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Gentle music for moments of calm

Immerse yourself in a collection of peaceful classical music to bring calm and clarity.

Featuring beautiful works by Caroline Shaw, George Butterworth, Florence Price, Carl Orff and more.

Produced by James C Taylor
An Overcoat Media Production for 麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind, MM

3 hours

Last on

Tue 9 Dec 2025 06:00

Music Played

  • George Butterworth

    Two English Idylls: No. 1

    Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Grant Llewellyn.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
  • J贸hann J贸hannsson

    A Sparrow Alighted upon our Shoulder

    Performer: J贸hann J贸hannsson. Orchestra: Air Lyndhurst String Orchestra. Conductor: Anthony Weeden.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
  • Florence Price

    Clouds

    Performer: Beatrice Nicholas.
    • Beatrice Nicholas.
  • Alexander Borodin

    String Quartet No. 2 in D Major: III. Notturno. Andante

    Ensemble: I Musici de Montr茅al. Conductor: Yuli Turovsky.
    • Chandos Records.
  • Kim Andr茅 Arnesen

    Even When He is Silent

    Choir: Cantus. Conductor: Tove Ramlo-Ystad.
    • 2L.
  • Edward Elgar

    Enigma Variations, Op. 36: Theme. Andante

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Leonard Bernstein.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
  • Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges

    Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 3, No. 1: Adagio

    Performer: Zhou Qian. Orchestra: Toronto Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Kevin Mallon.
    • Naxos.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Lascia ch'io piangia (Rinaldo)

    Performer: Felix Klieser. Ensemble: CHAARTS.
    • Berlin Classics.
  • Alexis Ffrench

    Papillon

    Performer: Alexis Ffrench.
    • Sony Classical.
  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartet in B flat, HIII No. 69, Op. 71 No. 1: 2. Adagio

    Ensemble: Aeolian Quartet.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
  • Amy Beach

    By the Still Waters, Op. 114

    Performer: Isata Kanneh鈥怣ason.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
  • Heitor Villa鈥怢obos

    5 Preludes, W419, A419: No. 3 in A Minor (Homage to Bach)

    Performer: Sean Shibe.
    • Pentatone.
  • Carl Orff

    Carmina Burana: 3. Cour d'amours, "In trutina"

    Performer: Barbara Bonney. Lyricist: Anon.. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Andr茅 Previn.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
  • Jean鈥怭hilippe Rameau

    Les Bor茅ades: Act IV - Entr茅e de Polymnie (Live)

    Orchestra: Les Musiciens du Louvre. Conductor: Marc Minkowski.
    • Archiv Produktion.
  • 脫lafur Arnalds

    momentary - choir version

    Performer: 脫lafur Arnalds. Choir: VOCES8.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
  • Ruth Gipps

    Symphony No. 2 in One Movement, Op. 30: V. Adagio

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.
    • Chandos.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Sonata for 2 Pianos in D Major, K. 448/375a: II. Andante

    Performer: Ingrid Haebler. Performer: Ludwig Hoffmann.
    • UME - Global Clearing House.
  • Tarik O鈥橰egan

    I Listen To The Stillness of You

    Ensemble: 麻豆社 Singers.
  • Nitin Sawhney

    New Tribes

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Nitin Sawhney.
    • Silva Screen Records Ltd.
  • Johan Helmich Roman

    Asaggio: Andante

    Performer: G枚ran S枚llscher.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
  • Frederick Delius

    3 Small Tone Poems: No. 3, Spring Morning

    Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: David Lloyd鈥怞ones.
    • Naxos.
  • Edvard Grieg

    Old Norwegian Romance, Op. 51: Andante molto tranquillo

    Orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
  • Jean Cras

    Cello Sonata: II. Adagio

    Performer: Astrig Siranossian. Performer: Nathana毛l Gouin.
    • Alpha Classics.
  • Adolphus Hailstork

    God be merciful

    Choir: 麻豆社 Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Keyboard Suite in D Minor, HWV 437 III. Sarabande

    Performer: Zhilan Li.
    • 1631 Recordings.
  • Valentin Silvestrov

    Stille Musik: 3. Augenblicke der Serenade

    Performer: Valentin Silvestrov.
    • ECM New Series.
  • Eric Whitacre

    Alleluia

    Conductor: Eric Whitacre. Choir: Eric Whitacre Singers.
    • Decca (UMO).
  • C茅cile Chaminade

    S茅r茅nade, Op. 29

    Performer: Eric Parkin.
    • Chandos Records Limited.
  • Ross Edwards

    Enyato I: Chorale and Ecstatic Dance: 1. Sereno

    Orchestra: Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Mills.
    • Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC).
  • Lili Boulanger

    2 Pieces for Violin & Piano: No. 1, Nocturne

    Performer: Coco Tomita. Performer: Simon Callaghan.
    • Orchid Classics.
  • Caroline Shaw

    And the Swallow

    Conductor: Anna Lapwood. Ensemble: Pembroke College Chapel Choir. Ensemble: Pembroke College Girls' Choir.
    • Signum Records.
  • Gabriel Faur茅

    Pell茅as et M茅lisande, Op. 80: 4. Sicilienne

    Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Seiji Ozawa.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

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

    Performer: Philippe Graffin. Conductor: Michael Hankinson. Orchestra: Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • AVIE Records.
  • Gustav Mahler

    Mahler Adagietto Variation (From Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor)

    Performer: Gabriele Bagnati. Performer: Esther Abrami.
    • Masterworks/Sony Music.
  • William Walton

    Henry V: 2. Touch her soft lips and part

    Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Barenboim.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
  • Avril Coleridge-Taylor

    Who knows?

    Performer: Alexandra Mackenzie. Performer: Ingrid Sawers.
    • Delphian Records.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15: II. Largo

    Performer: Stewart Goodyear. Orchestra: 麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Andrew Constantine.
    • Orchid Music Limited.

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