ensemble Resonanz.
    • Enescu: String Octet in C Major, Op. 7 (Version for String Orchestra): III. Lent.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 1.

  • Rachel Portman

    The Swallow

    Performer: Rachel Portman. Performer: Niklas Liepe.
    • The Swallow.
    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.
    • 1.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-Flat Major, K. 495: II. Romance. Andante cantabile

    Performer: Radovan Vlatković. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Jeffrey Tate.
    • Mozart: Horn Concertos, Nos. 1 - 4.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 10.

  • Mark Butler

    Dona nobis pacem

    Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin.

  • Agathe Backer-Grøndahl

    5 Fantasy Pieces, Op. 45: No. 4, Gyngende

    Performer: Benjamin Engeli.
    • Agathe Backer Grøndahl: 5 Fantasy Pieces, Op. 45: No. 4, Gyngende.
    • Prospero Classical.
    • 1.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68: II. Andante molto moto

    Orchestra: Orchestre Consuelo. Conductor: Victor Julien-Laferrière.
    • Beethoven: Symphonies No. 5, 6 & 8 (Intégrale des symphonies, Vol. 2).
    • B Records.
    • 2.

  • Arvo Pärt

    Estonian Lullaby

    Lyricist: Anon.. Orchestra: Estonian Festival Orchestra. Choir: Ellerhein. Conductor: Paavo Järvi.
    • Arvo Pärt: Credo.
    • Alpha Classics.
    • 10.

  • Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges

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

    Conductor: Daniel Hege. Orchestra: Encore Chamber Orchestra.
    • Violin Concertos by Black Composers Through the Centuries.
    • Cedille.
    • 2.

  • Johannes Brahms

    5 Lieder, Op. 106: No. 4, Meine Lieder

    Performer: Andrei Gologan. Music Arranger: Andrei Gologan.
    • Brahms: 5 Lieder, Op. 106: No. 4, Meine Lieder (Arr. for Piano by Andrei Gologan.
    • Evidence Classics.
    • 1.

  • Máximo Diego Pujol

    4 piezas cristalinas: No. 3, Verde alma

    Performer: Emmanuel Rossfelder.
    • Máximo Diego Pujol: 4 piezas cristalinas: No. 3, Verde alma.
    • Evidence Classics.
    • 1.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": II. Allegro con grazia

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan.
    • Tchaikovsky: 6 Symphonies.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 04.

  • Dario Marianelli

    Dawn (Arr. Webb for Harp)

    Performer: Alis Huws.
    • Dawn (Arr. Webb for Harp) (From \"Pride and Prejudice\").
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 1.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Lieder ohne Worte, Book 2, Op. 30: No. 3 in E Major: II Adagio non troppo

    Performer: Michael Endres.
    • Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte.
    • Oehms Classics.
    • 9.

  • Cipriani Potter

    Symphony in C Minor: II. Andante con moto, quasi allegretto

    Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Howard Griffiths.
    • jpc schallplatten Versandhandels GmbH.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude

    Performer: Anastasia Kobekina.
    • Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 1.

  • Zeuss

    Bring me all your dreams

    Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin.

  • Franz Liszt

    Consolations, S. 172: No. 2 in E Major. Un poco più mosso

    Performer: Lang Lang.
    • Liszt: Consolations, S. 172: No. 2 in E Major. Un poco più mosso.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 1.

  • Gustav Holst

    A Fugal Concerto, Op. 40, No. 2: II. Adagio

    Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Manze.
    • A Fugal Concerto, Op. 40, No. 2: II. Adagio.
    • Onyx Classics.
    • 1.

  • Akira Kosemura

    Under The Starry Sky (Piano Version)

    Composer: Hollie Kenniff. Performer: Akira Kosemura.
    • Under The Starry Sky (Piano Version).
    • Universal Music LLC.
    • 1.

  • Max Richter

    Path 3 / Whose Name Is Written On Water (Pt. 1 / Faded)

    Performer: Max Richter. Lyricist: Max Richter.
    • Sleep Circle (Faded).
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 5.

  • Gustav Holst

    The Planets: Venus, the Bringer of Peace

    Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Malcolm Sargent.
    • Holst: The Planets Op. 32.
    • Sunday Club Records.
    • 2.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2, M. 57b: Lever du jour

    Performer: Julien Beaudiment. Performer: Célia Oneto Bensaid.
    • Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé.
    • Aparté.
    • 1.

  • Dan Jones

    Walk in the Meadows

    Performer: Esther Yoo. Conductor: Dan Jones. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
    • Sur la plage de Chesil (Bande originale du film).
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 8.

  • Claude Debussy

    La fille aux cheveux de lin (Arr. Bream for Guitar)

    Performer: Alexandra Whittingham.
    • Debussy: La fille aux cheveux de lin (Arr. Bream for Guitar).
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 1.

  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 80: II. Andante

    Performer: Philippe Graffin. Orchestra: Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Michael Hankinson.
    • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor • Dvořák: Violin Concertos.
    • AVIE Records.
    • 2.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria

    Performer: Danny Driver.
    • Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria.
    • Onyx Classics.
    • 1.

  • Barnaby Taylor

    Tundra Swans

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Orchestra: Chinese Ensemble. Conductor: Barnaby Taylor.
    • Wild China (Original Soundtrack).
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 5.

  • John Sheppard

    Media vita in morte sumus: II. Media vita in morte sumus (Antiphona)

    Ensemble: Alamire. Conductor: David Skinner.
    • John Sheppard: Media Vita in Morte Sumus.
    • Inventa Records.
    • 2.

  • Florence Price

    Symphony No. 3 in C Minor - II. Andante ma non troppo

    Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin. Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra.
    • Price: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor: II. Andante ma non troppo.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 1.

  • Florian Christl

    Budapest

    Performer: Florian Christl.
    • Budapest (Solo Piano Version).
    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.
    • 1.

  • Igor Stravinsky

    Apollon musagète, Second tableau: Pas de deux

    Music Arranger: Julian Azkoul. Ensemble: United Strings of Europe. Conductor: Julian Azkoul.
    • Hommages.
    • BIS.
    • 10.

  • Sophie Hutchings

    A Dead Sea's Ripples

    Performer: Sophie Hutchings.
    • A Dead Sea's Ripples.
    • Mercury Classics.
    • 1.

  • Mel Bonis

    Phoebé, Op. 30

    Performer: Clémence de Forceville. Performer: Ismaël Margain. Music Arranger: Ismaël Margain.
    • Bonis: Phoebé, Op. 30 (Arr. for Violin and Piano by Ismaël Margain).
    • Evidence Classics.
    • 1.

  • Edward Elgar

    Two Chansons, Op. 15: No. 2, Chanson de matin

    Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Davis.
    • Elgar : Orchestral Works.
    • Rhino.
    • 7.

  • Alexandre Batta

    6 Lieder de Franz Schubert: I. La Sérénade

    Composer: Franz Schubert. Performer: Sol Gabetta. Performer: Irina Zahharenkova.
    • 6 Lieder de Franz Schubert: I. La Sérénade.
    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.
    • 1.

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