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Soothing classical sounds for a calming reset

Envelop yourself in the clear waters of this soothing classical music mix.

Carefully curated for inner peace, this meditative classical music mix features transporting orchestral textures from Ludwig van Beethoven, Joseph Haydn, Frederick Delius and Edward Elgar as well as beautiful, immersive compositions by Mary Lattimore, Víg Mihály and Elena Ruehr.

Produced by James Bonney
An Overcoat Media Production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind.

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  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15: II. Largo

    Performer: Stewart Goodyear. Conductor: Andrew Constantine. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
    • Orchid Music Limited.

  • John Hingeston

    Suite No. 2 à 6 in F Major: I. Fantazia

    Performer: Christian Zincke. Ensemble: Echo du Danube Ensemble.
    • CPO.

  • Antonio Haskell

    God Shall Wipe All Tears Away

    Composer: Jacob Garchik. Ensemble: Kronos Quartet.
    • God Shall Wipe All Tears Away.
    • Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.
    • 1.

  • Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou

    Ballad of the Spirits

    Performer: Katia Labèque.
    • 55.
    • Universal Music Division Decca Records France.
    • 3.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No. 29 in E Major, Hob. I:29: II. Andante

    Conductor: Giovanni Antonini. Orchestra: Kammerorchester Basel.
    • Haydn 2032, Vol. 18: Il maestro di scuola.
    • Alpha Classics.
    • 6.

  • William Grant Still

    Lyric Quartette: II. The Quiet One

    Ensemble: Catalyst Quartet.
    • Uncovered, Vol. 3: Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, William Grant Still & George Walk.
    • Azica Records.

  • Mary Lattimore

    Pine Trees

    • Collected Pieces: 2015-2020.
    • Ghostly International.
    • 6.

  • Frantz Casséus

    Romance

    Performer: Frantz Casséus.
    • Kollective Neighbouring Rights Records B.V..

  • Frederick Delius

    Orchestral Suite No. 1, RT VI/6: II. Berceuse

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: John Andrews.
    • La belle dame.
    • EMF Endeavours.
    • 3.

  • Florence Price

    Piano Quintet in A Minor: II. Andante con moto

    Performer: Marc‐André Hamelin. Ensemble: Takács Quartet.
    • Hyperion.

  • Julius Eastman

    Femenine: No. 1, Prime

    Performer: Christopher Rountree. Ensemble: Wild Up.
    • Femenine: No. 1, Prime.
    • New Amsterdam Records.
    • 1.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit, BWV 106, Actus tragicus: I. Sonatina

    Lyricist: Bible. Conductor: Sébastien Daucé. Ensemble: Ensemble Correspondances.
    • J.S. Bach: Christ lag in Todesbanden. Cantatas BWV 4, 106, 131.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 1.

  • Ronald Binge

    Sailing By

    Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: David Parry.
    • 40 Most Beautiful Classical Anthems.
    • Warner Classics International.
    • 26.

  • Devonté Hynes

    Passing

    Performer: Devonté Hynes.
    • Passing (Music from and Inspired by the Original Motion Picture).
    • Lakeshore Records.
    • 1.

  • Edward Elgar

    Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85 (Arr. for Viola and Orchestra)

    Performer: Timothy Ridout. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.
    • Elgar: Viola Concerto - Bloch: Suite for Viola and Orchestra.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 3.

  • Hugo Alfvén

    Andante religioso op. 31

    Orchestra: German Symphony Orchestra Berlin. Conductor: Łukasz Borowicz.
    • CPO.

  • Louis Thomas Hardin

    Pastoral II

    Performer: Moondog.
    • Moondog 2 (2000 Remaster).
    • Stratosphere Music.
    • 26.

  • Emilie Mayer

    Piano Concerto in B Flat Major: II. Un poco adagio

    Performer: Alexander Melnikov. Orchestra: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin. Conductor: Bernhard Forck.
    • Emilie Mayer: Piano Concerto in B-Flat Major: II. Un poco adagio.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 1.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19 (Arr. for Wind Ensemble)

    Music Arranger: Guy du Cheyron. Ensemble: Ensemble Ouranos.
    • Constellations.
    • Alpha Classics.
    • 5.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Concerto no.21 in C major K.467 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Jonathan Biss. Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
    • Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 21 & 22.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 2.

  • Sarah Henderson

    Wanderers

    Choir: Tenebrae. Conductor: Nigel Short.
    • Wanderers.
    • Signum Records.
    • 1.

  • Zdenek Fibich

    Piano Trio in F Minor, H174: II. Adagio ma non troppo

    Performer: Smetanovo trio.
    • SUPRAPHON a.s..

  • Francisco Tárrega

    Adelita

    Performer: Mats Bergström.
    • Portfolio.
    • Naxos Sweden - Mats Bergström Musik AB.
    • 28.

  • Igor Stravinsky

    Apollon Musagète, K. 048: VIII. Pas de Deux

    Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis. Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Stravinsky: Violin Concerto, Scherzo a la russe, Apollon musagete & Orchestral S.
    • Chandos Records Ltd..
    • 21.

  • Louise Farrenc

    Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano in E Minor, Op. 45: II. Andante

    Ensemble: Trio Laflamme.
    • Louise Farrenc: Flute Trios.
    • Evidence Classics.
    • 5.

  • Thomas Tallis

    O Sacrum Convivium

    Ensemble: Mancunium Consort.
    • A New Light.
    • VOCES8 Records.
    • 2.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Hob. VIIb:1: II. Adagio

    Performer: Yo‐Yo Ma. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: José‐Luis García.
    • Haydn: Cello Concertos ((Remastered)).
    • Sony Classical.
    • 2.

  • Manuel De Falla Matheu

    Canción

    Performer: Javier Perianes.
    • Falla: Nights in the Garden of Spain; Solo Piano Works.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 11.

  • Alexander Glazunov

    Chant du menestrel, Op. 71 - Arr. String Orchestra

    Performer: Mikael Samsonov. Orchestra: Metamorphose String Orchestra. Conductor: Pavel Lyubomudrov.
    • Halidon Classical.

  • Mihály Víg

    Valuska

    Performer: Mihály Víg.
    • Bahia Music.

  • Antonio Caldara

    12 Sonatas, Op. 1: Trio Sonata in E Minor, No. 5: I. Grave

    Performer: The BanXhies.
    • Alpha Classics.

  • John Tavener

    Mother of God

    Composer: Mikhail Lermontov. Choir: Pembroke College Girls' Choir. Conductor: Anna Lapwood. Choir: Pembroke College Chapel Choir.
    • All Things Are Quite Silent.
    • Signum Records.
    • 15.

  • Julián De La Chica

    Nocturnal & Circular Images, Op. 5: No. 4, Fado (Perf. on Harp)

    Performer: Lavinia Meijer.
    • Irreverence Group Music.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Fantasia on Greensleeves

    Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra.
    • 40 Most Beautiful Classical Anthems.
    • Warner Classics International.
    • 24.

  • Ethel Bilsland

    The Birthday Party: II. Peep​-​Bo

    Performer: Samantha Ege.
    • Wave Theory Records.

  • Samuel Coleridge‐Taylor

    Deep River I

    Performer: Ashley Jackson.
    • Deep River.
    • Decca Records US.
    • 1.

  • Fanny Mendelssohn

    String Quartet in E-Flat Major, HelH 277: I. Adagio ma non troppo

    Ensemble: Esmé Quartet.
    • Alpha Classics.

  • Ottorino Respighi

    6 Pieces for Piano, P. 44: No. 3. Notturno. Lento (Version for Harp)

    Performer: Magdalena Hoffmann.
    • Nightscapes.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 1.

  • Elena Ruehr

    Piano Quartet No. 2 "Maple": I. Sapling

    Performer: Marcus Thompson. Ensemble: Boston Trio.
    • Ruehr: Piano Quartet No. 2 "Maple": I. Sapling.
    • AVIE Records.
    • 1.

  • Frederick Delius

    2 Pieces for Small Orchestra : No. 1, On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring

    Conductor: Andrew Davis. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra.
    • "Tranquility" - Classical Moods.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 14.

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