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Soothing classical melodies for a calm mind

Listen to this classical mix for a peaceful state of mind.

For a peaceful and tranquil state of mind, sink into the relaxing sounds of this three hour classical music mix. With choral melodies from Hildegard Von Bingen and Karl Jenkins, orchestral classics from Camille Saint-Saëns and Johannes Brahms, and soothing contemporary piano from Alexis Ffrench and Marie Awadis.

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Music Played

  • Frederick Delius

    Orchestral Suite No. 1, RT VI/6: IV. Duo

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: John Andrews.
    • La belle dame.
    • EMF Endeavours.
    • 5.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525: II. Romance. Andante

    Orchestra: Münchener Kammerorchester. Conductor: Enrico Onofri.
    • Mozart: Serenata (Eine kleine Nachtmusik - Posthorn - Haffner).
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 11.

  • Karl Jenkins

    The Armed Man - A Mass For Peace: XII. Benedictus

    Performer: Mike Brewer. Performer: Guy Johnston. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Choir: National Youth Choir.

  • Leonora Duarte

    Sinfonia No. 5

    Performer: Elizabeth Weinfield. Performer: Shirley Hunt. Performer: Amy Domingues. Performer: Toma Iliev. Performer: Jude Ziliak. Ensemble: Sonnambula.
    • Centaur Records, Inc..

  • John Rutter

    Gloria: II. Andante

    Conductor: Stephen Cleobury. Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Choir: Choir of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge. Choir: Choir of King’s College, Cambridge.
    • Rutter: Gloria, Magnificat, Psalm 150.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 2.

  • Imogen Holst

    String Trio No. 1: III. Un poco lento

    Performer: Oliver Coates. Performer: Simon Hewitt Jones. Performer: Tom Hankey.
    • NMC Recordings Limited.

  • Erik Satie

    3 Gymnopédies: No. 1, Lent et douloureux

    Performer: Gautier Capuçon. Orchestrator: Jérôme Ducros. Conductor: Adrien Perruchon. Orchestra: Orchestre de chambre de Paris.
    • Satie: Masterpieces.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 1.

  • Florence Price

    Symphony No. 1 in E Minor: II. Largo, maestoso

    Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin. Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra.
    • Florence Price: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 2.

  • Karen Tanaka

    Lavender Field

    Performer: Signe Bakke.
    • Crystalline - Piano Music by Karen Tanaka.
    • 2L.
    • 6.

  • George Gershwin

    Porgy and Bess, Act 2: I Loves You, Porgy

    Performer: Lucienne Renaudin Vary. Conductor: Bill Elliott. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra.
    • Mademoiselle in New York.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 3.

  • Rebecca Dale

    The Cloths Of Heaven

    Performer: Ben Dawson. Performer: Richard Harwood. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Choir: Tenebrae. Conductor: Nigel Short. Singer: Victoria Meteyard.
    • Signum Records Ltd.

  • Teresa Carreño

    Nocturne, Op. 10, "Souvenirs de mon pays"

    Performer: Alexandra Oehler.
    • Carreño: Rêverie & Selected Music for Piano.
    • Naxos Music UK Ltd.
    • 1.

  • Johann Pachelbel

    Canon and Gigue in D Major: Canon

    Conductor: Neville Marriner. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields.
    • Pachelbel: Canon - Albinoni: Adagio - Bach: Air on G String - Mozart: Eine klein.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 1.

  • John Lennon

    Yesterday (Arr. for Guitar)

    Composer: Paul McCartney. Performer: Manuel Barrueco. Music Arranger: Toru Takemitsu.
    • Relaxing Guitar.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 47.

  • Clara Schumann

    3 Romances, Op. 11: No. 3 in A-Flat Major

    Performer: Jean-Pierre Armengaud.
    • Naxos Music UK Ltd.

  • John Pickard

    3 Latin Motets: No. 1, O nata lux

    Ensemble: BBC Singers. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.
    • John Pickard: Mass in Troubled Times.
    • Naxos Music UK Ltd.
    • 1.

  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    Carnival of the Animals: Aquarium

    Performer: Isata Kanneh‐Mason. Performer: Konya Kanneh‐Mason. Performer: Braimah Kanneh-Mason. Performer: Ayla Sahin. Performer: Timothy Ridout. Performer: Sheku Kanneh‐Mason. Performer: Adam Walker. Performer: Alasdair Malloy.
    • Carnival.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 15.

  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Five Negro Melodies for Piano Trio: II. I was way down a-yonder

    Ensemble: Neave Trio.
    • Rooted.
    • Chandos.
    • 5.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: II. Adagio

    Performer: Takako Nishizaki. Conductor: Stephen Gunzenha. Orchestra: Slovenská filharmónia.
    • Great Violin Concertos.
    • Naxos.
    • 2.

  • Rued Langgaard

    Rosengaardsviser (Rose Garden Songs): II. Behind The Wall Stand The Little Roses

    Ensemble: Ars Nova. Ensemble: Ars Nova Copenhagen. Conductor: Tamás Vető.
    • Rose Garden Songs (Rued Langgaard).
    • Dacapo.
    • 05.

  • Reynaldo Hahn

    Piano Quartet in G Major: III. Andante

    Ensemble: Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective.
    • Chandos.

  • Richard Addinsell

    Ring Round the Moon: Invitation Waltz

    Conductor: Kenneth Alwyn. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra.
    • Addinsell: Goodbye Mr. Chips / A Tale of Two Cities.
    • Marco-Polo.
    • 1.

  • Ludovico Einaudi

    Le onde

    Performer: Lavinia Meijer.
    • aggio.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 5.

  • Hildegard von Bingen

    Ave, generosa: Verses 1 - 4

    Performer: Sarah Sexton. Conductor: Harry Christophers. Ensemble: The Sixteen.
    • Ave, generosa: Verses 1 - 4.
    • CORO.
    • 1.

  • Alexis Ffrench

    Together Without You

    Performer: Alexis Ffrench.
    • Together Without You (Solo Piano Version).
    • Sony Classical.
    • 1.

  • Franz Liszt

    Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S. 124: II. Quasi adagio

    Performer: Alexander Ullman. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Litton.
    • Liszt: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2, Sonata.
    • Rubicon.
    • 2.

  • Josef Rheinberger

    Abendlied, Op. 69 No. 3

    Conductor: John Rutter. Choir: The Cambridge Singers.
    • Lighten Our Darkness: Music for the Close of Day.
    • Collegium.
    • 7.

  • Marie Awadis

    Étude No. 10: Void

    Performer: Marie Awadis.
    • Études Mélodiques.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 10.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Oboe Quartet in F Major, K. 370: II. Adagio

    Performer: Alexei Ogrintchouk. Performer: Boris Brovtsyn. Performer: Kristina Blaumane. Performer: Maxim Rysanov.
    • Naxos Music UK Ltd.

  • Igor Stravinsky

    Berceuse from L'oiseau de feu - The Firebird

    Conductor: Terry Davies. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra.
    • Youth (Original Soundtrack Album).
    • Masterworks.
    • 11.

  • Betty Jackson King

    Summer Interlude

    Performer: Beatrice Nicholas.
    • Beatrice Nicholas.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    String Quartet in C Minor: II. Andantino

    Ensemble: Verdi-Quartett.
    • Vaughan Williams: The Complete String Quartets.
    • O.
    • 2.

  • Herbert Howells

    A Spotless Rose

    Conductor: Paul McCreesh. Choir: Giovanni Gabrieli.
    • So You Think You Don't Like Classical Music? Vol. 1.
    • Decca (UMO).
    • 6.

  • Nitin Sawhney

    New Tribes

    Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Nitin Sawhney.
    • Human Planet (Soundtrack from the TV Series).
    • Silva Screen Records Ltd.
    • 24.

  • Henriette Renié

    Harp Concerto in C Minor: II. Adagio

    Performer: Emmanuel Ceysson. Orchestra: Orchestre national Avignon-Provence. Conductor: Samuel Jean.
    • Believe International.

  • Peteris Vasks

    Vientulais Engelis: Meditation for Violin and String Orchestra

    Performer: Mari Samuelsen. Conductor: Jonathan Stockhammer. Orchestra: Konzerthausorchester Berlin.
    • Mari.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 4.

  • Henry Purcell

    Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts

    Lyricist: Anon.. Conductor: Matthias Maute. Choir: Ensemble ArtChoral.
    • Art choral vol. 2: Baroque I.
    • Les Disques ATMA Inc..
    • 5.

Broadcasts

  • Sat 8 Feb 2025 06:00
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  • Wed 19 Feb 2025 14:00
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  • Fri 7 Mar 2025 06:00
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  • Sat 3 May 2025 14:00
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  • Monday 06:00
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