Classical sounds to help you retreat into calm
Retreat from the hustle and bustle of daily life with this calming classical music mix.
A collection of classical tunes to ease the mind and soothe the soul.
Slide into warm instrumental sounds by Mozart, Anna Clyne and Lauri Porra, glowing choral textures from William Byrd and Christopher H. Harris, and soothing chamber music by Fela Sowande, Toru Takemitsu and Alexander Tsafman.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Serenade in E-Flat Major, K. 375 - III. Adagio
Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.- Mozart at sunset.
- UME - Global Clearing House.
- 19.
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Gerald Finzi
Lo, the full, final sacrifice, Op. 26 - Amen (Instrumental)
Performer: Amy Dickson. Lyricist: Richard Crashaw. Music Arranger: Paul Mealor. Conductor: Nicholas Collon. Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra.- Introit: The Music of Gerald Finzi.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Johannes Brahms
5 Lieder, Op. 49: No. 4, Wiegenlied (Version for Viola & Piano)
Performer: James Ehnes. Performer: Andrew Armstrong.- 5 Lieder, Op. 49: No. 4, Wiegenlied (Version for Viola & Piano).
- Onyx Classics.
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Langston Hughes
Bring me all your dreams
Composer: Christopher Harris. Conductor: Christopher H. Harris. Choir: London Voices.- Oxford University Press Music.
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Anthony Collins
Symphony for Strings No.1: II. Adagio molto
Orchestra: 麻豆官网首页入口 Concert Orchestra.- Anthony Collins - Vanity Fair.
- Dutton Epoch.
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Elena Kats鈥怌hernin
Phonometrician
Performer: Tamara Anna Cislowska.- Kats-Chernin: Unsent Love Letters, Meditations On Erik Satie.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 15.
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Modest Mussorgsky
Pictures at an Exhibition - Promenade II
Music Arranger: Maurice Ravel. Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic.- Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Toru Takemitsu
The Last Waltz
Performer: Andrea Dieci.- Brilliant Classics.
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Michael Nyman
The Diary of Anne Frank - If
Performer: Jess Gillam. Music Arranger: John Harle. Conductor: Jessica Cottis. Orchestra: 麻豆官网首页入口 Concert Orchestra.- Nyman: The Diary of Anne Frank - Arr. Harle: If.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Zenobia Powell Perry
Piano Potpourri: No. 5, A Jazz Trifle
Performer: LaDoris Hazzard Cordell.- Cambria.
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Kerensa Briggs
Requiem: IX. In Paradisum
Performer: Anita Monserrat. Performer: Richard Gowers. Choir: Choir of King鈥檚 College, London. Conductor: Joseph Fort.- Kerensa Briggs: Requiem.
- Delphian Records.
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
24 Negro Melodies, Op. 59: No. 10. Deep River
Music Arranger: Alessio Pianelli. Conductor: Alessio Pianelli. Orchestra: Avos Chamber Orchestra.- A Sicilian Traveller.
- Rubicon.
- 14.
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Wu Tong
Rain Falling from the Roof
Performer: Yo鈥怸o Ma. Performer: Kathryn Stott.- Songs of Comfort and Hope.
- Sony Classical.
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J贸n Leifs
Requiem, Op. 33b
Lyricist: J贸nas Hallgr铆msson. Choir: Choir of Clare College, Cambridge. Conductor: Graham Ross.- Leifs: Requiem.
- harmonia mundi.
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Jules Massenet
La Vierge / Scene 4: The Assumption: Le dernier sommeil de la Vi猫rge
Lyricist: C. Grandmaogin. Conductor: Raymond Agoult. Orchestra: New Symphony Orchestra of London.- Clair de Lune - Orchestral Favourites; Waldteufel - Waltzes.
- Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd..
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Richard Strauss
Serenade for 13 Wind Instruments in E-Flat Major, Op. 7
Conductor: Nicholas Cleobury. Ensemble: Britten Sinfonia.- Strauss: Horn Concertos Nos.1 & 2 / Duet Concertino / Serenade.
- Warner Classics.
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William Byrd
Mass for 4 voices (Agnus Dei)
Choir: Stile Antico.- Byrd: Mass for Four Voices: V. Agnus Dei.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Johannes Brahms
Six Canonic Studies, Op. 56: No. 1, Con moto egual'e dolce (Arr. for Orchestra)
Music Arranger: Robin Holloway. Conductor: Paul Mann. Orchestra: 麻豆官网首页入口 Symphony Orchestra.- Brahms by Arrangement, Vol. Two: Orchestrations by Robin Holloway.
- Toccata Classics.
- 13.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 10 No. 1: II. Adagio molto
- Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas & Concertos.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Johann Sebastian Bach
"Ich steh mit einem Fu脽 im Grabe", Cantata BWV 156: Sinfonia
Performer: Lisa Batiashvili. Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Radoslaw Szulc.- Bach.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Robert de Vis茅e
Sarabande
Performer: Toby Carr.- Sarabande.
- 2022 Delphian Records Ltd..
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Maurice Ravel
Pavane de la belle au bois dormant (Ma m猫re l'oye)
Orchestra: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin.- Ravel: La Valse, Ma M猫re l'Oye, Valses nobles et sentimentales & Daphnis et Chlo.
- Warner Classics.
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Nancy Dalberg
String Quartet No. 1 in D Minor: III. Adagio
Performer: Hei冒run Petersen. Performer: Mads Haugsted Hansen. Performer: Daniel Eklund. Performer: Lea Emilie Br酶ndal. Ensemble: Nordic String Quartet.- Dalberg: The String Quartets.
- Dacapo.
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Fela Sowande
2 Preludes on Yoruba Sacred Folk Melodies: No. 1, K'A Mura
Performer: Rebeca Omordia.- African Pianism, Vol. 2.
- SOMM Recordings.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K.581: 2. Larghetto
Performer: Sabine Meyer. Ensemble: Hagen Quartett.- Mozart: Clarinet Quintet; String Quintet No. 4; Eine kleine Nachtmusik (Lockenha.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Dora Peja膷evi膰
Piano Concerto, Op. 33: II. Adagio con estro poetico
Performer: Peter Donohoe. Orchestra: 麻豆官网首页入口 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.- Chandos Records Limited.
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Vicente Lusitano
Emendemus in melius - SATB
Music Arranger: Marques L.A. Garrett. Choir: London Voices.- Oxford University Press Music.
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Roger Eno
Through The Blue (Piano Version)
Performer: Roger Eno.- Through The Blue (Piano Version).
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 1.
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Krzysztof Penderecki
3 Pieces in Old Style: No. 1, Aria
Orchestra: Warsaw Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Antoni Wit.- Penderecki: Sinfoniettas - Oboe Capriccio.
- Naxos.
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Joby Talbot
Transit of Venus
Performer: Jess Gillam. Ensemble: Jess Gillam Ensemble.- TIME.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 5 - IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam
Conductor: Claudio Abbado. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker.- Gustav Mahler Symphony No.5 - Claudio Abbado.
- UME - Global Clearing House.
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Sylvius Leopold Weiss
Fantasia in C Minor (Transcr. for Harp)
Performer: Magdalena Hoffmann.- Weiss: Fantasia in C Minor (Transcr. for Harp).
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Florence Price
Snapshots: Moon Behind a Cloud
Performer: Samantha Ege.- Lorelt.
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Lauri Porra
Utu
Orchestra: 麻豆官网首页入口 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska. Singer: Lauri Porra.- Platoon.
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Vincenzo Bellini
Norma, Act I: Casta Diva (Arr. for Cello & Orchestra by Jan Vogler)
Performer: Jan Vogler. Orchestra: 麻豆官网首页入口 Philharmonic. Conductor: Omer Meir Wellber.- Norma, Act I: Casta Diva (Arr. for Cello & Orchestra by Jan Vogler) (Radio Edit).
- Sony Classical/Sony Music.
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Roger Quilter
Where the Rainbow Ends Suite: No. 1a Rainbow Land (Version for orchestra)
Conductor: Adrian Leaper. Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra.- Quilter: Where the Rainbow Ends / Country Pieces.
- Marco-Polo.
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Max Richter
Vladimir's Blues
Performer: Max Richter.- The Blue Notebooks (15 Years).
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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John Williams
Theme From Schindler's List
Performer: Itzhak Perlman. Conductor: John Williams. Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra.- Schindler's List.
- Geffen*.
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John Ireland
The Holy Boy
Conductor: John Wilson. Orchestra: Sinfonia of London.- John Ireland: Orchestral Works.
- Chandos.
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Anna Clyne
DANCE: III. in the middle of the fighting
Performer: Inbal Segev. Conductor: Marin Alsop. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra.- Anna Clyne: DANCE 鈥 Elgar: Cello Concerto.
- AVIE Records.
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Ernest Bloch
Enfantines, B. 49: Dream
Performer: Corinna Simon.- Piano for Kids 2.
- Sony Classical/Sony Music.
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Alexander Tsfasman
Jazz Suite: II. Lyrical Waltz
Performer: Karl鈥怘einz Steffens. Orchestra: 麻豆官网首页入口 Scottish Symphony Orchestra.- naive, a label of Believe Group.
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