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Serene classical music to settle your mind

Ease into calm with gentle classical orchestral tunes, delicate piano and strings, and soothing choral harmonies.

Relax and rebalance with a mix of soft orchestral pieces, reflective piano, and soothing choral works. Featuring timeless classics and modern compositions, to create space for rest and help you find moments of peace.

With classical favourites by Franz Liszt, Gustav Mahler, Francis Poulenc, and newer works by Kerensa Briggs, Alexis Ffrench, Peter Sandberg, and more.

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

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  • John Rutter

    Five Meditations for Orchestra: V. The Lord bless you and keep you

    Performer: Daniel Hyde. Orchestra: Britten Sinfonia.
    • John Rutter: Meditations.
    • King’s College, Cambridge.
    • 2.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Violin Sonata in E Minor, K.304/300c: II. Tempo di Menuetto

    Performer: Andrea Cicalese. Performer: Julien Quentin.
    • Mozart: Violin Sonata in E Minor, K.304/300c: II. Tempo di Menuetto.
    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.
    • 1.
  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    Carnival of the Animals, R. 125: IV. Tortoises (Arr. Lewin for Guitar)

    Performer: Alexandra Whittingham. Performer: Thea Sayer. Ensemble: Carducci String Quartet.
    • Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals, R. 125: IV. Tortoises (Arr. Lewin for Guit.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 1.
  • Peter Sandberg

    Monday

    Performer: Peter Sandberg.
    • Monday.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 1.
  • Christopher Tin

    Flocks a Mile Wide

    Conductor: Christopher Tin. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • The Lost Birds.
    • Universal Music Classics.
    • 1.
  • Eydís Evensen

    Flow

    Performer: Esther Abrami. Performer: Eydís Evensen.
    • Flow.
    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.
    • 1.
  • Rebecca Dale

    Materna Requiem: 6. Paradisum Interlude

    Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Clark Rundell.
    • Dale: Requiem For My Mother.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 6.
  • Edward Elgar

    Salut d'amour, Op. 12

    Performer: Astrig Siranossian. Performer: Nathanaël Gouin.
    • Elgar: Salut d'amour, Op. 12 (Version for Cello and Piano).
    • Alpha Classics.
    • 1.
  • Kerensa Briggs

    Lead, kindly light

    Composer: Saint John Henry Newman. Performer: Katy Hill. Performer: Daniel Collins. Conductor: Harry Christophers. Ensemble: The Sixteen.
    • Lead, Kindly Light.
    • CORO.
    • 5.
  • John Ireland

    A Downland Suite: II. Elegy

    Ensemble: Sinfonia of London. Conductor: John Wilson.
    • John Ireland: Orchestral Works.
    • Chandos.
    • 3.
  • Laura Marling

    What He Wrote

    Performer: Rosie Bennet.
    • Laura Marling: What He Wrote.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 1.
  • Henry Purcell

    Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act III: "When I Am Laid in Earth" Dido's Lamento

    Performer: Camille Thomas. Lyricist: Nahum Tate. Orchestra: Brussels Philharmonic. Conductor: Mathieu Herzog.
    • Voice Of Hope.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 3.
  • Gabriel Fauré

    Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11 (Arr. Davis for Choir & Orchestra)

    Lyricist: Jean Racine. Choir: VOCES8 Foundation Choir. Orchestra: VOCES8 Foundation Orchestra. Conductor: Barnaby Smith. Ensemble: VOCES8.
    • Fauré: Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11 (Arr. Davis for Choir & Orchestra).
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 1.
  • Ola Gjeilo

    The Crossing

    Performer: Ola Gjeilo. Performer: Thomas Gould. Performer: Ciaran McCabe. Performer: Jon Thorne. Performer: Matthew Sharp. Lyricist: Ola Gjeilo.
    • Ola Gjeilo.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 5.
  • Nitin Sawhney

    High Altitude

    Performer: Nitin Sawhney. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
    • Human Planet (Soundtrack from the TV Series).
    • Silva Screen Records Ltd.
    • 36.
  • Gustav Mahler

    Rückert-Lieder: No. 3, Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen

    Performer: Daniel Lozakovich. Performer: Hélène Mercier. Music Arranger: Daniel Lozakovich.
    • Lost to the World.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 13.
  • Ken Burton

    A prayer

    Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin.
  • George Butterworth

    2 English Idylls: No. 2, Adagio non troppo

    Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Krišs Russman.
    • Butterworth: Orchestral Works & Works for Voice & Orchestra.
    • BIS.
    • 10.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra in E Major, MWV O 5: 1. Allegro

    Performer: Katia Labèque. Performer: Marielle Labèque. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Semyon Bychkov.
    • Mendelssohn & Bruch: Concertos For 2 Pianos.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
  • Florence Price

    Ethiopia's Shadow in America: II. His Resignation and Faith

    Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Leslie Suganandarajah.
    • Florence Price: Piano Concerto in One Movement; Symphony No. 1 in E Minor.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 8.
  • Anna Clyne

    Dance (when you're broken open)

    Performer: Maja Bogdanović. Orchestra: Phion. Conductor: Xandi van Dijk.
    • Perfectly Free.
    • Challenge Classics.
    • 5.
  • Max Richter

    Spring 2 (2022)

    Performer: Max Richter. Performer: Elena Urioste. Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra.
    • The New Four Seasons - Vivaldi Recomposed.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 3.
  • Leokadiya Kashperova

    Symphony in B Minor, Op. 4: III. Andante

    Orchestra: Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin. Conductor: Anna Skryleva.
    • Naxos Music UK Ltd.
  • Jean‐Philippe Rameau

    Acanthe et Céphise, RCT 29: Menuet

    Ensemble: Ensemble Les Surprises. Conductor: Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas.
    • Reines.
    • Alpha Classics.
    • 20.
  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartet in C Major, Op. 20 No. 2: I. Moderato

    Ensemble: Isidore String Quartet.
    • Adorations.
    • Delos.
    • 1.
  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Othello, Op. 79: IV. The Willow Song

    Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Fawzi Haimor.
    • Coleridge-Taylor: Othello, Op. 79: IV. The Willow Song.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 1.
  • Franz Schubert

    Piano Sonata No. 13 in A Major, D. 664: I. Allegro moderato

    Performer: Kun Woo Paik.
    • Schubert.
    • Universal Music Ltd..
    • 1.
  • Tobias Hume

    The First Part of Ayres: No. 1, Captain Humes Pavin

    Performer: Miguel Bonal.
    • From Silence.
    • Alpha Classics.
    • 1.
  • Jean Sibelius

    Andante Festivo

    Orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme Järvi.
    • Sibelius: Finlandia; Luonnotar; Karelia Suite.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 5.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Violin Concerto in E Major, BWV 1042: II. Adagio

    Performer: Sigiswald Kuijken. Ensemble: La Petite Bande.
    • Johann Sebastian Bach: Harpsichord Concertos Vol. 2.
    • Accent.
    • 8.
  • Alexis Ffrench

    Across the Ocean

    Performer: Alexis Ffrench.
    • Across the Ocean.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 1.
  • Arcangelo Corelli

    Adagio from Violin Sonata in G Minor, Op. 5 No. 5

    Performer: Arcangelo Corelli. Performer: Matthias Bamert. Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Chandos.
  • Snorri Hallgrímsson

    The Stars Will Dim (Nowhere Sessions)

    Performer: Snorri Hallgrímsson.
    • The Stars Will Dim (Nowhere Sessions).
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 1.
  • Qasim Ali Naqvi

    God Docks at Death Harbor: The Beginning

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra.
    • BBC Studios Distribution Limited.
  • Francis Poulenc

    Sinfonietta, FP 141: III. Andante cantabile

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

    Reverie

    Performer: Alberto Giurioli.
    • Reverie.
    • Alberto Giurioli.
    • 1.

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