Relaxing music from Sissinghurst Castle Garden for 麻豆社 Nature Week
Calming classical music to inspire focus and set you up for the day ahead. Presented by Dr Sian Williams from Sissinghurst Castle Garden in Kent.
Calming classical music to help you focus and set you up for the day ahead. Presented by broadcaster, author and counselling psychologist Dr Sian Williams from Sissinghurst Castle Garden.
Featuring beautifully calming harmonies with music by Farrenc, Handel, and Brahms, Sian explores the concept of renewal and, Professor Catherine Loveday explains how blue and green spaces affect our brains.
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Music Played
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Edward MacDowell
10 Woodland Sketches, Op. 51: No. 1, To a Wild Rose
Orchestra: 麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Wilson.- Chandos.
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Francisco Guerrero
Songs of Songs (Ego flos campi)
Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.- Coro.
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Alexander Glazunov
Symphony No 5 in B flat major, Op 55 (3rd mvt)
Conductor: Tadaaki Otaka. Orchestra: 麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales.- BIS.
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Mohammed Fairouz
Piano Miniature (No 6, 'Addio')
Performer: Lara Downes.- Steinway & Sons.
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Louise Farrenc
Nocturne in E flat major, Op 49 (arr for orchestra)
Orchestra: Prague Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Shea Lolin.- Sony.
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Elena Kats鈥怌hernin
Russian Rag
Performer: Nicola Sweeney. Performer: Sarah Nicolls.- Signum.
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Isobel Waller-Bridge
Egypt (Vita & Virginia, OMPS)
Performer: Isobel Waller-Bridge.- Lakeshore records.
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Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k
String Quartet No.12 in F major, Op.96 "American" (2nd mvt)
Ensemble: Skampa Quartet.- Champs Hill.
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Fr茅d茅ric d鈥橢rlanger
Ballade for Cello and Orchestra
Performer: Guy Johnston. Conductor: Johannes Wildner. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra.- Dutton Epoch.
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Edward Elgar
5 Intermezzos (1st mvt, 'The Farmyard')
Ensemble: Athena Ensemble.- Chandos.
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Ken Burton
A Prayer
Choir: London Voices.- OUP Music.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op 66a (4th mvt, 'Panorama')
Conductor: Mstislav Rostropovich. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker.- DG.
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Leonora Duarte
Sinfonia 脿5 (7th mvt, 'Terti toni')
Ensemble: Vernon Consort.- Challenge.
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Gustav Holst
A Fugal Concerto, No 2 Op 40 (2nd mvt)
Conductor: Andrew Manze. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.- Onyx.
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Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor, Op 15 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Simon Trpceski. Conductor: Cristian M膬celaru. Orchestra: WDR Sinfonieorchester.- Linn.
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Jonathan Dove
The Passing of the Year (5th, 'Ah, Sun-Flower!')
Performer: Huw Watkins. Choir: Bath Camerata. Conductor: Benjamin Goodson.- SOMM.
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Irene Britton Smith
Sonata for Violin and Piano (2nd mvt)
Performer: Gregory Walker. Performer: Helen Walker-Hill.- Leonarda.
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Anton Rubinstein
Piano Concerto No 5 in E flat major, Op 94 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Joseph Banowetz. Conductor: R贸bert Stankovsk媒. Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra.- Marco Polo.
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Jacob Gade
Suite d'amour (3rd mvt, 'Red Roses')
Conductor: Matthias Aeschbacher. Orchestra: Odense Symfoniorkester.- Decapo.
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Charlotte Sohy
Sonate pour piano (2nd mvt)
Performer: Marie Vermeulin.- Bru Zane.
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Erno Dohnanyi
Concertino for Harp & Orchestra, Op 45 (1st mvt)
Performer: Silke Aichhorn. Conductor: Modestas Pitr臈nas. Orchestra: Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland鈥怭falz.- Capriccio.
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Trad.
Two Swedish Folk Tunes (Among Roses)
Conductor: Juha Kangas. Orchestra: Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra.- Fazer/Finlandia.
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Jos茅 Maur铆cio Nunes Garcia
Missa pastoril para a noite de natal (1st mvt, 'Kyrie eleison')
Choir: Ex Cathedra. Conductor: Jeffrey Skidmore.- Hyperion.
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George Frideric Handel
Concerto grosso in C major for Alexander's Feast, HWV 318 (4th mvt)
Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Orchestra: Concentus Musicus Wien.- Warner.
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Philip Glass
The Orchard
Performer: Pekka Kuusisto. Performer: Nico Muhly.- PENTATONE.
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William Grant Still
Vignettes (2nd mvt, 'Hela Grandpere')
Ensemble: Salon Trio.- RM Records.
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Gary Carpenter
The Food of Love (Book 2: 'Under the Greenwood Tree')
Performer: Philip Moore. Choir: NYCoS National Girls Choir. Conductor: Christopher Bell.- Signum.
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脡lisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre
Violin Sonata No 3 in F major (6th mvt)
Performer: Lina Tur Bonet. Performer: Patxi Montero. Performer: Kenneth Weiss.- Verso.
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Franz Ignaz Beck
Symphony in A major, No 3 Op 2, Callen 9 (2nd mvt)
Conductor: Kevin Mallon. Orchestra: Thirteen Strings Chamber Orchestra.- Naxos.
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Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k
Symphony No 2 in B flat major, Op 4, B 12 (2nd mvt)
Conductor: Ji艡铆 B臎lohl谩vek. Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic.- Decca.
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Aaron Copland
Old American Songs II (4th mvt, 'At The River')
Music Arranger: Raymond Wilding-White. Choir: St. Charles Singers. Conductor: Robert Hanson. Orchestra: Elgin Symphony Orchestra.- NAXOS.
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Brian Easdale
Kew Gardens Suite (4th mvt, Finale)
Conductor: Rumon Gamba. Orchestra: 麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales.- CHANDOS.
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Philip Glass
Company: 2nd mvt (excerpt)
Conductor: Christopher Warren鈥怗reen. Orchestra: London Chamber Orchestra.- Warner.
Broadcast
- Thu 9 Oct 2025 09:00麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind