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Gentle classical music for inner calm

Relax and unwind with this collection of gentle classical music, from peaceful piano melodies to calming orchestral movements, to bring you a sense of inner calm.

Find a sense of inner calm with this collection of gentle classical tunes. Featuring peaceful piano melodies, glowing choral harmonies, and flowing orchestral movements. This mix is curated to help you settle into a more peaceful state of mind.

With pieces from Ennio Morricone, Gustav Mahler, Rebecca Dale and more.

Produced by James C Taylor
And Overcoat Media Production for 麻豆官网首页入口 Radio 3 Unwind, MM

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  • Ennio Morricone

    Gabriel's Oboe from The Mission (Excerpt)

    Performer: Yo鈥怸o Ma. Conductor: Ennio Morricone. Orchestra: Roma Sinfonietta.
    • Appassionato.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 15.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Path茅tique": II. Adagio cantabile

    Music Arranger: Heitor Villa鈥怢obos. Choir: S茫o Paulo Symphony Orchestra Choir. Conductor: Valentina Peleggi.
    • Villa-Lobos: Choral Transcriptions.
    • Naxos.
    • 1.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K. 545 "Sonata facile": II. Andante

    Performer: Maria Jo茫o Pires.
    • Mozart: Piano Sonatas.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 48.
  • Karl Jenkins

    Concerto for Euphonium and Orchestra: II. Romanza. Romantically

    Orchestra: 麻豆官网首页入口 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Bramwell Tovey.
    • Chandos Records Limited.
  • Gerald Finzi

    5 Bagatelles for Clarinet & Piano, Op. 23 (Excerpts): No. 4, Forlana

    Performer: Helen Habershon. Performer: John Lenehan.
    • Divine Art Limited.
  • Ottorino Respighi

    Ancient Airs And Dances, Suite No. 3, P. 172: IV. Passacaglia

    Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
    • Respighi: Werke f眉r Streichorchester.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 13.
  • E虅riks Es虒envalds

    O salutaris hostia

    Lyricist: Anon.. Conductor: Stephen Layton. Choir: The Choir Of Trinity College, Cambridge.
    • E拧envalds: Northern Lights, Stars & Other Choral Works.
    • Hyperion.
    • 1.
  • R. Nathaniel Dett

    Cinnamon Grove: II. Adagio cantabile

    Performer: Clipper Erickson.
    • Navona.
  • Johann Pachelbel

    Canon and Gigue for Three Violins and Continuo in D Major

    Orchestra: Jean-Fran莽ois Paillard Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Jean鈥怓ran莽ois Paillard.
    • Pachelbel & Fasch: Orchestral Works.
    • Warner Classics International.
    • 1.
  • Mirta Alvarez

    Danza del Viento

    Performer: Mirta Alvarez.
    • Danza del Viento.
    • Prima Classic.
    • 1.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Prelude in B minor, BWV 855a

    Performer: Khatia Buniatishvili. Music Arranger: Alexander Siloti.
    • Bach: Prelude in B minor, BWV 855a (Arr. by Alexander Siloti).
    • Sony Classical.
    • 1.
  • Heinrich Baermann

    Adagio for Clarinet & Strings in D-Flat Major

    Performer: Jack Brymer. Conductor: Neville Marriner. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields.
    • Marriner & The Academy - 20th Century Classics.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 3.
  • Sir George Dyson

    Woodland Suite: III. Moon-Fairy

    Orchestra: 麻豆官网首页入口 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Hickox.
    • Chandos Records Limited.
  • Franz Schubert

    Ave Maria, S. 558/12

    Performer: Lang Lang. Music Arranger: Franz Liszt.
    • Liszt - My Piano Hero.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 9.
  • Rebecca Dale

    My North

    Ensemble: Sansara. Conductor: Tom Herring.
    • Platoon Ltd.
  • Gustav Mahler

    Symphony No. 5: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam

    Conductor: Claudio Abbado. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker.
    • Mahler: Symphony No.5 In C Sharp Minor.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 4.
  • Ola Gjeilo

    Still

    Performer: Ola Gjeilo.
    • Still.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 1.
  • 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..
    • 1.
  • Gordon Getty

    Homework Suite: IV. Berceuse

    Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Neville Marriner.
    • PentaTone.
  • Cerys Hafana

    Nant Yr Arian

    Performer: Cerys Hafana.
    • Edyf.
    • Cerys Havana Hickman.
  • Jacques Offenbach

    Les Contes d'Hoffmann / Act 4: Entr'acte (Barcarolle)

    Lyricist: Jules Barbier. Lyricist: Michel Carr茅. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth. Orchestra: 麻豆官网首页入口 Concert Orchestra.
    • The Very Best of Relaxing Classics.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 5.
  • Claude Debussy

    Sonata for Flute, Viola & Harp, CD 145: I. Pastorale. Lento, dolce ruba

    Ensemble: Nash Ensemble.
    • Debussy: Sonata for Flute, Viola & Harp, CD 145: I. Pastorale. Lento, dolce ruba.
    • Hyperion.
    • 1.
  • William Byrd

    Mass for 4 voices (Agnus Dei)

    Choir: Stile Antico.
    • The Golden Renaissance: William Byrd.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 19.
  • Dan Jones

    My Promise to you

    Conductor: Dan Jones. Orchestra: 麻豆官网首页入口 National Orchestra of Wales.
    • Sur la plage de Chesil (Bande originale du film).
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 29.
  • Chilly Gonzales

    Armellodie

    Performer: Olga Scheps.
    • Armellodie.
    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.
    • 1.
  • Franz Schubert

    Trout Quintet: Andante

    Performer: Boris Berezovsky. Performer: Vasko Vassilev. Performer: Christopher Vanderspar. Performer: Tony Hougham. Ensemble: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Singer: Andrew Staples.
    • Schubert: Trout Quintet.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 2.
  • Trad.

    There is no rose

    Composer: Lucy Walker. Performer: Lucy Walker. Choir: The Oxford Choir.
    • Oxford University Press Music.
  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178 "From the New World": II. Largo

    Conductor: Marin Alsop. Orchestra: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.
    • Dvo艡谩k: Symphony No. 9 & Symphonic Variations (Live).
    • Naxos.
    • 2.
  • Claude Debussy

    Clair de Lune, L. 75

    Performer: Anna Lapwood.
    • Luna.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 15.
  • Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges

    Symphony No. 1 in G Major, Op. 11, No. 1: II. Andante

    Music Arranger: Dominique-Ren茅 de Lerma. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Freeman.
    • Black Composer Series, Vol. 1: Chevalier de Saint-Georges (Remastered).
    • Sony Classical.
    • 2.
  • Nkeiru Okoye

    African Sketches: II. Dusk

    Performer: Maria Corley.
    • Soulscapes 2 - Piano Music by Women of African Descent.
    • MSR Classics.
    • 3.
  • Florence Price

    Symphony No. 3 in C Minor - II. Andante ma non troppo

    Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin. Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra.
    • Black History Month: Classical.
    • UME - Global Clearing House.
    • 7.
  • Randall Thompson

    Alleluia

    Choir: 麻豆官网首页入口 Singers. Conductor: Paul Brough.
  • Louise Farrenc

    Cello Sonata: II Andante sostenuto

    Performer: Diana Ambache. Performer: Rebecca Knight. Ensemble: Ambache Chamber Ensemble.
    • Ambache Recordings / NAXO.
  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Clarinet Quintet in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 10: II. Larghetto affettuoso

    Performer: Anthony McGill. Ensemble: Catalyst Quartet.
    • Uncovered, Vol. 1: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.
    • Azica Records.
    • 11.
  • Owain Park

    Beati quorum via

    Singer: Imogen Russell. Conductor: Stephen Layton. Choir: The Choir Of Trinity College, Cambridge.
    • Owain Park: Choral Works.
    • Hyperion.
    • 10.
  • Ryuichi Sakamoto

    20220302 - sarabande

    Performer: Ryuichi Sakamoto.
    • Opus.
    • Milan.
    • 13.

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