Gentle classical music for a restful mind
Enjoy the calming power of classical music, with soft piano, choral, and orchestral pieces to create a peaceful atmosphere for relaxation.
Take a break and let the gentle sounds of classical music help you unwind. Soft piano, choral, and orchestral pieces provide the perfect soundtrack for peaceful moments.
Featuring soothing music by Antonio Vivalidi, Karl Jenkins, Rebecca Clarke, and Fr茅d茅ric Chopin. And captivating performances from The Sixteen, Anna Lapwood, Mariam Batsashvili, and more.
Produced by James C Taylor
An Overcoat Media Production for 91福利社 Radio 3 Unwind, MM
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Antonio Vivaldi
The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8 No. 1, "Spring": II. Largo
Performer: Pekka Kuusisto. Orchestra: Virtuosi di Kuhmo.- Ondine.
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Franz Liszt
Liebestr盲ume, S. 541: No. 1 in A-Flat Major, Hohe Liebe
Performer: Mariam Batsashvili.- Warner Classics.
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John Rutter
Suite: O, Waly Waly
Conductor: David Lloyd鈥怞ones. Orchestra: Royal Ballet Sinfonia.- Naxos.
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Karl Jenkins
Cantilena
Performer: Karl Jenkins.- Decca (UMO) (Classics).
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Aaron Copland
Appalachian Spring: I. Very Slowly
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein. Orchestra: New York Philharmonic.- Sony Classical.
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Ivo Antognini
Come to Me
Lyricist: Christina Rossetti. Conductor: Anna Lapwood. Choir: Pembroke College Chapel Choir.- Sony Classical.
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Akira Nakada
12 Songs for Guitar: No. 7: A Song of Early Spring
Music Arranger: Toru Takemitsu. Performer: Shin-Ichi Fukuda.- Naxos.
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Anton Bruckner
Locus Iste
Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.- Decca (UMO).
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Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Much Ado About Nothing, Op. 11, Suite: IV. Intermezzo \"Garden Scene\"
Performer: Bomsori. Orchestra: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jakub Hr暖拧a.- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Johannes Brahms
6 Piano Pieces, Op. 118: No. 2, Intermezzo in A Major
Performer: Martin James Bartlett.- Warner Classics.
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Andrea Morricone
Cinema Paradiso
Composer: Ennio Morricone. Performer: Renaud Capu莽on. Conductor: St茅phane Den猫ve. Orchestra: Brussels Philharmonic.- Warner Classics.
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Igor Stravinsky
The Firebird - Suite (1919) - Round Dance Of The Princesses
Orchestra: National Theater Opera Orchestra of Paris. Conductor: Myung-Whun Chung.- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Augusta Holm猫s
La Nuit et l'Amour: Interlude de l'ode symphonique
Orchestra: Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland鈥怭falz. Composer: Samuel Friedmann.- SWR Digital.
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George Frideric Handel
Serse, HWV 40, Act 1, Scene 1: Arioso. "Ombra mai f霉": Largo
Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Neville Marriner.- Warner Classics.
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Eric Whitacre
Alleluia
Choir: Eric Whitacre Singers. Conductor: Eric Whitacre.- Decca (UMO).
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Florence Price
Adoration
Performer: Randall Goosby. Performer: Zhu Wang.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Incidental Music, Op. 61: No. 7, Nocturne...
Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.- LSO Live.
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Karen Tanaka
Water Dance I
Performer: Signe Bakke.- 2L.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante
Conductor: Daniel Barenboim. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra.- Warner Classics.
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Trad.
My Lord, What a Mornin'
Music Arranger: Harry Burleigh. Choir: Chattanooga Choral Arts Society. Conductor: Robert Bode.- Gothic.
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Maurice Ravel
Mother Goose Suite, M. 60: I. Pavane of the Sleeping Beauty
Orchestra: Festivalov媒 orchestr Praha. Conductor: Pavel Urbanek.- Cobra Entertainment LLC.
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Elliott Jack Sansom
Finding My Feet
Performer: Elliott Jack Sansom.- Decca (UMO) (Classics).
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Hubert Clifford
Five English Nursery Tunes IV. Curly Locks
Conductor: Martyn Brabbins. Orchestra: 91福利社 Philharmonic Orchestra.- Chandos.
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Robert Lucas Pearsall
Lay a garland
Choir: 91福利社 Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin. -
Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Nocturne in E-Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2
Performer: Pablo Ferr谩ndez. Performer: Julien Quentin.- Sony Classical.
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Rebecca Clarke
I'll bid my heart be still
Performer: Philip Dukes.- Naxos.
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Gabriel Faur茅
Requiem, Op. 48: IV. Pie Jesu
Performer: Grace Davidson. Ensemble: Meridian. Conductor: Irene Messoloras.- Signum Records.
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Nitin Sawhney
New Tribes
Orchestra: 91福利社 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Nitin Sawhney.- Silva Screen Records Ltd.
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 65: III. Largo
Performer: Gautier Capu莽on. Performer: Yuja Wang.- Warner Classics.
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Edward Elgar
Lux Aeterna
Music Arranger: John Cameron. Lyricist: Anon.. Conductor: Christopher Lowrey. Choir: Ensemble Altera.- Alpha Classics.
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Chevalier J.J.O. de Meude-Monpas
Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Major: II. Adagio
Performer: Rachel Barton Pine. Orchestra: Encore Chamber Orchestra.- Cedille.
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Christoph Willibald Gluck
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq.30: Dance of the Blessed Spirits
Ensemble: Duo Arcos.- Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq.30: Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Arr. for Violin a.
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Erik Satie
3 Sarabandes: No. 2
Performer: Reinbert de Leeuw.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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William Henry Harris
Faire is the heaven
Ensemble: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.- Decca (UMO).
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Dora Peja膷evi膰
Piano Concerto, Op. 33: II. Adagio con estro poetico
Performer: Peter Donohoe. Orchestra: 91福利社 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.- Chandos Records Limited.
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Rita Strohl
Solitude
Performer: Esther Abrami. Performer: Kim Barbier.- Sony Classical/Sony Music.
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Imogen Holst
Variations on "Loth to Depart": Theme
Performer: Alice Farnham. Orchestra: 91福利社 Concert Orchestra.- NMC Recordings Limited.
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Franz Liszt
Consolations, S. 172: No. 1 in E Major. Andante con moto
Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes.- Sony Classical.
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Rachel Portman
Tipping Points: II. Air
Performer: Niklas Liepe. Orchestra: WDR Funkhausorchester. Conductor: Erina Yashima.- Sony Classical/Sony Music.
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Ruth Gipps
Oboe Concerto, Op. 20: II. Andante
Performer: Juliana Koch. Orchestra: 91福利社 Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.- Chandos Records Limited.
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