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Refresh your morning with soothing melodies

Calming classical music to inspire focus and set you up for the day ahead. Presented by broadcaster, author and counselling psychologist Dr Sian Williams.

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.

Featuring tuneful, and gentle music from William Grant Still, CPE Bach, and Mel Bonis. While out to take a breath, Sian delights in her dog's joyful explorations, and Professor Catherine Loveday explores what it is that makes music sound happy.

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Music Played

  • Carl Stamitz

    Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in B flat major (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Nora Chastain. Conductor: Klaus-Peter Hahn. Orchestra: Kurpfälzisches Kammerorchester.
    • Ameritz.

  • Robert Schumann

    Kinderszenen, Op 15 (No 7, 'Träumerei', Live)

    Performer: Lang Lang.
    • Decca.

  • Aram Khachaturian

    Gayane (No 8, 'Gayane's Adagio')

    Conductor: Anatole Fistoulari. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.
    • Minuetto.

  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Don't Be Weary, Traveler (America), No 12 Op 59

    Conductor: Michael Repper. Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Avie.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Symphony No 3 Op 56, 'Scottish' (3rd mvt)

    Conductor: Paavo Järvi. Orchestra: Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich.
    • Alpha.

  • Niall Breslin

    The Credence Frequency

    Performer: Niall Breslin.
    • INNI.

  • Alexander Glazunov

    Symphony No 4 in E flat major, Op 48 (1st mvt)

    Conductor: José Serebrier. Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra.
    • Warner.

  • Hubert Clifford

    Serenade for Strings (3rd mvt)

    Conductor: Barry Wordsworth. Orchestra: Â鶹Éç Concert Orchestra.
    • Dutton Epoch.

  • Aaron Copland

    Billy the Kid (Billy's Death)

    Conductor: John Wilson. Orchestra: Â鶹Éç Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • CHANDOS.

  • James MacMillan

    O Radiant Dawn

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

  • Augusta Holmès

    Ludus pro patria (La nuit et l'amour)

    Conductor: Pierre Bleuse. Orchestra: Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon.
    • Alpha.

  • Isak Roux

    Lullaby

    Performer: William Chapman Nyaho.
    • MSR Classics.

  • Robert Pearsall

    Lay a Garland

    Choir: Tenebrae. Conductor: Nigel Short.
    • Signum.

  • Pamela Harrison

    Cello Sonata (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Alice Neary. Performer: Jâms Coleman.
    • Resonus.

  • Alexander Dreyschock

    Piano Concerto in D minor, Op 137 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Piers Lane. Conductor: Niklas Willén. Orchestra: Â鶹Éç Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
    • Hyperion.

  • Edward Elgar

    Mina*

    Conductor: Neville Marriner. Orchestra: Royal Northern Sinfonia.
    • Warner.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Oboe d'amore Concerto in A major, BWV 1055 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Wolfgang Zimmerl. Conductor: Christian Birnbaum. Orchestra: Baroque Ensemble of Vienna.
    • Solo Musica.

  • Johannes Brahms

    18 Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op 52, version for choir & orchestra (No 9, 'Am Donau')

    Choir: Eric Ericsons Kammarkör. Conductor: Jaime Martín. Orchestra: Gävle symfoniorkester.
    • Ondine.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Divertimento in B flat major, K 287, 'Zweite Lodronische Nachtmusik' (4th mvt)

    Performer: Patrick Cohën-Akenine. Ensemble: Les Folies Françoises.
    • Alpha.

  • Mel Bonis

    La cathédrale blessée, Op 107

    Performer: François Dumont.
    • Bru Zane.

  • Nicola Porpora

    Cello Concerto in G major (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Christian-Pierre La Marca. Performer: Julien Chauvin. Orchestra: Le Concert de la Loge.
    • Naive.

  • Frederick Delius

    On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring

    Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis. Orchestra: Â鶹Éç Symphony Orchestra.
    • Warner.

  • Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    Symphony in E flat major, Wq 179 (2nd mvt)

    Conductor: Rebecca Miller. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.
    • Signum.

  • Alexis Ffrench

    Colours (solo piano version)

    Performer: Alexis Ffrench.
    • Sony.

  • Florence Price

    Symphony No 1 in E minor (2nd mvt)

    Conductor: Roderick Cox. Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra.
    • Decca.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No 73 in D major, Hob. I:73, 'La chasse' (2nd mvt)

    Conductor: Christoph Campestrini. Orchestra: Wiener Volksoper Kammerorchester.
    • Orfeo.

  • Judith Weir

    Storm (4th mvt, 'Spirit')

    Choir: Â鶹Éç Singers. Choir: The Choir of Temple Church. Ensemble: Endymion. Conductor: David Hill.
    • Signum.

  • Marianna Martines

    Piano Concerto in A Major (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Melani Mestre. Orchestra: Orquesta Filarmonía.
    • Hannsler.

  • William Grant Still

    Lyric Quartette (2nd mvt, 'The Quiet One')

    Ensemble: Catalyst Quartet.
    • Azica Records.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Romance in C major, Op 42

    Conductor: Thomas Kemp. Ensemble: Chamber Domaine.
    • Resonus.

  • Trad.

    Bushes and Briars

    Choir: The Rodolfus Choir. Conductor: Ralph Allwood.
    • SIGNUM.

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  • Mon 17 Nov 2025 09:00
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