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Lose yourself in gentle melodies

Take a moment to unwind, relax and focus - with some of the most calming melodies in classical music.

Enjoy time to unwind with this selection of some of the most calming melodies in classical music - the perfect escape from the stresses of the everyday.

Featuring gentle music by Alexis Ffrench, John Rutter, Hania Rani and Dan Jones. And gorgeous classics from Edward Elgar, Gustav Mahler, Florence Price, Ronald Binge, and more.

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

3 hours

Last on

Boxing Day 2025 06:00

Music Played

  • Gustav Mahler

    Symphony No. 5: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo

    Performer: Beatrice Rana. Orchestra: Amsterdam Sinfonietta.
    • Warner Classics.
  • Sarah Class

    Up in the Clouds

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Elizabeth Purnell.
    • Silva Screen Records Ltd.
  • Gabriel Faur茅

    Pavane, Op. 50

    Orchestra: San Francisco Symphony. Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas.
    • SFS Media.
  • Dan Forrest

    The Sun Never Says

    Ensemble: Phoenix Chorale. Conductor: Christopher Gabbitas.
    • Signum Records.
  • Hania Rani

    Preludium Es-dur (Remastered 2021)

    Performer: Hania Rani. Performer: Dobrawa Czocher.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor": II. Adagio un poco mosso

    Performer: Walter Gieseking. Conductor: Alceo Galliera. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra.
    • Warner Classics.
  • Jos茅 Ferrer

    Pens茅es Du Soir, Nocturne for Guitar, Op. 44

    Performer: Gerard Cousins.
    • Prima Classic.
  • Ronald Binge

    Sailing By (Radio 4, Shipping Forecast theme)

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: David Parry.
    • Warner Classics International.
  • Joe Hisaishi

    Kiki's Delivery Service: A Town with an Ocean View

    Performer: Louis Philippson.
    • Masterworks/Sony Music.
  • John Rutter

    What Sweeter Music

    Choir: The Cambridge Singers. Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia. Conductor: John Rutter.
    • Collegium.
  • Gustav Holst

    A Moorside Suite, H. 173: Nocturne

    Orchestra: Royal Northern Sinfonia. Conductor: David Lloyd鈥怞ones.
    • Naxos.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 30: No. 6 in F-Sharp Minor, Allegretto tranquillo

    Performer: Anna Koller.
    • Nordic Classical Records.
  • Ennio Morricone

    Gabriel's Oboe from The Mission (Excerpt)

    Performer: Yo鈥怸o Ma. Conductor: Ennio Morricone. Orchestra: Roma Sinfonietta.
    • Sony Classical.
  • Mark Butler

    Dona nobis pacem

    Choir: 麻豆社 Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin.
  • Roderick Elms

    Cantilena for Guitar and Orchestra

    Performer: Carlos Bonell. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth.
    • Signum Records.
  • Alexis Ffrench

    Suddenly (Solo Piano Version)

    Performer: Alexis Ffrench.
    • Sony Classical.
  • Dan Jones

    Solemn Love

    Performer: Esther Yoo. Conductor: Dan Jones. Orchestra: 麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: II. Larghetto

    Performer: Charlie Siem. Conductor: Oleg Caetani. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra.
    • Signum Records.
  • Chad Lawson

    Gentle (Sleep Rework)

    Performer: Chad Lawson.
    • Chad Lawson Decca US.
  • Kerensa Briggs

    Requiem: IX. In Paradisum

    Performer: Anita Monserrat. Performer: Richard Gowers. Performer: Joseph Fort. Choir: Choir of King鈥檚 College, London.
    • Delphian Records.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Concerto Grosso No. 11, Op. 6: IV. Andante

    Orchestra: Bratislava Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Pavol Bagin.
    • Denon.
  • Ashley Jackson

    The Angels Changed My Name

    Composer: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. Performer: Ashley Jackson.
    • Bright Shiny Things.
  • Edward Elgar

    Serenade for String Orchestra: Larghetto

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Daniel.
    • RCA Red Seal.
  • Vicente Lusitano

    Emendemus in melius

    Ensemble: 麻豆社 Singers.
  • Amy Beach

    Dreaming Op.15 No. 3

    Performer: Eline Marlene.
    • T茅l猫s Music.
  • Frederick Delius

    3 Small Tone Poems: No. 3, Spring Morning

    Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: David Lloyd鈥怞ones.
    • Naxos.
  • Evgeny Grinko

    Glare of Us

    Performer: Evgeny Grinko.
    • Nettwerk Music Group.
  • Mel Bonis

    Suite en Trio Op. 59: II. Pastorale

    Performer: Florian Wiek. Performer: Tatjana Ruhland. Ensemble: Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra.
    • SWR Klassik.
  • Dobrinka Tabakova

    Concerto For Violoncello And Strings: II. (Longing)

    Performer: Kristina Blaumane. Orchestra: Lietuvos kamerinis orkestras. Conductor: Maxim Rysanov.
    • ECM New Series.
  • William Alwyn

    2 Irish Pieces: No. 1, From the Countryside

    Performer: Ashley Wass.
    • Naxos.
  • Marianna Martines

    Concerto per Cembalo in G Major: II. Adagio

    Performer: Nicoleta Paraschivescu. Ensemble: La Floridiana.
    • Deutsche Harmonia Mundi.
  • Mel Bonis

    Soir, Op. 76 No. 1

    Ensemble: Brackman Trio.
    • Challenge Classics.
  • Edward Elgar

    Lux aeterna [from 'Nimrod' of 'Enigma' variations]

    Music Arranger: John Cameron. Choir: VOCES8.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
  • Johann Pachelbel

    Canon and Gigue for Three Violins and Continuo in D Major

    Orchestra: Jean-Fran莽ois Paillard Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Jean鈥怓ran莽ois Paillard.
    • Warner Classics International.
  • Caroline Shaw

    And the Swallow

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

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