Lose yourself in gentle classical music
Take a moment to unwind with calming orchestral, choral and piano works.
Enjoy time to unwind with this selection of calming classical orchestral and piano works - the perfect escape from the stresses of everyday life.
Featuring flowing melodies from Hania Rani, 膾riks E拧envalds, and Rosey Chan, plus gorgeous classics from Gustav Mahler, Carl Orff, Joseph Haydn and more.
Produced by James C Taylor.
An Overcoat Media production for 麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind, MM.
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Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 5: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam
Orchestra: Tonhalle-Orchester Z眉rich. Conductor: Georg Solti.- Mahler: Symphony No.5.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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E虅riks Es虒envalds
O salutaris hostia
Lyricist: Anon.. Choir: The Choir Of Trinity College, Cambridge. Conductor: Stephen Layton.- E拧envalds: Northern Lights, Stars & Other Choral Works.
- Hyperion.
- 1.
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Maurice Ravel
Pavane For Dead Princess
Orchestra: Orchestre national de France.- A Musica Mais Relaxante Classica No Universo.
- DENON Classics.
- 11.
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Hania Rani
Sentimental Value
Performer: Hania Rani.- Gondwana Records.
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Dardust
Fantasia Italiana
Performer: Milano Cortina 2026. Performer: Dardust.- Fantasia Italiana (Piano Solo).
- Universal Music Italia srL..
- 1.
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Richard Strauss
Serenade for 13 Wind Instruments in E-Flat Major, Op. 7
Ensemble: Britten Sinfonia. Conductor: Nicholas Cleobury.- Strauss: Horn Concertos Nos.1 & 2 / Duet Concertino / Serenade.
- Warner Classics.
- 7.
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Don Macdonald
When the Earth Stands Still
Ensemble: Lyyra.- More Love.
- VOCES8 Records.
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Richard Addinsell
The Isle of Apples (From "The Saviours")
Music Arranger: Roy Douglas. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Kenneth Alwyn.- Addinsell: Goodbye Mr. Chips / A Tale of Two Cities.
- Marco-Polo.
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H茅l猫ne de Montgeroult
Piano Etude No. 38 in A Minor
Performer: Clare Hammond.- Helene de Montgeroult: Etudes.
- BIS.
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Patrick Ayrton
Ouverture
Performer: Patrick Ayrton. Performer: Louise Ayrton. Performer: Salom茅 Gasselin.- Astrophil & Stella.
- VOCES8 Records.
- 3.
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Franz Liszt
Consolations, S. 172: No. 3 in D-Flat Major. Lento, placido
Performer: Isata Kanneh鈥怣ason.- River of Music.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Gustav Holst
Brook Green Suite: II. Air
Orchestra: 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Leigh O'Hara.- Fide et literis.
- EMF Endeavours.
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Rosey Chan
Response (Sonic Earth)
Performer: Rosey Chan. Performer: The Listening Planet.- Sonic Earth.
- Platoon.
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Claude Debussy
Pr茅lude 脿 l'apr猫s-midi d'un faune
Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Mariss Jansons.- Debussy: Pr茅lude 脿 l鈥檃pr猫s-midi d鈥檜n faune.
- BR-Klassik.
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Eliza Marshall
Decorative Arts
Composer: Catrin Finch. Performer: Eliza Marshall. Performer: Catrin Finch.- Traditional Folk.
- Hitpoint Music.
- 019.
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Jos茅 White Lafitte
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra: II. Adagio ma non troppo
Conductor: Paul Freeman. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.- Black Composer Series, Vol. 6: Jos茅 White & David Baker (Remastered).
- Sony Classical.
- 2.
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Alexander Pierce Hill
The Trisagion Hymn
Ensemble: Apollo5.- The Trisagion Hymn.
- VOCES8 Records.
- 1.
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Ottorino Respighi
Trittico botticelliano, P. 151: III. La nascita di Venere
Performer: Gennady Nikolayevich Rozhdestvensky. Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia. Conductor: Richard Hickox.- Ottorino Respighi: 5 Etudes-Tableaux & Trittico Botticelliano.
- 2014 Ameritz Music Ltd.
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Carl Orff
Carmina Burana: In trutina
Performer: Joshua Bell. Music Arranger: Joshua Bell. Music Arranger: J.A.C. Redford. Orchestra: Orchestra of St. Luke鈥檚. Conductor: Michael Stern.- Voice of the Violin.
- Sony Classical.
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Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k
Piano Trio No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 65, B. 130: III. Poco adagio
Ensemble: Trio 258.- Bohemian Legacy.
- Challenge Classics.
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Gabriel Jackson
To Morning
Composer: William Blake. Ensemble: The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford. Conductor: Mark Williams.- Arise My Love - Music for the Break of Day.
- CORO.
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Hubert Clifford
Five English Nursery Tunes IV. Curly Locks
Conductor: Martyn Brabbins. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra.- Chandos.
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Judith Lang Zaimont
Serenade
Performer: Awadagin Pratt. Performer: Melissa White. Performer: Paul Wiancko.- Navona.
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Joseph Haydn
Trumpet Concerto in E flat major (2nd mvmt, Andante)
Performer: Tine Thing Helseth. Orchestra: The Staff Band of the Norwegian Armed Forces.- Trumpet Concertos.
- Simax Classics.
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Johannes Brahms
Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: II. Adagio
Performer: Francesca Dego. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska.- Brahms & Busoni Violin Concertos.
- Chandos Records Limited.
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Margaret Bonds
Spiritual Suite for Piano: II. The Bells
Performer: Rochelle Sennet.- Bach to Black: Suites for Piano, Vol. III.
- Albany Records.
- 78.
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Deep River
Performer: Randall Goosby. Performer: Zhu Wang. Music Arranger: Maud Powell.- Roots.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Takashi Yoshimatsu
Saxophone Concerto Op.59 'Cyber-bird' (Bird in the Wind)
Performer: Nobuya Sugawa. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Sachio Fujioka.- Chandos.
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Elena Kole
Once On This Planet
Performer: Elena Kole.- Once On This Planet.
- Prima Classic.
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Joe Hisaishi
HANA-BI
Performer: Joe Hisaishi. Orchestra: New Japan Philharmonic World Dream Orchestra.- Soundtrack To Life.
- UME - Global Clearing House.
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Amy Beach
By the Still Waters, Op. 114 (Arr. Lewin for 2 Guitars)
Performer: Alexandra Whittingham. Performer: Pl铆nio Fernandes.- Beach: By the Still Waters, Op. 114 (Arr. Lewin for 2 Guitars).
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
- 1.
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Erik Satie
Gymnop茅die No. 1 (Arr. C. Thomas for Cello and Piano)
Performer: Camille Thomas. Performer: Julien Brocal.- RENDEZ-VOUS - CHIMERA.
- Universal Music Distribution France.
- 1.
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John Addison
Conversation Piece: Adagio
Performer: Simon Callaghan. Orchestra: 麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: William Boughton.- Wyastone Estate Ltd t/a Nimbus Records.
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Egberto Gismonti
脕gua e Vinho
Performer: Rosie Bennet.- 脕gua e Vinho.
- Sony Classical.
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Fanny Mendelssohn
6 Lieder, Op. 1: No. 3, Warum sind denn die Rosen so blass
Performer: Emmanuel Pahud. Performer: Eric Le Sage.- "La tempesta di mare" - Vivaldi, Mozart, Bach, Telemann, Beethoven.
- Warner Classics.
- 60.
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- Fri 20 Feb 2026 14:00麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind
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