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Embrace the day with soothing classical music

Calming classical music to inspire focus and set you up for the day ahead. Presented by broadcaster, author and psychologist Dr Sian Williams.

Calming classical music to help you focus and set you up for the day ahead. Presented by broadcaster, author and psychologist Dr Sian Williams.

Featuring uplifting and enriching melodies from Max Richter, Mozart and Amy Beach 鈥� plus Professor Catherine Loveday explores why some tunes get stuck in our heads, and Sian takes a walk and reflects on how birdsong fits into our daily lives.

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Sun 24 Nov 2024 09:00
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Music Played

  • Frederick Delius

    On Hearing The First Cuckoo in Spring

    Performer: San Francisco Symphony.
    • Hybrid SACD.

  • Alexander Glazunov

    Grand Adagio

    Performer: Esther Yoo. Performer: Philharmonia Orchestra. Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy.
    • Universal.

  • Clara Schumann

    Soir茅es Musicales, Op. 6 II: Nocturne

    Performer: Mara Dobresco.
    • Paraty.

  • William Grant Still

    Mother and Child (from Suite for Violin and Piano)

    Performer: Joshua Weilerstein. Performer: Lausanne Chamber Orchestra.
    • Claves Records.

  • Jules Massenet

    Thais: Meditation

    Performer: Bomsori. Performer: Wroclaw Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Deutsche Gramophon.

  • Karl Jenkins

    Stabat Mater: Ave Verum Corpus

    Performer: Stephen Layton. Performer: Polyphony.
    • Deutsche Gramophon.

  • Elfrida Andr茅e

    Yuletide Reverie

    Performer: Oskar Ekberg.
    • Naxos.

  • Philip Glass

    Aguas da Amazonia: Madeira River

    Performer: Third Coast Percussion.
    • Cedille.

  • Abel Selaocoe

    Ibuyile l'Africa/ Africa is Back

    Performer: Abel Selaocoe. Performer: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales.
    • 大象传媒.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Concerto for Flute and Harp, K. 299: II. Andantino

    Performer: Emmanuel Pahud. Performer: Anneleen Lenaerts.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Florence Price

    Ethiopia's Shadow in America: II. His Resignation and Faith

    Performer: Chineke! Orchestra. Performer: Leslie Suganandarajah.
    • Universal.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Piano Trio No 1 in D Minor: Andante con moto tranquillo

    Performer: Joshua Bell. Performer: Steven Isserlis. Performer: Jeremy Denk.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Ennio Morricone

    Gabriel's Oboe

    Performer: Gautier Capu莽on.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Amy Beach

    Romance for Violin and Piano

    Performer: Augustin Hadelich. Performer: Orion Weiss.
    • Warner.

  • William Byrd (arr. Stokowski)

    Pavane and Gigue from "Parthenia and A Gigg"

    Performer: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Performer: Matthias Bamert.
    • CHANDOS.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Suite for Viola & Orchestra, Group 2: I. Ballad. Lento non troppo

    Performer: Timothy Ridout. Performer: Lausanne Chamber Orchestra. Performer: Jamie Phillips.
    • Claves Records.

  • Ottorino Respighi

    6 Pieces For Piano, P44: No 3, Notturno

    Performer: Magdalena Hoffmann.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 - 1. Morning mood

    Performer: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Ultimate Classix.

  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Clarinet Quintet in F-Sharp Minor, Op 10: Larghetto Offesuo

    Performer: Klaus Hampl. Performer: Quartetto di Roma.
    • Naxos.

  • Eric Whitacre

    The Seal Lullaby

    Performer: VOCES8. Performer: Christopher Glynn.
    • Decca.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Swan Lake, Op. 20: Act 1 - Pas De Trois - Intrada (Allegro Moderato)

    Performer: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • DE WOLFE.

  • Robert Schumann

    Myrthen, Op. 25: No. 1, Widmung (Arr. Clara Schumann for Piano)

    Music Arranger: Clara Schumann. Performer: Isata Kanneh鈥怣ason.
    • Decca.

  • Gustav Mahler

    Symphony No 5 in C-Sharp Minor: IV Adagietto, Sehr Langsam

    Performer: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Performer: Gianandrea Noseda.

  • Clotilde Arias

    Huiracocha

    Performer: Ward De Vleeschhouwer.
    • Ward De Vleeschouwer.

  • Fritz Kreisler

    3 Old Viennese Dances - No. 2, Liebesleid (Transcr. for Violin and Orchestra)

    Performer: Mar铆a Due帽as. Performer: Wiener Symphoniker. Performer: Manfred Honeck.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Cello Suite no.1 in G major BWV.1007 (Prelude)

    Performer: Yo鈥怸o Ma.
    • Sony.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Quintet in E-flat Major, K452: II. Larghetto

    Performer: Bl盲serphilharmonie Mozarteum Salzburg.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Edward Elgar

    Salut d'amour, Op 12

    Performer: 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra. Performer: Keith Lockhart.

  • William Sterndale Bennett

    String Quartet in G Major, WoO 17: I. Allegro moderato

    Performer: Villiers Quartet.
    • Naxos.

  • Ida Moberg

    Sunrise Orchestral Suite: Sunrise

    Performer: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Performer: Johannes Gustavsson.
    • Nilento.

  • Max Richter

    Spring 1: 2012

    Performer: Konzerthaus Kammerorchester Berlin. Performer: Daniel Hope.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Adolphus Hailstork

    3 Spirituals for Orchestra: No. 2, Kum Ba Ya

    Performer: Virginia Symphony Orchestra. Performer: JoAnn Falletta.
    • Naxos.

  • 罢谤盲诲

    The Skye Boat Song

    Ensemble: Apollo5.
    • VCM.

Broadcasts

  • Wed 6 Nov 2024 09:00
    大象传媒 Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sun 24 Nov 2024 09:00
    大象传媒 Radio 3 Unwind