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Relaxing classical music for moments of stillness

Sink into the calming and reflective sounds of this classical music mix. With pieces from Gabriel Fauré and Ronald Binge, alongside Judith Weir and John Cage.

Produced by Steven Rajam
An Overcoat Media Production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind. MM

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Music Played

  • Florence Price

    Negro Folksongs for String Quartet: No. 2, Somebody's Knockin' At Yo Do'

    Ensemble: Catalyst Quartet.
    • Uncovered, Vol. 2: Florence B. Price.
    • Azica Records.
    • 6.

  • Richard Wagner

    Wesendonck-Lieder, WWV 91: V. Träume (Arr. for Violin and Orchestra)

    Performer: Alexandre Da Costa. Ensemble: Utrecht String Quartet. Conductor: Josep Caballé-Domenech. Orchestra: Staatskapelle Halle.
    • Stradivarius At the Opera II - The Wagner Album.
    • OE Oficina Ediciones.
    • 4.

  • Gabriel Fauré

    Dolly Suite, Op. 56: I. Berceuse

    Performer: Katia Labèque. Performer: Marielle Labèque.
    • Fauré: Dolly Suite; Nocturnes; Barcarolles; Impromptus.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 1.

  • Paul Reade

    Suite from The Victorian Kitchen Garden: V. Summer

    Performer: Emma Johnson. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Philip Ellis.
    • Wyastone Estate Ltd t/a Nimbus Records.

  • Franz Danzi

    Wind Quintet in G Minor, Op. 56, No. 2: II. Andante

    Ensemble: Philharmonisches Bläserquintett Berlin.
    • Danzi: Wind Quintets, Vol. 2.
    • Naxos Music UK Ltd.
    • 6.

  • Becky McGlade

    Missa Brevis: Sanctus & Benedictus

    Choir: Boosey & Hawkes. Conductor: James Davey.
    • Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd.

  • Elena Kats‐Chernin

    Le Chat Noir

    Performer: Tamara Anna Cislowska.
    • Kats-Chernin: Unsent Love Letters, Meditations On Erik Satie.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 4.

  • Ottorino Respighi

    3 Chorales, P. 167: No. 3, Andante

    Conductor: Gerard Schwarz. Orchestra: Seattle Symphony.
    • Bach: Orchestral transcriptions by Respighi & Elgar.
    • Naxos.
    • 3.

  • R. Nathaniel Dett

    Cinnamon Grove: II. Adagio cantabile

    Performer: Clipper Erickson.
    • Navona.

  • Yaniv Segal

    Sonata for Orchestra: II. Adagio cantabile

    Composer: Garrett Schumann. Conductor: Yaniv Segal. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
    • Beethoven Reimagined.
    • Naxos.
    • 2.

  • Georgy Sviridov

    Canticles & Prayers, Having Beheld a Strange Nativity: No. 11, Glory (Quiet)

    Choir: Latvian Radio Choir. Conductor: Sigvards Kļava.
    • Sviridov: Canticles & Prayers.
    • Ondine.
    • 5.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K. 545 "Sonata facile": II. Andante

    Performer: Maria João Pires.
    • Mozart: Piano Sonatas.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 48.

  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    5 Fantasiestücke for String Quartet, Op. 5: No. 2, Serenade

    Ensemble: Catalyst Quartet.
    • Uncovered, Vol. 1: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.
    • Azica Records.
    • 6.

  • Maria Theresia von Paradis

    Sicilienne

    Music Arranger: Samuel Dushkin. Performer: Jacqueline du Pré. Performer: Gerald Moore.
    • Delius: Cello Concerto.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 1.

  • Anne Boyd

    The Beginning Of The Day

    Conductor: Ron Spigelman. Orchestra: Adelaide Symphony Orchestra.
    • Dream Children.
    • Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC).
    • 11.

  • Tarik O’Regan

    I Listen to the Stillness of You

    Lyricist: D. H. Lawrence. Choir: University of Michigan Chamber Choir. Conductor: Jerry Blackstone.
    • Soundset.

  • Charles Koechlin

    Les chants de nectaire, Series 2, Op. 199: No. 24, Soir lumineux

    Performer: Nicola Woodward.
    • Hoxa.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Bagatelle No. 25 in A Minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise"

    Performer: Igor Levit.
    • Für Elise, Bagatelle No. 25 in A Minor, WoO 59.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 1.

  • Ronald Binge

    Sailing By

    Performer: Vernon Handley. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Martin Loveday.
    • The Best Of British Light Music.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 8.

  • Jennifer Higdon

    String Poetic: II. Nocturne

    Performer: Jennifer Koh. Performer: Reiko Uchida.
    • Violin Recital: Koh, Jennifer - Higdon, J. / Harrison, L. / Adams, J. / Ruggles,.
    • Cedille.
    • 2.

  • Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf

    Symphony No. 1 in C Major, "Die 4 Weltalter": I. Larghetto

    Orchestra: Failoni Chamber Orchestra Budapest. Conductor: Hanspeter Gmür.
    • Naxos.

  • Nkeiru Okoye

    When Young Spring Comes

    Performer: Lara Downes.
    • Rising Sun Records.

  • Philip Glass

    Glassworks: VI. Closing

    Ensemble: Lakeshore Rush.
    • Lakeshore Rush: Moving Parts.
    • Albany Records.
    • 1.

  • Carlo Gesualdo

    Tenebrae Responsories, Feria quinta: II. Tristis est anima mea

    Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe. Ensemble: Collegium Vocale Gent.
    • Gesualdo: Responsoria 1611.
    • Phi.
    • 2.

  • Gerald Finzi

    Love's Labour's Lost, Op. 28: 1: So sweet a kiss the golden sun gives not

    Conductor: Nicholas Collon. Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra.
    • Introit: The Music of Gerald Finzi.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 4.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Sheep May Safely Graze

    Performer: Leon Fleisher. Music Arranger: Egon Petri.
    • Two Hands.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 2.

  • Judith Weir

    Still, Glowing

    Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska.
    • Platoon.

  • Betty Jackson King

    Spring Intermezzo

    Performer: Lara Downes.
    • Rising Sun Records.

  • Catrin Finch

    Ceffylau

    Composer: Seckou Keita. Performer: Catrin Finch. Performer: Seckou Keita.
    • Astar Artes Recordings Limited.

  • Rachel Portman

    leaves and trees

    Performer: Rachel Portman.
    • ask the river.
    • Node Records.
    • 1.

  • Federico Mompou

    Musica callada I Angelico

    Performer: Arcadi Volodos.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Op. 102: II. Andante

    Performer: Mikhail Rudy. Conductor: Mariss Jansons. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Shostakovich: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2, Symphony No. 1.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 6.

  • James MacMillan

    From Galloway

    Performer: Sean Shibe.
    • Softloud: Music for Acoustic and Electric Guitars.
    • Delphian Records.
    • 10.

  • Piero Piccioni

    Amore mio aiutami

    Performer: Piero Piccioni.
    • Bacci Bros Records.

  • Fanny Mendelssohn

    6 Melodies, Op. 5: Andante soave

    Performer: Béatrice Rauchs.
    • Naxos Music UK Ltd.

  • George Butterworth

    The Banks of Green Willow

    Conductor: Neville Marriner. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields.
    • Fantasia on Greensleeves.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 15.

  • Elena Kats‐Chernin

    Kwong Song

    Ensemble: Acacia Quartet.
    • Blue Silence.
    • Vexation840.
    • 06.

  • Reynaldo Hahn

    A Chloris (Arr. For Cor Anglais & Orchestra)

    Performer: Albrecht Mayer. Music Arranger: Chris Hazell. Conductor: Mathias Mönius. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields.
    • Bonjour Paris.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 17.

  • Edward Elgar

    Enigma Variations, Op. 36: Var. 9. Adagio "Nimrod"

    Conductor: Leonard Bernstein. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra.
    • Elgar: Enigma Variations.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 10.

  • John Cage

    In A Landscape (Arr. For Harp)

    Performer: Marshall McGuire.
    • Resonances: Music For Harp.
    • Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC).
    • 3.

  • Cristóbal de Morales

    Parce Mihi Domine

    Music Arranger: Jan Garbarek. Conductor: Jan Garbarek. Ensemble: The Hilliard Ensemble.
    • Officium.
    • ECM New Series.
    • 1.

Broadcasts

  • Mon 18 Nov 2024 14:00
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  • Sun 24 Nov 2024 06:00
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  • Thu 5 Dec 2024 14:00
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  • Wed 18 Dec 2024 06:00
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  • Sat 5 Apr 2025 14:00
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  • Last Sunday 14:00
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