Classical sounds to help you retreat into calm
Retreat from the hustle and bustle of daily life with this calming classical music mix.
A collection of classical tunes to ease the mind and soothe the soul.
Slide into warm instrumental sounds by Mozart, Anna Clyne and Lauri Porra, glowing choral textures from William Byrd and Christopher H. Harris, and soothing chamber music by Fela Sowande, Toru Takemitsu and Alexander Tsfasman.
Produced by Steven Rajam
An Overcoat Media Production for 麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind. MM
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Serenade in E-Flat Major, K. 375 - III. Adagio
Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.- UME - Global Clearing House.
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Gerald Finzi
Lo, the full, final sacrifice, Op. 26 - Amen (Instrumental)
Performer: Amy Dickson. Conductor: Nicholas Collon. Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Johannes Brahms
5 Lieder, Op. 49: No. 4, Wiegenlied (Version for Viola & Piano)
Performer: James Ehnes. Performer: Andrew Armstrong.- Onyx Classics.
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Christopher H. Harris
Bring me all your dreams
Lyricist: Langston Hughes. Ensemble: London Voices. Conductor: Christopher H. Harris.- Oxford University Press Music.
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Anthony Collins
Symphony for Strings No.1: II. Adagio molto
Orchestra: 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra.- Dutton Epoch.
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Elena Kats鈥怌hernin
Phonometrician
Performer: Tamara Anna Cislowska.- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Modest Mussorgsky
Pictures at an Exhibition - Promenade II
Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic.- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Toru Takemitsu
The Last Waltz
Performer: Andrea Dieci.- Brilliant Classics.
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Michael Nyman
The Diary of Anne Frank - If
Performer: Jess Gillam. Conductor: Jessica Cottis. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Zenobia Powell Perry
Piano Potpourri: No. 5, A Jazz Trifle
Performer: LaDoris Hazzard Cordell.- Cambria.
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Kerensa Briggs
Requiem: IX. In Paradisum
Performer: Anita Monserrat. Performer: Richard Gowers. Choir: Choir of King鈥檚 College, London. Conductor: Joseph Fort.- Delphian Records.
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
24 Negro Melodies, Op. 59: No. 10. Deep River
Music Arranger: Alessio Pianelli. Orchestra: Avos Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Alessio Pianelli.- Rubicon.
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Wu Tong
Rain Falling from the Roof
Performer: Yo鈥怸o Ma. Performer: Kathryn Stott.- Sony Classical.
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J贸n Leifs
Requiem, Op. 33b
Choir: Choir of Clare College, Cambridge. Conductor: Graham Ross.- harmonia mundi.
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Jules Massenet
La Vierge / Scene 4: The Assumption - Le dernier sommeil de la Vi猫rge
Orchestra: New Symphony Orchestra of London. Conductor: Raymond Agoult.- Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd..
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Richard Strauss
Serenade for 13 Wind Instruments in E-Flat Major, Op. 7
Conductor: Nicholas Cleobury. Ensemble: Britten Sinfonia.- Warner Classics.
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William Byrd
Mass for 4 voices (Agnus Dei)
Choir: Stile Antico.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Johannes Brahms
Six Canonic Studies, Op. 56: No. 1, Con moto egual'e dolce (Arr. for Orchestra)
Conductor: Paul Mann. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra.- Toccata Classics.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 10 No. 1: II. Adagio molto
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Johann Sebastian Bach
"Ich steh mit einem Fu脽 im Grabe", Cantata BWV 156: Sinfonia
Performer: Lisa Batiashvili. Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Radoslaw Szulc.- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Robert de Vis茅e
Sarabande
Performer: Toby Carr.- 2022 Delphian Records Ltd..
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Maurice Ravel
Pavane de la belle au bois dormant (Ma m猫re l'oye)
Orchestra: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin.- Warner Classics.
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Nancy Dalberg
String Quartet No. 1 in D Minor: III. Adagio
Performer: Hei冒run Petersen. Performer: Mads Haugsted Hansen. Performer: Daniel Eklund. Performer: Lea Emilie Br酶ndal. Ensemble: Nordic String Quartet.- Dacapo.
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Fela Sowande
2 Preludes on Yoruba Sacred Folk Melodies: No. 1, K'A Mura
Performer: Rebeca Omordia.- SOMM Recordings.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K.581: 2. Larghetto
Performer: Sabine Meyer. Ensemble: Hagen Quartett.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Dora Peja膷evi膰
Piano Concerto, Op. 33: II. Adagio con estro poetico
Performer: Peter Donohoe. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.- Chandos Records Limited.
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Vicente Lusitano
Emendemus in melius - SATB
Music Arranger: Marques L. A. Garrett. Choir: London Voices.- Oxford University Press Music.
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Roger Eno
Through The Blue (Piano Version)
Performer: Roger Eno.- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Krzysztof Penderecki
3 Pieces in Old Style: No. 1, Aria
Orchestra: Warsaw Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Antoni Wit.- Naxos.
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Joby Talbot
Transit of Venus
Performer: Jess Gillam. Ensemble: Jess Gillam Ensemble.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 5 - IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam
Conductor: Claudio Abbado. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker.- UME - Global Clearing House.
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Sylvius Leopold Weiss
Fantasia in C Minor (Transcr. for Harp)
Performer: Magdalena Hoffmann.- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Florence Price
Snapshots: Moon Behind a Cloud
Performer: Samantha Ege.- Lorelt.
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Lauri Porra
Utu
Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska. Singer: Lauri Porra.- Platoon.
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Vincenzo Bellini
Norma, Act I: Casta Diva (Arr. for Cello & Orchestra by Jan Vogler)
Performer: Jan Vogler. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Omer Meir Wellber.- Sony Classical/Sony Music.
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Roger Quilter
Where the Rainbow Ends Suite: No. 1a Rainbow Land (Version for orchestra)
Conductor: Adrian Leaper. Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra.- Marco-Polo.
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Max Richter
Vladimir's Blues
Performer: Max Richter.- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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John Williams
Theme From Schindler's List
Performer: Itzhak Perlman. Conductor: John Williams. Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra.- Geffen*.
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John Ireland
The Holy Boy
Conductor: John Wilson. Orchestra: Sinfonia of London.- Chandos.
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Anna Clyne
DANCE: III. in the middle of the fighting
Performer: Inbal Segev. Conductor: Marin Alsop. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra.- AVIE Records.
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Ernest Bloch
Enfantines, B. 49: Dream
Performer: Corinna Simon.- Sony Classical/Sony Music.
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Alexander Tsfasman
Jazz Suite: II. Lyrical Waltz
Performer: Karl鈥怘einz Steffens. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra.- naive, a label of Believe Group.
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