Bring peace to your morning with calming classical 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.
Serene 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 gently enriching music from composers including Arvo Part, Florence Price, and Frederick Delius, and a chance to Find Your Focus with the music of Icelandic composer Eydis Evensen. Sian appreciates the benefits of even a little exposure to the natural world while out to Take a Breath, and Professor Catherine Loveday explains the calming practice of 'music breathing'.
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Eric Coates
Sweet Seventeen
Orchestra: 91福利社 Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Wilson.- Chandos.
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Michele Mangani
Love Theme for Clarinet & Orchestra
Performer: Seunghee Lee. Orchestra: Manhattan Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Steven Beck.- Musica Solis.
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Trad.
Ingen Vinner Frem Til Den Evige Ro [None Shall Win Eternal Peace]
Music Arranger: Ola Gjeilo. Choir: Choir of Royal Holloway. Conductor: Rupert Gough.- Decca.
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C茅cile Chaminade
Valse d'Autumne, Op 69 (arr for harp)
Performer: M茅lanie Laurent. Music Arranger: M茅lanie Laurent.- Indesens.
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Christopher Gunning
Pollyanna
Conductor: Rumon Gamba. Orchestra: 91福利社 Philharmonic Orchestra.- Chandos.
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Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns
Danse Macabre
Composer: Ad茅la茂de Ferri猫re. Performer: Ad茅la茂de Ferri猫re. Performer: Sarah Tysman.- DG.
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Eyd铆s Evensen
Flow
Performer: Esther Abrami. Performer: Eyd铆s Evensen.- Sony.
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Francis Kleynjans
Aux lumi猫res de cr茅puscule, Op 54 (No 4, Tristesse)
Performer: Alexandra Whittingham.- Decca.
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Yu鈥怭eng Chen
Summer Fantasy (Justice Online)
Performer: Yu鈥怭eng Chen. Orchestra: Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra.- DG.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Bajazet, RV 703, Sinfonia (2nd mvt)
Director: Pablo Valetti. Orchestra: Caf茅 Zimmermann.- Alpha.
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Frederick Delius
Suite for Violin & Orchestra (3rd mvt, Elegie)
Performer: Tasmin Little. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis. Orchestra: 91福利社 Philharmonic Orchestra.- Chandos.
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Marilyn Crispell
Dragonfly
Performer: Marilyn Crispell.- ECM.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano concerto no.8 in C major K.246 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Olga Pashchenko. Ensemble: Il Gardellino.- Alpha.
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Chiquinha Gonzaga
Suite Chiquinha Gonzaga (3rd mvt, Saudade)
Performer: Ga毛lle Solal. Music Arranger: Paulo Arag茫o. Conductor: Roberto Beltr谩n Zavala. Orchestra: Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie.- Fuga Libera.
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Nico Muhly
Prosperitie
Choir: Tallis Scholars. Conductor: Peter Phillips.- Linn.
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Gabriel Faur茅
3 Melodies, Op 7 (No 1, 'Apres un reve')
Performer: Daniel Lozakovich. Performer: H茅l猫ne Mercier.- Warner.
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Maurice Ravel
Une Barque sur l'ocean, M 43A
Conductor: Cristian M膬celaru. Orchestra: Orchestre national de France.- Naive.
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Nino Rota
Clarinet Sonata in D major (2nd mvt)
Performer: Andreas Ottensamer. Performer: Jos茅 Gallardo.- DG.
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Edgar Bainton
The Golden River, Op 16 (4th mvt)
Conductor: Paul Daniel. Orchestra: 91福利社 Philharmonic Orchestra.- Chandos.
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H茅l猫ne de Montgeroult
Piano Etude No 28 in E major
Performer: Clare Hammond.- BIS.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Cello Suite No 1 in G major, BWV1007, Live from the Great Smoky Mountains (5th mvt, Minuet)
Performer: Yo鈥怸o Ma.- Sony.
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Dan Fisher
Into the Morning
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra.- MGFB Music.
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Alonso Lobo
Versa est in luctum
Performer: Owain Park. Performer: The Gesualdo Six.- Hyperion.
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Arvo P盲rt
Fratres (version for string orchestra & percussion)
Conductor: Paavo J盲rvi. Orchestra: Estonian National Symphony Orchestra.- Erato.
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Hayato Sumino
Suzume
Performer: Hayato Sumino.- Sony.
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Petite Suite de Concert, Op 77 (2nd mvt)
Conductor: Anthony Parnther. Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra.- Decca.
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Hubert Parry
An English Suite (2nd mvt, 'In Minuet Style')
Conductor: William Boughton. Orchestra: English Symphony Orchestra.- Nimbus.
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Julie Cooper
The Renaissance Suite (3rd mvt, 'Barriera in Gossamer Yellow')
Performer: Eliza Marshall. Performer: Camilla Pay. Ensemble: Oculus Ensemble.- Signum.
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John Rutter
Suite Lyrique (No 5, Chanson)
Performer: Catrin Finch. Conductor: John Rutter. Orchestra: Sinfonia Cymru.- DG.
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Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k
Cypresses, B 152 (No 11, 'Nature Lies Peaceful in Slumber and Dreaming' )
Ensemble: Merel Quartett.- Prospero Classical.
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Florence Price
Violin Concerto No 1 in D major (2nd mvt)
Performer: Fanny Clamagirand. Conductor: John Jeter. Orchestra: Malm枚 Operaorkester.- Naxos.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Songs Without Words, Op 30 (No 1, Andante Espressivo in E flat)
Performer: Sophie Kauer. Performer: Kunal Lahiry. Music Arranger: Friedrich Gr眉tzmacher. Music Arranger: Max Knoth.- DG.
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Ludovico Einaudi
Respiro
Performer: Cecilia Chailly. Performer: Ludovico Einaudi.- Decca.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Johannes-Passion, BWV 245 (Part 2: No 39, Chorus - Ruht wohl, ihr heiligen Gebeine)
Choir: Pygmalion. Orchestra: Pygmalion. Conductor: Rapha毛l Pichon.- Harmonia Mundi.
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Toru Takemitsu
The Last Waltz
Performer: Andrea Dieci.- Brilliant Classics.
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Rachel Portman
Tipping Points (6th mvt, Epilogue)
Performer: Niklas Liepe. Conductor: Erina Yashima. Orchestra: WDR Funkhausorchester.- Sony.
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Jay Wadley
It's Time to Grow (We Grown Now OST)
Performer: Jay Wadley. Ensemble: Attacca Quartet.- Milan.
Broadcasts
- Thu 14 May 2026 09:0091福利社 Radio 3 Unwind
- Sunday 09:0091福利社 Radio 3 Unwind