Soothing classical sounds to uplift your senses
Take a moment to take a step back with this calming mix of serene classical sounds. Featuring orchestral warmth from Pietro Mascagni and Howard Skempton, plus solo piano from Maurice Ravel and Rachel Portman.
Produced by Steven Rajam
An Overcoat Media Production for 91Èȱ¬ Radio 3 Unwind. MM
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Claude Debussy
Petite suite, L. 65: IV. Ballet
Music Arranger: Henri Büsser. Conductor: Yoav Talmi. Orchestra: Orchestre symphonique de Québec.- Debussy: Orchestrations by Caplet, Ansermet, Ravel, Stokowski & Busser.
- ATMA Classique.
- 20.
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Florence Price
Negro Folksongs for String Quartet: No. 2, Somebody's Knockin' At Yo Do'
Ensemble: Catalyst Quartet.- Uncovered, Vol. 2: Florence B. Price.
- Azica Records.
- 6.
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Charles Villiers Stanford
The Blue Bird
Choir: Chamber Choir Ireland. Conductor: Paul Hillier.- RTÉ Lyric.
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Pietro Mascagni
Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo sinfonico
Lyricist: Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti. Lyricist: Guido Menasci. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth. Orchestra: 91Èȱ¬ Concert Orchestra.- Vissi d'Arte - Opera for Orchestra.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
- 5.
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Ethel Bilsland
The Birthday Party: VI. Sleepy Song
Performer: Samantha Ege.- Wave Theory Records Limited.
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AntonÃn Dvořák
Piano Concerto in G Minor, Op. 33: II. Andante sostenuto
Performer: Francesco Piemontesi. Orchestra: 91Èȱ¬ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jiřà BÄ›lohlávek.- naive classique.
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Peter Gregson
4.2 Allemande (Arr. for Saxophone Quartet)
Ensemble: Signum Saxophone Quartet.- Echoes.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 5.
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Eric Coates
By The Sleepy Lagoon
Performer: Martin Loveday. Orchestra: 91Èȱ¬ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Vernon Handley.- The Best Of British Light Music.
- Sony Classical.
- 14.
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Cécile Chaminade
Pas des ésharpes, Op. 37
Performer: Eric Parkin.- Chandos.
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Akira Nakata
12 Songs for Guitar: No. 7: A Song of Early Spring
Performer: Shin-Ichi Fukuda.- Naxos Music UK Ltd.
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Patrick Hawes
Clarinet Concerto: II. Sarabande
Performer: Emma Johnson. Orchestra: 91Èȱ¬ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Philip Ellis.- Nimbus Alliance.
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George Frideric Handel
Keyboard Suite No. 1 (Set II) in B-Flat Major: IV. Menuet
Performer: Roberto Cominati. Music Arranger: Wilhelm Kempff.- ACOUSENCE Classics.
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William Walton
Henry V: Touch her soft lips and part
Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra. Conductor: John Rutter. Choir: The Cambridge Singers.- This is the Day.
- Collegium Records.
- 15.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Serenade No. 10 in B-Flat Major, "Gran partita": IV. Adagio
Ensemble: German Wind Soloists.- Mozart: Romantic Mozart (The).
- Naxos.
- 1.
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Rebecca Clarke
Prelude
Performer: Robert Plane.- Clarke, R: Viola Music.
- Naxos.
- 1.
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Cipriani Potter
Symphony No. 1 in G Minor: II. Andante quasi allegeretto
Orchestra: The 91Èȱ¬ National Orchestra of Wales (orchestra). Conductor: Howard Griffiths (conductor).- cpo.
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William Grant Still
Suite for Violin and Piano: II. Mother and Child
Performer: Randall Goosby. Performer: Zhu Wang.- Roots.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
- 10.
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Howard Skempton
Kettle's Yard Canon
Performer: Andrew Sparling. Performer: Nancy Ruffer.- Huddersfield Contemporary Records.
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George Frideric Handel
Rinaldo / Act II: "Lascia ch'io pianga"
Performer: Albrecht Mayer. Performer: Monika Razynska. Lyricist: Giacomo Rossi. Lyricist: Aaron Hill. Lyricist: Torquato Tasso. Orchestra: Sinfonia Varsovia.- New Seasons - Händel für Oboe und Orchester.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 7.
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Fanny Mendelssohn
Piano Trio in D Minor, Op. 11: II. Andante espressivo
Ensemble: Trio Chausson.- Fanny & Felix Mendelssohn.
- Mirare.
- 2.
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Trad.
Arrangements from Scottish lute manuscripts: Ladie lie near me
Performer: Sean Shibe. Music Arranger: Sean Shibe.- Softloud: Music for Acoustic and Electric Guitars.
- Delphian Records.
- 2.
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Edvard Grieg
Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: II. Adagio
Performer: Javier Perianes. Orchestra: 91Èȱ¬ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.- Harmonia Mundi UK Limited.
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John Sheppard
Media vita in morte sumus: II. Media vita in morte sumus (Antiphona)
Conductor: David Skinner. Ensemble: Alamire.- John Sheppard: Media Vita in Morte Sumus.
- Inventa Records.
- 2.
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Robert Schumann
Kinderszenen, Op. 15: 7. Träumerei
Performer: Martha Argerich.- Schumann: Kinderszenen – Meisterwerke.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 7.
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Howard Skempton
Campanella 3
Performer: John Tilbury.- Sony.
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George Walker
Lyric for Strings
Conductor: Kellen Gray. Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra.- African American Voices.
- Linn Records.
- 2.
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Clara Schumann
Evening celebration in Venice (3 Part Songs)
Choir: North German Radio Choir. Conductor: Philipp Ahmann.- Es-Dur.
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Rachel Portman
the summer day
Performer: Rachel Portman.- ask the river.
- Node Records.
- 11.
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Adolphus Hailstork
3 Spirituals for Orchestra: No. 2, Kum Ba Ya
Conductor: JoAnn Falletta. Orchestra: Virginia Symphony Orchestra.- Hailstork: Orchestral Music.
- Naxos.
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Howard Skempton
Lento
Conductor: Mark Wigglesworth. Orchestra: 91Èȱ¬ Symphony Orchestra.- NMC Recordings.
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Giya Kancheli
33 Miniatures for Piano (Excerpts): No. 22, Grazioso
Performer: Elisaveta Blumina.- Michael Dreyer - Hugo Gaido GbR.
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Hanna Havrylets
Tropar, Prayer to the Holy Mother of God
Performer: Raphaela Gromes. Music Arranger: Julian Riem. Orchestra: National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine. Conductor: Volodymyr Sirenko.- Tropar, Prayer to the Holy Mother of God (Arr. for Cello and Orchestra by Julian.
- Sony Classical/Sony Music.
- 1.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto
Performer: Fazil Say.- Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos 11, 12, 13 & 14, "Moonlight".
- Warner Classics.
- 18.
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Erland Cooper
Music For Growing Flowers - Pt. 5
Performer: Erland Cooper.- Music For Growing Flowers.
- Mercury Classics.
- 5.
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Johannes Ockeghem
Deo Gratias
Choir: Huelgas Ensemble. Conductor: Paul Van Nevel.- Utopia Triumphans: The Great Polyphony of the Renaissance.
- Sony Classical.
- 4.
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Max Richter
Dream 3 (in the midst of my life)
Performer: Ben Russell. Performer: Yuki Numata Resnick. Performer: Max Richter.- From Sleep.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 1.
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Maurice Ravel
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Performer: André Laplante.- Ravel: Miroirs, Jeux D'Eau, Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte.
- Analekta.
- 1.
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Harry Burleigh
My Lord, What a Mornin'
Choir: Chattanooga Choral Arts Society. Conductor: Robert Bode.- Gothic.
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