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A daily dose of calming classical music

Sink into the relaxing melodies of this three hour classical mix.

Sink into the relaxing melodies of this three hour classical mix and lighten the load of daily life. With choral excellence from Max Richter and Karl Jenkins, warm strings from Anna Clyne and Imogen Holst, and pensive piano from Clara Schumann and Philip Glass.

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Music Played

  • Giacomo Puccini

    Madama Butterfly / Act 2: Humming Chorus

    Lyricist: Giuseppe Giacosa. Lyricist: Luigi Illica. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra.
    • Vissi d'Arte - Opera for Orchestra.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 4.

  • Carl Stamitz

    Cello Concerto No. 1 in G Major: II. Romance - Andantino

    Performer: Christian Benda. Orchestra: Prague Chamber Orchestra.
    • With Love to You.
    • Naxos.
    • 15.

  • Max Richter

    On the Nature of Daylight (Arr. for Vocal Ensemble)

    Ensemble: VOCES8.
    • Nightfall.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 7.

  • William Grant Still

    Symphony No 1 (Afro-American) - 2nd mvt

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Freeman.
    • Black Composer Series, Vol. 2: William Grant Still & Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (Re.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 2.

  • Rebecca Clarke

    I'll bid my heart be Still

    Performer: Christian Musio. Performer: Gabriele De Carlo. Ensemble: Duo Synaistìsia.
    • Indipendemo Records.

  • Dan Jones

    Walk in the Meadows

    Performer: Esther Yoo. Conductor: Dan Jones. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
    • On Chesil Beach (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 8.

  • Edward Elgar

    Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85 (Arr. for Viola and Orchestra)

    Performer: Timothy Ridout. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.
    • Elgar: Viola Concerto - Bloch: Suite for Viola and Orchestra.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 3.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Five Variants of 'Dives and Lazarus'

    Orchestra: Hallé. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder.
    • Vaughan Williams: Pastoral Symphony.
    • Halle Concerts Society.
    • 6.

  • Marianna Martines

    Symphony in C Major: II. Andante ma non troppo

    Orchestra: Salzburger Hofmusik. Conductor: Wolfgang Brunner.
    • Martines: Symphony in C Major, Psalms 110 & 151.
    • jpc schallplatten Versandhandels GmbH.
    • 08.

  • Mark Butler

    Dona nobis pacem

    Composer: Trad.. Ensemble: London Voices. Conductor: Mark Butler.
    • Oxford University Press Music.

  • Clara Schumann

    3 Romances, Op 21: No. 1 in A Minor

    Performer: Jean-Pierre Armengaud.

  • John Tavener

    The Lamb

    Ensemble: 12 Ensemble.
    • Death and the Maiden.
    • Sancho Panza Records.
    • 1.

  • Ludovico Einaudi

    Rose Bay

    Performer: Ludovico Einaudi.
    • The Summer Portraits.
    • Decca (UMO) (Classics).
    • 1.

  • Antonín Dvořák

    7 Gipsy Melodies, Op. 55, B. 104: No. 4, Als die alte Mutter

    Performer: Tine Thing Helseth. Conductor: Eivind Aadland. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Storyteller.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 2.

  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Four Characteristic Waltzes, Op. 22: No. 1, Valse Bohemienne

    Performer: Maya Magub. Performer: Matthew Schellhorn.

  • Claude Debussy

    Danses pour Harpe Chromatique: Danse profane

    Performer: Claire Jones. Conductor: Paul Watkins. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra.
    • Harp Concertos.
    • Signum Records.
    • 5.

  • Imogen Holst

    Variations on "Loth to Depart": Var. V

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Alice Farnham.
    • Imogen Holst: Discovering Imogen.
    • NMC Recordings Limited.
    • 7.

  • Frank Ticheli

    There Will Be Rest

    Lyricist: Sara Teasdale. Choir: VOCES8.
    • Nightfall.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 14.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Sinfonia (3-Part Invention) No. 11 in G Minor, BWV 797

    Performer: Magdalena Hoffmann.
    • J.S. Bach: Sinfonia (3-Part Invention) No. 11 in G Minor, BWV 797 (Transcr. for.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 1.

  • Florence Price

    Adoration

    Performer: Daniel Hope. Orchestra: Zürcher Kammerorchester.
    • America.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 14.

  • Olivia Belli

    Respiro 3

    Performer: Olivia Belli.
    • Intermundia.
    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
    • 10.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Hob.VIIb:1: II. Adagio

    Performer: Jean‐Guihen Queyras. Orchestra: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra. Conductor: Petra Müllejans.
    • Haydn: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 - Monn: Cello Concerto.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 2.

  • Edward MacDowell

    Piano Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 15: II. Andante tranquillo

    Performer: Xiayin Wang. Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Wilson.
    • MacDowell: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1.
    • Chandos Records Limited.
    • 03.

  • Philip Glass

    Glassworks: Opening

    Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson.
    • Philip Glass: Piano Works.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 1.

  • Karl Jenkins

    Adiemus - Songs Of Sanctuary: Cantate Domino

    Conductor: Stephen Layton. Choir: Polyphony.
    • 50 Choral Classics (By Classic FM).
    • Decca (UMO).
    • 36.

  • Anna Clyne

    DANCE: III. in the middle of the fighting

    Performer: Inbal Segev. Conductor: Marin Alsop. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Anna Clyne: DANCE • Elgar: Cello Concerto.
    • AVIE Records.
    • 3.

  • Ola Gjeilo

    Winter Light (Version for Saxophone & Ensemble)

    Performer: Jess Gillam. Ensemble: Jess Gillam Ensemble.
    • Gjeilo: Winter Light (Version for Saxophone & Ensemble).
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 1.

  • Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson

    String Quartet No. 1 "Calvary": II. Adagio

    Ensemble: Catalyst Quartet.
    • Uncovered, Vol. 3: Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, William Grant Still & George Walk.
    • Azica Records.
    • 2.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto

    Performer: Dong-Hyek Lim. Conductor: Alexander Vedernikov. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra.
    • Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 & Symphonic Dances.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 2.

  • Olivia Belli

    Prélude (Arr. for 2 Guitars)

    Performer: Alexandra Whittingham. Performer: Plínio Fernandes. Music Arranger: Michael Lewin.
    • Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book 1, Op. 12: No. 1, Arietta (Arr. Lewin for Guitar).
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 2.

  • Max Janowski

    Avinu Malkeinu

    Performer: Sheku Kanneh‐Mason. Music Arranger: Jim Clements. Lyricist: Anon.. Ensemble: VOCES8.
    • Collaborations.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 4.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 - Aria

    Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson.
    • J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 1.

  • Grace Oforka

    Olorun Mi

    Performer: Maria Du Toit.
    • She/Her: Music for Clarinet and Piano by 12 Female Composers.
    • Channel Classics.
    • 2.

  • Stanley Myers

    Cavatina: for Trumpet and Piano

    Performer: Sivo Penev.
    • SP Trumpet Records.

  • John Williams

    Main Theme (From "The Fabelmans")

    Performer: Simone Pedroni.
    • The Fabelmans.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 1.

  • Samuel Barber

    Adagio for Strings

    Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker.
    • Dance of the Blessed Spirits.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 51.

  • Max Reger

    Nachtlied, Op. 138 No. 3

    Choir: VOCES8.
    • Nightfall.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 3.

Broadcasts

  • Mon 3 Mar 2025 14:00
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  • Sun 9 Mar 2025 06:00
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  • Thu 20 Mar 2025 14:00
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  • Wed 7 May 2025 14:00
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  • Yesterday 06:00
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