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Uplifting classical music for warmth and positivity

Take a moment to be still and calm with this peaceful classical mix.

A three-hour collection of peaceful classical music to help you take a moment to be still and calm.

Featuring sweet string sounds from Amanda Maier and Ludwig van Beethoven, soothing piano melodies by Georgs Pelecis and Karen Tanaka, and warming orchestral textures by Gustav Holst and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.

Produced by Steven Rajam
An Overcoat Media Production for Â鶹Éç Radio 3 Unwind. MM

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Music Played

  • Cesar Cui

    5 Petits duos, Op. 56: No. 2, Berceuse

    • Azica Records.
  • Giacomo Puccini

    Humming Chorus from Madame Butterfly

    Lyricist: Giuseppe Giacosa. Lyricist: Luigi Illica. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan.
    • Relaxing Adagios.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 7.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Sonata For Violin And Piano No. 5 In F, Op. 24 - "Spring": 2. Adagio

    • Beethoven - Schumann - Brahms: Complete Violin Sonatas.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 11.
  • Sarah Class

    Journey of the King Fish

    • Africa (Original Television Soundtrack).
    • Silva Screen Records Ltd.
    • 1.
  • Harry Burleigh

    From the Southland Suite: I. Through Moanin' Pines

    Performer: Rochelle Sennet.
    • Bach To Black: Suites for Piano, Vol. II.
    • Albany Records.
    • 23.
  • Philip Glass

    Violin Concerto: II

    • Naxos, Dunvagen Music Publishers.
  • Rebecca Clarke

    Lullaby

    Ensemble: GAIA.
    • Stone, Salt & Sky: Beamish _ Maconchy _ Strachan _ R Clarke.
    • Delphian Records.
    • 2.
  • Robert Schumann

    Liederkreis, Op. 39: No. 5, Mondnacht (arr. for cello & piano)

    • Schumann: Werke für Violoncello und Klavier.
    • Orfeo.
    • 3.
  • Chiquinha Gonzaga

    Saudade

    • Saudade.
    • Azul Music.
    • 1.
  • Paul Leonardâ€Morgan

    Together

    Orchestra: Â鶹Éç Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
    • A History of Scotland.
    • Â鶹Éç.
    • 28.
  • Camille Saintâ€Saëns

    Le Carnaval des Animaux: Aquarium

    • Saint-Saens: Le Carnaval des Animaux; Organ Symphony.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 7.
  • Aaron Copland

    Quiet City

    • EDEL Music & Entertainment GmbH.
  • George Gershwin

    Three Preludes: II. Andante con moto e poco rubato in C Sharp Minor

    • Gershwin: Preludes (3).
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • 1.
  • Trad.

    Arrangements from Scottish lute manuscripts: Ladie lie near me

    Performer: Sean Shibe. Music Arranger: Sean Shibe.
    • Softloud: Music for Acoustic and Electric Guitars.
    • Delphian Records.
    • 2.
  • Max Bruch

    Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26: II. Adagio

    Orchestra: Â鶹Éç Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.
    • Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 & Other Works (Hyperion Romantic Violin Concerto 19.
    • Hyperion.
    • 7.
  • R. Nathaniel Dett

    8 Bible Vignettes: No. 2, Desert Interlude

    • Leaf Music Distribution.
  • Kurt Atterberg

    Suite No. 3, Op. 19 No. 1: I. Prelude. Adagio

    Conductor: Bjarte Engeset. Orchestra: Dalasinfoniettan.
    • Nordic Violin Favourites.
    • Naxos.
    • 1.
  • Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Piano Concerto in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 30: II. Andante mosso

    • Believe Group.
  • Jules Massenet

    Thaïs / Act 2 - Méditation

    Performer: Joshua Bell. Lyricist: Louis Gallet. Lyricist: Anatole France. Conductor: Andrew Litton. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • ±Ê´Çè³¾±ð.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 2.
  • Nabil Benabdeljalil

    Nocturne No. 5 for Piano Solo

    • African Pianism.
    • SOMM Recordings.
    • 7.
  • Georgs PelÄ“cis

    Concertino bianco - 1. Con intenerimento

    Orchestra: Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Johannes Fritzsch.
    • Into Silence: Pärt _ Vasks _ Górecki _ PelÄ“cis.
    • Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC).
    • 1.
  • Rodgers & Hart

    Blue Moon (arr. H. Kawano for saxophone & piano)

    Performer: Mariko Ishibashi.
    • OMF.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Concerto Grosso in D Minor, Op. 6, No. 10, HWV 328: V. Allegro

    Orchestra: The English Concert.
    • Handel: Complete Orchestral Recordings.
    • Archiv Produktion.
    • 126.
  • H. Leslie Adams

    Contrasts: VIII. Romance

    • Bach to Black: Suites for Piano.
    • Albany Records.
    • 42.
  • Trad.

    Romance (Arr. for Guitar & Orchestra)

    Performer: John Williams. Music Arranger: John Williams. Conductor: William Goodchild. Orchestra: String Orchestra.
    • The Ultimate Guitar Collection.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 6.
  • Alex Baranowski

    Wiosna

    Conductor: Angèle Dubeau. Ensemble: La Pietà.
    • Portrait: Alex Baranowski.
    • Les Productions Analekta Inc..
    • 1.
  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Lullaby from Ballet Suite No. 3

    • Quartz Music Ltd.
  • Gustav Holst

    The Planets, Op. 32: VII. Neptune, the Mystic

    Orchestra: Â鶹Éç Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Malcolm Sargent.
    • Holst The Planets etc.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 14.
  • Amanda Röntgen-Maier

    9 Pieces for Violin & Piano: No. 7, Sehr ruhig

    • Amanda Maier: Complete Works.
    • OSKAR NYMAN FA–RETAG.
    • 10.
  • Chiquinha Gonzaga

    Robertinha

    • Perfume: Chiquinha Gonzaga Waltzes, Vol. 2.
    • Azul Music.
    • 8.
  • Grzegorz Ciechowski

    °¿»å³¦³ó´Ç»å³úÄ…³¦

    Composer: Zbigniew Krzywański. Lyricist: Grzegorz Ciechowski. Music Arranger: Hania Rani.
    • BiaÅ‚a flaga (Remastered 2021).
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 4.
  • Edward Elgar

    Soliloquy (orch. Gordon Jacob)

    Music Arranger: Gordon Jacob. Orchestra: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jakub Hrůša.
    • Elgar: Soliloquy for Oboe and Orchestra (Orch. by Gordon Jacob).
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 1.
  • Karen Tanaka

    Lavender Field

    • Crystalline - Piano Music by Karen Tanaka.
    • 2L.
    • 6.
  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Op. 102: II. Andante

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Mariss Jansons.
    • Shostakovich: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2, Symphony No. 1.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 6.
  • Kit Turnbull

    3 Cautionary Tales: II. The Mermaid's Pool

    Performer: Linda Merrick.
    • Naxos.
  • Paul Leonardâ€Morgan

    Law of Innocence

    Orchestra: Â鶹Éç Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
    • A History of Scotland.
    • Â鶹Éç.
    • 17.
  • Alma Deutscher

    Up in the Sky (From "Cinderella")

    • From My Book of Melodies.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 4.
  • Erno Dohnanyi

    Aria, Op. 48 No. 1: I.

    • 1001 Notes.
  • Gabriel Fauré

    Pavane, Op. 50 (Arr. for Guitar & Orchestra)

    Performer: John Williams. Music Arranger: John Williams. Conductor: William Goodchild. Orchestra: Â鶹Éç Concert Orchestra.
    • The Ultimate Guitar Collection.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 10.
  • Ruth Gipps

    Cringlemire Garden Op.39

    Orchestra: South-West German Chamber Orchestra Pforzheim. Conductor: Douglas Bostock.
    • British Music for Strings Vol. 3.
    • CPO.
    • 13.
  • Bongani Ndoana

    Flowers in the Sand (South Africa): Pt. 1

    • Asa - Piano Music by Composers of African Descent, Vol. 2.
    • MSR Classics.
    • 9.

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