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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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Music Played

  • Eric Coates

    Sweet Seventeen

    Orchestra: 91福利社 Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Wilson.
    • Chandos.
  • Michele Mangani

    Love Theme for Clarinet & Orchestra

    Performer: Seunghee Lee. Orchestra: Manhattan Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Steven Beck.
    • Musica Solis.
  • 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.
  • C茅cile Chaminade

    Valse d'Autumne, Op 69 (arr for harp)

    Performer: M茅lanie Laurent. Music Arranger: M茅lanie Laurent.
    • Indesens.
  • Christopher Gunning

    Pollyanna

    Conductor: Rumon Gamba. Orchestra: 91福利社 Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Chandos.
  • 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.
  • Eyd铆s Evensen

    Flow

    Performer: Esther Abrami. Performer: Eyd铆s Evensen.
    • Sony.
  • Francis Kleynjans

    Aux lumi猫res de cr茅puscule, Op 54 (No 4, Tristesse)

    Performer: Alexandra Whittingham.
    • Decca.
  • Yu鈥怭eng Chen

    Summer Fantasy (Justice Online)

    Performer: Yu鈥怭eng Chen. Orchestra: Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • DG.
  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Bajazet, RV 703, Sinfonia (2nd mvt)

    Director: Pablo Valetti. Orchestra: Caf茅 Zimmermann.
    • Alpha.
  • Frederick Delius

    Suite for Violin & Orchestra (3rd mvt, Elegie)

    Performer: Tasmin Little. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis. Orchestra: 91福利社 Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Chandos.
  • Marilyn Crispell

    Dragonfly

    Performer: Marilyn Crispell.
    • ECM.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano concerto no.8 in C major K.246 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Olga Pashchenko. Ensemble: Il Gardellino.
    • Alpha.
  • 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.
  • Nico Muhly

    Prosperitie

    Choir: Tallis Scholars. Conductor: Peter Phillips.
    • Linn.
  • Gabriel Faur茅

    3 Melodies, Op 7 (No 1, 'Apres un reve')

    Performer: Daniel Lozakovich. Performer: H茅l猫ne Mercier.
    • Warner.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Une Barque sur l'ocean, M 43A

    Conductor: Cristian M膬celaru. Orchestra: Orchestre national de France.
    • Naive.
  • Nino Rota

    Clarinet Sonata in D major (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Andreas Ottensamer. Performer: Jos茅 Gallardo.
    • DG.
  • Edgar Bainton

    The Golden River, Op 16 (4th mvt)

    Conductor: Paul Daniel. Orchestra: 91福利社 Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Chandos.
  • H茅l猫ne de Montgeroult

    Piano Etude No 28 in E major

    Performer: Clare Hammond.
    • BIS.
  • 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.
  • Dan Fisher

    Into the Morning

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • MGFB Music.
  • Alonso Lobo

    Versa est in luctum

    Performer: Owain Park. Performer: The Gesualdo Six.
    • Hyperion.
  • Arvo P盲rt

    Fratres (version for string orchestra & percussion)

    Conductor: Paavo J盲rvi. Orchestra: Estonian National Symphony Orchestra.
    • Erato.
  • Hayato Sumino

    Suzume

    Performer: Hayato Sumino.
    • Sony.
  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Petite Suite de Concert, Op 77 (2nd mvt)

    Conductor: Anthony Parnther. Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra.
    • Decca.
  • Hubert Parry

    An English Suite (2nd mvt, 'In Minuet Style')

    Conductor: William Boughton. Orchestra: English Symphony Orchestra.
    • Nimbus.
  • Julie Cooper

    The Renaissance Suite (3rd mvt, 'Barriera in Gossamer Yellow')

    Performer: Eliza Marshall. Performer: Camilla Pay. Ensemble: Oculus Ensemble.
    • Signum.
  • John Rutter

    Suite Lyrique (No 5, Chanson)

    Performer: Catrin Finch. Conductor: John Rutter. Orchestra: Sinfonia Cymru.
    • DG.
  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Cypresses, B 152 (No 11, 'Nature Lies Peaceful in Slumber and Dreaming' )

    Ensemble: Merel Quartett.
    • Prospero Classical.
  • Florence Price

    Violin Concerto No 1 in D major (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Fanny Clamagirand. Conductor: John Jeter. Orchestra: Malm枚 Operaorkester.
    • Naxos.
  • 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.
  • Ludovico Einaudi

    Respiro

    Performer: Cecilia Chailly. Performer: Ludovico Einaudi.
    • Decca.
  • 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.
  • Toru Takemitsu

    The Last Waltz

    Performer: Andrea Dieci.
    • Brilliant Classics.
  • Rachel Portman

    Tipping Points (6th mvt, Epilogue)

    Performer: Niklas Liepe. Conductor: Erina Yashima. Orchestra: WDR Funkhausorchester.
    • Sony.
  • Jay Wadley

    It's Time to Grow (We Grown Now OST)

    Performer: Jay Wadley. Ensemble: Attacca Quartet.
    • Milan.

Broadcasts

  • Thu 14 May 2026 09:00
  • Sunday 09:00