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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.

3 hours

Music Played

  • Edward MacDowell

    10 Woodland Sketches, Op. 51: No. 1, To a Wild Rose

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Wilson.
    • Chandos.
  • Francisco Guerrero

    Songs of Songs (Ego flos campi)

    Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.
    • Coro.
  • 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.
  • Mohammed Fairouz

    Piano Miniature (No 6, 'Addio')

    Performer: Lara Downes.
    • Steinway & Sons.
  • Louise Farrenc

    Nocturne in E flat major, Op 49 (arr for orchestra)

    Orchestra: Prague Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Shea Lolin.
    • Sony.
  • Elena Kats鈥怌hernin

    Russian Rag

    Performer: Nicola Sweeney. Performer: Sarah Nicolls.
    • Signum.
  • Isobel Waller-Bridge

    Egypt (Vita & Virginia, OMPS)

    Performer: Isobel Waller-Bridge.
    • Lakeshore records.
  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    String Quartet No.12 in F major, Op.96 "American" (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: Skampa Quartet.
    • Champs Hill.
  • 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.
  • Edward Elgar

    5 Intermezzos (1st mvt, 'The Farmyard')

    Ensemble: Athena Ensemble.
    • Chandos.
  • Ken Burton

    A Prayer

    Choir: London Voices.
    • OUP Music.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    The Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op 66a (4th mvt, 'Panorama')

    Conductor: Mstislav Rostropovich. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker.
    • DG.
  • Leonora Duarte

    Sinfonia 脿5 (7th mvt, 'Terti toni')

    Ensemble: Vernon Consort.
    • Challenge.
  • Gustav Holst

    A Fugal Concerto, No 2 Op 40 (2nd mvt)

    Conductor: Andrew Manze. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Onyx.
  • 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.
  • Jonathan Dove

    The Passing of the Year (5th, 'Ah, Sun-Flower!')

    Performer: Huw Watkins. Choir: Bath Camerata. Conductor: Benjamin Goodson.
    • SOMM.
  • Irene Britton Smith

    Sonata for Violin and Piano (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Gregory Walker. Performer: Helen Walker-Hill.
    • Leonarda.
  • 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.
  • Jacob Gade

    Suite d'amour (3rd mvt, 'Red Roses')

    Conductor: Matthias Aeschbacher. Orchestra: Odense Symfoniorkester.
    • Decapo.
  • Charlotte Sohy

    Sonate pour piano (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Marie Vermeulin.
    • Bru Zane.
  • 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.
  • Trad.

    Two Swedish Folk Tunes (Among Roses)

    Conductor: Juha Kangas. Orchestra: Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra.
    • Fazer/Finlandia.
  • 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.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Concerto grosso in C major for Alexander's Feast, HWV 318 (4th mvt)

    Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Orchestra: Concentus Musicus Wien.
    • Warner.
  • Philip Glass

    The Orchard

    Performer: Pekka Kuusisto. Performer: Nico Muhly.
    • PENTATONE.
  • William Grant Still

    Vignettes (2nd mvt, 'Hela Grandpere')

    Ensemble: Salon Trio.
    • RM Records.
  • Gary Carpenter

    The Food of Love (Book 2: 'Under the Greenwood Tree')

    Performer: Philip Moore. Choir: NYCoS National Girls Choir. Conductor: Christopher Bell.
    • Signum.
  • 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.
  • Franz Ignaz Beck

    Symphony in A major, No 3 Op 2, Callen 9 (2nd mvt)

    Conductor: Kevin Mallon. Orchestra: Thirteen Strings Chamber Orchestra.
    • Naxos.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Brian Easdale

    Kew Gardens Suite (4th mvt, Finale)

    Conductor: Rumon Gamba. Orchestra: 麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales.
    • CHANDOS.
  • Philip Glass

    Company: 2nd mvt (excerpt)

    Conductor: Christopher Warren鈥怗reen. Orchestra: London Chamber Orchestra.
    • Warner.

Broadcast

  • Thu 9 Oct 2025 09:00