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Classical tunes for a moment of stillness

Pause for a moment of stillness and calm with this classical music mix.

Take a step back from the busyness of daily life and pause for a moment of stillness with this classical music mix. These three hours feature orchestral delights performed by the 成人快手 orchestras from Eric Coates and Cipriani Potter, as well as choral arrangements from Robert Nathaniel Dett and Joanna Marsh.

Produced by Katie Hill
An Overcoat Media Production for 成人快手 Radio 3 Unwind, MM

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Tuesday 06:00

Music Played

  • Eric Coates

    By The Sleepy Lagoon

    Performer: Martin Loveday. Orchestra: 成人快手 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Vernon Handley.
    • The Best Of British Light Music.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 14.
  • David Schweitzer

    Emma Suite

    Composer: Isobel Waller-Bridge.
    • EMMA. (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Universal City Studios LLC.
    • 35.
  • R. Nathaniel Dett

    Listen To The Lambs

    Choir: Nathaniel Dett Chorale.
    • Marquis Classics.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Water Music, Suite No. 1, HWV 348: No. 6, Air

    Orchestra: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin.
    • Harmonia Mundi UK Limited.
  • Louise Farrenc

    Cello Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 46 - II. Andante sostenuto

    Performer: David Berlin. Performer: Benjamin Martin.
    • French Cello Sonatas.
    • Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC).
    • 6.
  • Joanna Marsh

    Arabesques: III. Fading

    Conductor: Owain Park. Ensemble: 成人快手 Singers.
    • Arabesques: III. Fading.
    • Signum Records.
    • 1.
  • James Benjamin Wilson

    Footprints

    Performer: Benjamin Grosvenor. Performer: Hyeyoon Park.
    • NMC Recordings.
  • Joaqu铆n Rodrigo

    Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio

    Performer: Thibaut Garcia. Conductor: Ben Glassberg. Orchestra: Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse.
    • Aranjuez.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 2.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Geistliches Lied

    Choir: The Choir Of Trinity College, Cambridge.
    • Glorious Trinity.
    • Conifer Classics.
    • 18.
  • Germaine Tailleferre

    Romance

    Performer: Quynh Nguyen.
    • Music and Arts Programs of America.
  • Alexander Glazunov

    Chant du m茅nestrel, Op. 71

    Performer: Li-Wei Qin. Conductor: Michael Hal谩sz. Orchestra: Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice.
    • Russian Cello Concertos.
    • Naxos.
    • 7.
  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Serenade for Strings in E Major, Op. 22, B. 52: II. Tempo di valse - Trio

    Conductor: Christopher Warren鈥怗reen. Orchestra: London Chamber Orchestra.
    • String Serenades.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 6.
  • Isobel Waller-Bridge

    September

    Performer: Isobel Waller-Bridge.
    • FLOW.
    • Mercury Classics.
    • 13.
  • Thomas Tallis

    O Sacrum Convivium

    Performer: Gabriel Crouch. Performer: Gallicantus.
    • Queen Mary's Big Belly: Hope for an Heir in Catholic England.
    • Signum Records.
    • 9.
  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

    Carnival of the Animals - The Swan

    Performer: Isata Kanneh鈥怣ason. Performer: Jeneba Kanneh鈥怣ason. Performer: Sheku Kanneh鈥怣ason.
    • Saint-Sa毛ns: Carnival of the Animals: The Swan.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 1.
  • Cipriani Potter

    Symphony in C Minor: II. Andante con moto

    Orchestra: 成人快手 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Howard Griffiths.
    • CPO.
  • John Wineglass

    Rise of the Night Sun

    Performer: John Wineglass.
    • Jwproductions, LLC.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Piano Concerto in G Major, M. 83: II. Adagio Assai

    Performer: Gabriela Montero. Conductor: Carlos Miguel Prieto. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Americas.
    • Orchid Music Limited.
  • Florence Price

    Piano Concerto in one movement (Adagio cantabile)

    Performer: Jeneba Kanneh鈥怣ason. Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Leslie Suganandarajah.
    • Florence Price: Piano Concerto in One Movement; Symphony No. 1 in E Minor.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 2.
  • Seckou Keita

    Gobaith

    Composer: Catrin Anna Finch. Performer: Catrin Finch. Performer: Seckou Keita.
    • ARC Music Productions International Ltd.
  • Reynaldo Hahn

    20 Melodies, Book 2: No. 14, A Chloris (Arr. for Voice & String Quartet)

    Performer: Karim Sulayman. Orchestra: Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective.
    • Hahn: Piano Quintet, Songs, Piano Quartet.
    • Chandos Records Limited.
    • 1.
  • David Bowie

    Where are we now?

    Performer: Jess Gillam. Performer: Ben Dawson. Performer: John Harle. Music Arranger: John Harle. Conductor: Richard Balcombe. Orchestra: 成人快手 Concert Orchestra.
    • Rise.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 8.
  • Imogen C Holst

    Variations on "Loth to Depart": Theme

    Performer: Alice Farnham. Orchestra: 成人快手 Concert Orchestra.
    • Imogen Holst: Discovering Imogen.
    • NMC Recordings Limited.
    • 2.
  • Rosey Chan

    Compassion

    Performer: Rosey Chan. Ensemble: Sonic Apothecary.
    • Rosey Chan.
  • Benjamin Britten

    A Ceremony of Carols, III. There is no Rose

    Performer: Katie Salomon. Conductor: Malcolm Archer. Choir: Winchester College Quiristers.
    • A Ceremony of Carols.
    • Convivium Records.
    • 3.
  • Felix J L Mendelssohn Bartholdy

    A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61: VII. Nocturne

    Performer: Isata Kanneh鈥怣ason.
    • Mendelssohn.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 05.
  • Amy Beach

    3 Compositions for Violin and Piano, Op. 40: No. 2, Berceuse

    Performer: Alessandro Clerici. Performer: Elena Brunello.
    • Halidon.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Ma m猫re l'oye, Ballet, M. 62: III. Une barque sur l'oc茅an, M. 43b

    Conductor: Pierre Boulez. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker.
    • Ravel: Ma M猫re L'Oye; Bol茅ro etc..
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 9.
  • Kerensa Briggs

    The Windsor Service: I. Magnificat

    Performer: Lily Robson. Performer: Mitchell Farquharson. Choir: Choir of King鈥檚 College, London. Conductor: Joseph Fort.
    • Kerensa Briggs: Requiem.
    • Delphian Records.
    • 11.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Air on a G String

    Performer: HAUSER. Music Arranger: Robin Smith. Conductor: Robert Ziegler. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.
    • Classic.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 4.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90: III. Poco allegretto

    Orchestra: Tonhalle-Orchester Z眉rich. Conductor: David Zinman.
    • Brahms: Symphonies 1-4.
    • RCA Red Seal.
    • 3.
  • Carter Burwell

    Prologue

    Performer: Carter Burwell.
    • In Bruges (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Lakeshore Records.
    • 1.
  • J贸hann J贸hannsson

    They Being Dead Yet Speaketh (from Miners' Hymns), Part 1

    Orchestra: 成人快手 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska.
    • Platoon.
  • Johanna M眉ller-Hermann

    Violin Sonata in D Minor, Op. 5: VI. II. Adagio molto cantabile

    Performer: Daniel Gaede. Performer: Oliver Triendl.
    • Johanna Muller-Hermann: Piano Quintet Op. 31 鈥 Violin Sonata Op. 5.
    • haenssler CLASSIC.
    • 6.
  • Robert A. Harris

    April Rain Song

    Conductor: Christopher Gabbitas. Ensemble: Phoenix Chorale.
    • Sun, Moon, Stars, Rain.
    • Signum Records.
    • 10.
  • Louise Farrenc

    Piano Trio No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 33: II. Adagio Sostenuto

    Performer: Amedeo Cicchese. Performer: Linda di Carlo. Performer: Sergey Galaktionov.
    • Brilliant Classics.
  • Eric Whitacre

    Sleep

    Ensemble: VOCES8. Conductor: Barnaby Smith.
    • After Silence.
    • VOCES8 Records.
    • 33.

Broadcasts

  • Fri 14 Feb 2025 14:00
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