A serene classical soundtrack for inner calm
Calm your thoughts and ease tension with a mindful blend of peaceful classical sounds.
Calm your thoughts and ease tension with a mindful blend of peaceful classical sounds - perfect to help you slow down, and take a moment for yourself.
Featuring delicate textures from Erik Satie, George Frideric Handel, and Gerald Finzi, alongside tranquil works by Caroline Shaw, Sally Beamish, and Thomas James White.
Produced by James C Taylor
An Overcoat Media Production for 麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind, MM
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George Frideric Handel
Rinaldo / Act II: "Lascia ch'io pianga"
Performer: Albrecht Mayer. Conductor: Monika Razynska. Orchestra: Sinfonia Varsovia.- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Marcel Tournier
Images, 1猫re Suite, Op. 29: I. Clair de lune sur l'茅tang du par
Performer: Chantal Mathieu.- Claves Records.
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Ronald Binge
The Watermill
Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ernest Tomlinson.- Marco-Polo.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude No. 1 in C Major BWV 846/1
Performer: Lang Lang.- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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E虅riks Es虒envalds
Stars
Composer: Sara Teasdale. Ensemble: VOCES8.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Malcolm Arnold
Fantasy for Guitar Op. 107: III. Arietta 1
Performer: Sean Shibe.- Delphian Records.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor": II. Adagio un poco moto
Performer: Elisabeth Leonskaja. Conductor: Michael Sch酶nwandt. Orchestra: Orchestre fran莽ais des jeunes.- Warner Classics.
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Ivo Antognini
O magnum mysterium
Choir: The Choir Of Trinity College, Cambridge. Conductor: Stephen Layton.- Hyperion.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Jesus nahm zu sich die Zw枚lfe, BWV 22, No. 5: Ert枚t uns durch dein G眉te
Performer: Eldbj酶rg Hemsing. Music Arranger: Jan-Peter Kl枚pfel. Ensemble: Norwegian String Quartet. Conductor: Tim Allhoff.- Sony Classical/Sony Music.
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Edward Elgar
Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85: III. Adagio
Performer: Gautier Capu莽on. Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.- Warner Classics.
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Dan Jones
Chloe
Performer: Esther Yoo. Conductor: Dan Jones. Orchestra: 麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Eric Whitacre
Lux Aurumque
Conductor: Eric Whitacre. Ensemble: Eric Whitacre Singers.- Decca (UMO).
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John Rutter
5 Meditations for Orchestra: No. 4, Lord, Make Me an Instrument of Thy Peace
Orchestra: Manchester Camerata. Conductor: John Rutter.- Collegium.
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Maurice Ravel
Menuet Sur Le Nom De Haydn
Performer: Andr茅 Laplante.- Analekta.
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Vincenzo Bellini
Norma, Act I: Casta Diva
Performer: Jan Vogler. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Omer Meir Wellber.- Sony Classical/Sony Music.
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Sally Beamish
In the Stillness
Composer: Katrina Shepherd. Conductor: Anna Lapwood. Ensemble: Pembroke College Chapel Choir. Ensemble: Pembroke College Girls' Choir.- Signum Records.
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Franz Liszt
Consolation No. 3 in D-Flat Major, S. 172
Performer: Lang Lang.- Sony Classical.
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Ruth Gipps
Violin Concerto in B-Flat Major, Op. 24: II. Andante
Performer: Charlie Lovell-Jones. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.- Chandos Records Limited.
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Thomas James White
Momentary Pause - Solo Piano Version
Performer: Thomas James White. -
Dobrinka Tabakova
Cello Concerto: II. Longing
Performer: Kristina Blaumane. Orchestra: Lietuvos kamerinis orkestras. Conductor: Maxim Rysanov.- ECM New Series.
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Adolphus Hailstork
3 Spirituals for Orchestra: No. 2, Kum Ba Ya
Conductor: JoAnn Falletta. Orchestra: Virginia Symphony Orchestra.- Naxos Special Projects.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Sonata No. 18 in D Major, K. 576: II. Adagio
Performer: Angela Hewitt.- Hyperion.
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Louis Spohr
Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 26: II. Adagio
Performer: Christoffer Sundqvist. Orchestra: NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Simon Gaudenz.- CPO.
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Rebecca Dale
Night Seasons: II. When It's Darkest, A Prayer For The Dawn
Composer: Book of Common Prayer. Performer: Guy Johnston. Performer: Richard McVeigh. Conductor: Nigel Short. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Ensemble: Tenebrae.- Signum Records.
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Gerald Finzi
Cello Concerto in A Minor, Op. 40: II. Andante quieto
Performer: Timothy Hugh. Orchestra: Royal Northern Sinfonia. Conductor: Howard Griffiths.- Naxos.
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Mark Butler
Dona nobis pacem
Choir: 麻豆社 Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin. -
Florence Price
Piano Concerto in one movement (Adagio cantabile)
Performer: Jeneba Kanneh鈥怣ason. Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Leslie Suganandarajah.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Yann Tiersen
Comptine d'un autre 茅t茅 : L'Apr猫s-midi
Performer: Pl铆nio Fernandes.- Decca Records US.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 "Spring": II. Adagio molto espressivo
Performer: Gidon Kremer. Performer: Martha Argerich.- Decca (UMO).
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Nitin Sawhney
New Tribes
Conductor: Nitin Sawhney. Orchestra: 麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales.- Silva Screen Records.
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Erik Satie & Alena Cherny
Gnossiene No.1
- Sony Classical/Sony Music.
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Rachel Portman
Tipping Points: II. Air
Performer: Niklas Liepe. Orchestra: WDR Funkhausorchester. Conductor: Erina Yashima.- Sony Classical/Sony Music.
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Dobrinka Tabakova
Nocturne
Performer: Mari Samuelsen. Performer: Julien Quentin.- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Vicente Lusitano
Emendemus in melius
Choir: 麻豆社 Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin. -
Franz Schubert
Nacht und Tr盲ume, D. 827
Performer: Pablo Ferr谩ndez. Performer: Julien Quentin.- Sony Classical.
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Maria Theresia von Paradis
Sicilienne
Performer: Jacqueline du Pr茅. Performer: Gerald Moore.- Warner Classics.
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Rosey Chan
Compassion
Performer: Rosey Chan. Performer: Sonic Apothecary.- Rosey Chan.
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Caroline Shaw
and the swallow
Choir: Ars Nova Copenhagen. Conductor: Paul Hillier.- Naxos.
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