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Lose yourself in gentle melodies

Take a moment to unwind, relax and focus - with some of the most calming melodies in classical music.

Enjoy time to unwind with this selection of some of the most calming melodies in classical music - the perfect escape from the stresses of the everyday.

Featuring gentle music by Alexis Ffrench, John Rutter, Hania Rani and Dan Jones. And gorgeous classics from Edward Elgar, Gustav Mahler, Florence Price, Ronald Binge, and more.

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

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Music Played

  • Gustav Mahler

    Symphony No. 5: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam

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

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo

    Performer: Beatrice Rana. Orchestra: Amsterdam Sinfonietta.
    • Bach: Keyboard Concerto No. 5, BWV 1056: II. Largo.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 1.

  • Sarah Class

    Up in the Clouds

    Orchestra: 麻豆官网首页入口 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Elizabeth Purnell.
    • Africa (Original Television Soundtrack).
    • Silva Screen Records Ltd.
    • 14.

  • Gabriel Faur茅

    Pavane, Op. 50

    Orchestra: San Francisco Symphony. Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas.
    • Masterpieces in Miniature.
    • SFS Media.
    • 3.

  • Dan Forrest

    The Sun Never Says

    Ensemble: Phoenix Chorale. Conductor: Christopher Gabbitas.
    • Sun, Moon, Stars, Rain.
    • Signum Records.
    • 13.

  • Hania Rani

    Preludium Es-dur (Remastered 2021)

    Performer: Hania Rani. Performer: Dobrawa Czocher. Music Arranger: Hania Rani.
    • Bia艂a flaga (Remastered 2021).
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 12.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor": II. Adagio un poco mosso

    Performer: Walter Gieseking. Conductor: Alceo Galliera. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra.
    • Classical Chillout.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 49.

  • Jos茅 Ferrer

    Pens茅es Du Soir, Nocturne for Guitar, Op. 44

    Performer: Gerard Cousins.
    • Pens茅es Du Soir, Nocturne for Guitar, Op. 44 (Arr. by Gerard Cousins).
    • Prima Classic.
    • 1.

  • Ronald Binge

    Sailing By (Radio 4, Shipping Forecast theme)

    Orchestra: 麻豆官网首页入口 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: David Parry.
    • 40 Most Beautiful Classical Anthems.
    • Warner Classics International.
    • 26.

  • Joe Hisaishi

    Kiki's Delivery Service: A Town with an Ocean View

    Performer: Louis Philippson. Lyricist: Jan-Peter Kl枚pfel.
    • Exposition.
    • Masterworks/Sony Music.
    • 4.

  • John Rutter

    What Sweeter Music

    Lyricist: Robert Herrick. Choir: The Cambridge Singers. Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia. Conductor: John Rutter.
    • Candlelight: Seasonal Reflections & Celebrations.
    • Collegium.
    • 12.

  • Gustav Holst

    A Moorside Suite, H. 173: Nocturne

    Orchestra: Royal Northern Sinfonia. Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones.
    • ENGLISH STRING MINIATURES, Vol. 4.
    • Naxos.
    • 2.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 30: No. 6 in F-Sharp Minor, Allegretto tranquillo

    Performer: Anna Koller.
    • Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 30: No. 6 in F-Sharp Minor, Allegretto tranq.
    • Nordic Classical Records.
    • 1.

  • 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.

  • Mark Butler

    Dona nobis pacem

    Choir: 麻豆官网首页入口 Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin.

  • Roderick Elms

    Cantilena for Guitar and Orchestra

    Performer: Carlos Bonell. Orchestra: 麻豆官网首页入口 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth.
    • Roderick Elms: Visions of St Anne and Other Orchestral Works.
    • Signum Records.
    • 5.

  • Alexis Ffrench

    Suddenly (Solo Piano Version)

    Performer: Alexis Ffrench.
    • Suddenly (Solo Piano Version).
    • Sony Classical.
    • 1.

  • Dan Jones

    Solemn Love

    Performer: Esther Yoo. 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..
    • 2.

  • 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.
    • 1.

  • Chad Lawson

    Gentle (Sleep Rework)

    Performer: Chad Lawson.
    • Gentle (Sleep Rework).
    • Chad Lawson Decca US.
    • 1.

  • Kerensa Briggs

    Requiem: IX. In Paradisum

    Performer: Anita Monserrat. Performer: Richard Gowers. Performer: Joseph Fort. Choir: Choir of King鈥檚 College, London.
    • Kerensa Briggs: Requiem.
    • Delphian Records.
    • 9.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Concerto Grosso No. 11, Op. 6: IV. Andante

    Orchestra: Bratislava Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Pavol Bagin.
    • Locatelli - H盲ndel - Corelli: Concerto Grossi - Dances.
    • Denon.
    • 8.

  • Ashley Jackson

    The Angels Changed My Name

    Composer: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. Performer: Ashley Jackson.
    • Ennanga.
    • Bright Shiny Things.
    • 7.

  • Edward Elgar

    Serenade for String Orchestra: Larghetto

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Daniel.
    • Relax Vol.II: Smooth Classics.
    • RCA Red Seal.
    • 5.

  • Vicente Lusitano

    Emendemus in melius

    Ensemble: 麻豆官网首页入口 Singers.

  • Amy Beach

    Dreaming, Op. 15: No. 3

    Performer: Eline Marlene.
    • Beach: Dreaming.
    • T茅l猫s Music.
    • 1.

  • Frederick Delius

    3 Small Tone Poems: No. 3, Spring Morning

    Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones.
    • Delius: On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring.
    • Naxos.
    • 3.

  • Evgeny Grinko

    Glare of Us

    Performer: Evgeny Grinko.
    • Winter Moonlight.
    • Nettwerk Music Group.
    • 1.

  • Mel Bonis

    Suite en Trio Op. 59: II. Pastorale

    Performer: Florian Wiek. Performer: Tatjana Ruhland. Ensemble: Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra.
    • SWR Klassik.

  • Dobrinka Tabakova

    Concerto For Violoncello And Strings: II. (Longing)

    Performer: Kristina Blaumane. Orchestra: Lietuvos kamerinis orkestras. Conductor: Maxim Rysanov.
    • Dobrinka Tabakova: String Paths.
    • ECM New Series.
    • 3.

  • William Alwyn

    2 Irish Pieces: No. 1, From the Countryside

    Performer: Ashley Wass.
    • Alwyn, W.: Piano Music, Vol. 2 - 12 Preludes / Contes Barbares / Movements.
    • Naxos.
    • 1.

  • Marianna Martines

    Concerto per Cembalo in G Major: II. Adagio

    Performer: Nicoleta Paraschivescu. Ensemble: La Floridiana.
    • Marianna Martines: La tempesta.
    • Deutsche Harmonia Mundi.
    • 5.

  • Mel Bonis

    Soir, Op. 76 No. 1

    Ensemble: Brackman Trio.
    • Discovering Roslavets - I. Silver Night.
    • Challenge Classics.
    • 8.

  • Edward Elgar

    Lux aeterna [from 'Nimrod' of 'Enigma' variations]

    Music Arranger: John Cameron. Choir: VOCES8.
    • Lux.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 3.

  • 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.

  • Caroline Shaw

    And the Swallow

    Conductor: Anna Lapwood. Ensemble: The Chapel Choir of Pembroke College, Cambridge. Ensemble: Pembroke College Girls' Choir.
    • All Things Are Quite Silent.
    • Signum Records.
    • 7.

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