Pensive classical tracks to focus your attention
Slip into deep focus with this collection of soothing classical music.
Slip into deep focus with this collection of soothing classical music.
Beautifully matched with naturally calming soundscapes, this mix includes Beethoven鈥檚 Violin Concerto in D Major and Sibelius鈥� Valse Triste. Also listen out for piano tracks by Alexis Ffrench and Alberto Ginastera, choral beauty from Lucy Walker and Vincente Lusitano, and a couple of new releases from saxophonist Jess Gillam and vocal ensemble Cantus.
Produced by Katie Hill
Made in Cardiff by Overcoat Media for 91福利社 Radio 3 Unwind. MM.
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Edward Elgar
Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": 9. Nimrod (Adagio)
Orchestra: 91福利社 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Dan Jones.- Sur la plage de Chesil (Bande originale du film).
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Flute Quartet in A Major, K. 298: I. Tema con variazione. Andante
Performer: Cocomi. Performer: Ryota Higashi. Performer: Meguna Naka. Performer: Yusuke Yabe.- Universal Music LLC.
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Ernst Enno
Randaja ohtulaul, ETW 93
Composer: Eva Eensaar. Choir: Estonian National Male Choir. Conductor: Mikk 脺leoja.- Divine Art.
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Yu鈥怭eng Chen
Under the Moonlight
Performer: Yu鈥怭eng Chen. Performer: Daniel Hope. Performer: Philipp Schupelius. Conductor: Liang Zhang. Orchestra: Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra.- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Georg Philipp Telemann
Oboe Concerto in G Major, TWV 51:g2: I. Andante
Performer: Jess Gillam. Ensemble: Jess Gillam Ensemble.- PRISM, Vol. 2.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Grace Williams
Elegy
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Owain Arwel Hughes.- Welsh Music for Strings.
- Rubicon.
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Erland Cooper
Sula Bassana
Orchestra: 91福利社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: George Morton.- Sula bassana.
- Mercury Classics / Universal Music Group.
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Florence Price
String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor: II. Andante cantabile
Music Arranger: Jonathan Colbert. Performer: Sphinx Virtuosi.- Songs for Our Times.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Orlando Gibbons
Song 20
Conductor: Jeremy West. Ensemble: The King鈥檚 Singers.- Head Space: Candlelight.
- Signum Records.
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Claude Debussy
Clair de Lune Variation (After Suite Bergamasque CD 82/L.75: III. Clair de Lune)
Composer: Tim Allhoff. Performer: Gabriele Bagnati.- Clair de Lune Variation (After Suite Bergamasque CD 82/L.75: III. Clair de Lune).
- Masterworks/Sony Music.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: II. Intermezzo: Adagio
Performer: Nikita Mndoyants. Ensemble: Ensemble Appassionato. Conductor: Mathieu Herzog.- Appassionato, le label.
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Lucy Walker
Give Me Your Stars
Composer: Sara Teasdale. Ensemble: VOCES8.- TWENTY.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Jean Sibelius
Valse triste, Op. 44 No. 1
Conductor: Thomas S酶nderg氓rd. Orchestra: 91福利社 National Orchestra of Wales.- Sibelius: Finlandia.
- Linn Records.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for 2 Oboes in D Minor, RV 535: III. Largo
Orchestra: Les Musiciens du Prince鈥怣onaco. Conductor: Gianluca Capuano.- Vivaldi: Concerti per vari strumenti II.
- Na茂ve, a Label of Believe Group.
- 16.
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Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson
Sinfonietta No. 1: II. Song Form-Largo
Orchestra: The Experiential Orchestra. Conductor: James Blachly.- American Counterpoints.
- Bright Shiny Things.
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Quirino Mendoza y Cort茅s
Cielito lindo
Performer: Sir Stephen Hough. Music Arranger: Sir Stephen Hough.- Stephen Hough's Piano Postcards.
- Hyperion.
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Cipriani Potter
Symphony in D Major: II. Andante
Orchestra: 91福利社 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Howard Griffiths.- CPO.
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Dmitry Shostakovich
The Gadfly, Suite Op. 97a: No. 8 Romance
Performer: Tasmin Little. Performer: Piers Lane. Music Arranger: Levon Atovmyan.- Zzz - Classical Dream. Music for Deep Sleep.
- Warner Classics.
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Steven Sametz
We Two: No. 4, Not Heat Flames Up and Consumes
Ensemble: Cantus.- The Secret Letter.
- Signum Records.
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Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36: II. Andantino in moto di canzone
Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas. Orchestra: San Francisco Symphony.- Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4.
- SFS Media.
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Alexis Ffrench
Where Worlds Collide
Performer: Alexis Ffrench.- Evolution.
- Sony Classical.
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Imogen Holst
Suite for String Orchestra: III. Intermezzo
Orchestra: 91福利社 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Alice Farnham.- Imogen Holst: Discovering Imogen.
- NMC Recordings Limited.
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Clara Schumann
Romance No. 1, Op. 22
Performer: Orit Wolf. Performer: Kristina Reiko Cooper. -
Henriette Reni茅
Harp Concerto in C Minor: II. Adagio
Performer: Emmanuel Ceysson. Orchestra: Orchestre national Avignon-Provence. Conductor: Samuel Jean.- Believe International.
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Jules Massenet
Melodie-Elegie (Arr. for Violin, Piano, Guitar & Orchestra)
Performer: David Garrett. Performer: Franck van der Heijden. Performer: Julien Quentin. Music Arranger: David Garrett. Music Arranger: Franck van der Heijden. Orchestra: Orchestra the Prezent.- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Rebecca Dale
true love
Performer: Ben Russell. Performer: Richard Harwood. Performer: Klara Romac. Performer: Tom Walley. Performer: Olivia Jageurs. Ensemble: Tenebrae. Conductor: Nigel Short.- Rebecca Dale: Night Seasons.
- Signum Records.
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Kristina Arakelyan
Star Fantasy
Performer: Kristina Arakelyan.- Platoon.
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Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k
Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178, "From the New World": II. Largo
Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic. Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel.- Dvo艡谩k: Symphonies Nos. 7-9.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Alberto Ginastera
Milonga, Op. 3/1
Performer: Daniil Trifonov.- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Benjamin Britten
Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: II. Adagio
Orchestra: European Camerata. Conductor: Laurent Qu茅nelle.- Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Lachrymae, Two Portraits & Simpl.
- Fuga Libera.
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Robert Schumann
Cello Concerto Variation (After Cello Concerto in A Minor, Op. 129: II. Langsam)
Composer: Jan-Peter Kl枚pfel. Performer: Jan Vogler. Ensemble: Moritzburg Festival Ensemble.- Schumann Cello Concerto Variation (After Cello Concerto in A Minor, Op. 129: II..
- Sony Classical/Sony Music.
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Zhou Tian
Three Chinese Songs: III. Transience
Performer: Alex Lee. Performer: Jingwei Yuan.- Transience - Kindred.
- Blue Griffin Recording.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Schafe k枚nnen sicher weiden
Lyricist: Alexander Kilian. Music Arranger: Jan Pascal. Ensemble: Caf茅 del Mundo.- Sofa Songs.
- Masterworks/Sony Music.
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Vicente Lusitano
Regina Caeli
Choir: Apollo5.- Lusitano: Regina Caeli.
- VOCES8 Records.
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Hildegard of Bingen
Spiritus sanctus vivificans
Performer: Jess Gillam. Music Arranger: Geoff Lawson.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: II. Larghetto
Performer: Charlie Siem. Conductor: Oleg Caetani. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra.- Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: II. Larghetto.
- Signum Records.
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Broadcasts
- Sun 6 Sep 2026 14:0091福利社 Radio 3 Unwind
- Mon 5 Oct 2026 06:0091福利社 Radio 3 Unwind
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