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Restful classical music for a clear head

Clear your mind and reset with this collection of calming classical music.

Clear your mind and reset your focus with this calming collection of classical music, paired with soundscapes from the natural world.

This edition features sweeping piano concertos from Dmitri Shostakovich and Dora Pejačević, delicate chamber works by Fanny Mendelssohn and Joseph Horovitz, and breathtaking choral arrangements by Hildegard Von Bingen and Nico Muhly.

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  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Op. 102: II. Andante

    Performer: Yuja Wang. Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andris Nelsons.
    • Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Op. 102: II. Andante.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 1.

  • Richard Flury

    Fastnachts-Sinfonie: Tranquillo non troppo sostenuto (2)

    Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Mann.

  • Hildegard von Bingen

    Caritas abundat

    Ensemble: Lyyra.
    • Rising.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 2.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Piano Quintet in G minor, JS 159: II. Intermezzo. Moderato

    Ensemble: Annika Treutler Aris Quartett.
    • decurio.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Var. 18. Andante cantabile

    Performer: Lang Lang.
    • Piano Book 2.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 9.

  • Kerensa Briggs

    Lead, kindly light

    Composer: John Henry Newman. Performer: Katy Hill. Performer: Daniel Collins. Conductor: Harry Christophers. Ensemble: The Sixteen.
    • Lead, Kindly Light.
    • CORO.
    • 5.

  • Darius Milhaud

    Chamber Symphony No. 1, Op. 43 "Le Printemps": II. Chantant

    Conductor: Bar Avni. Orchestra: Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine.
    • Symphonies in 3 Movements.
    • Alpha Classics.
    • 5.

  • Juan Antonio Cuellar

    4 Artificios: No. 2, Cantos

    Ensemble: Sigma Project.
    • Mode Records.

  • Dora Pejačević

    Piano Concerto, Op. 33: II. Adagio con estro poetico

    Performer: Peter Donohoe. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.
    • Chandos Records Limited.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude

    Performer: Anastasia Kobekina.
    • Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 1.

  • William Grant Still

    Suite for Violin & Piano: II. Mother and Child

    Performer: Max Zorin. Performer: Vincent Balse.
    • Connections.
    • Navona.
    • 3.

  • Edmund Rubbra

    The Virgin's Cradle Hymn, Op. 3

    Conductor: Benjamin Nicholas. Orchestra: Britten Sinfonia. Ensemble: Choir of Merton College, Oxford.
    • Rubbra: Choral Music.
    • Delphian Records.
    • 9.

  • Arvo Pärt

    Da pacem Domine (Cello Ensemble Version)

    Performer: Ophélie Gaillard. Ensemble: Swiss Cellists.
    • Arvo Pärt: Da pacem Domine.
    • Aparté.
    • 1.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Minuet in G Minor, HWV 434/4 (Arr. for Harp & Piano)

    Performer: Xavier de Maistre. Performer: Julien Quentin. Music Arranger: Jan-Peter Klöpfel.
    • Händel.
    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.
    • 14.

  • Vincent Balse

    Jazz Waltz

    Performer: Max Zorin. Performer: Vincent Balse.
    • Connections.
    • Navona.
    • 6.

  • Robin Holloway

    Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 70: IV. Andante - Adagio

    Performer: Alda Dizdari. Conductor: Alexander Walker. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
    • Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 70: IV. Andante - Adagio.
    • Resonus Classics.
    • 1.

  • James MacMillan

    Nothing in Vain

    Composer: St John Henry Newman. Composer: Bobby Willis. Performer: Katy Hill. Performer: Jeremy Budd. Performer: Ben Davies. Conductor: Harry Christophers. Ensemble: The Sixteen.
    • A Meditation.
    • CORO.
    • 11.

  • Frédéric Chopin

    Nocturne in E-Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2

    Performer: Pablo Ferrández. Performer: Julien Quentin.
    • Nocturne in E-Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 1.

  • Fanny Mendelssohn

    Notturno in G Minor, H.337

    Performer: Anne-Sophie Bertrand (harp).
    • Amalie's Cosmos.
    • PENTATONE.

  • Avril Coleridge-Taylor

    Piano Concerto in F Minor: II. Adagio

    Performer: Samantha Ege. Conductor: John Andrews. Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Piano Concerto in F Minor: II. Adagio.
    • Resonus Classics.
    • 1.

  • Federico Moreno Torroba

    Castillos de España, Vol. 1: No. 2, Torija

    Performer: Eulogio Albalat.
    • Da Vinci Classics.

  • Peter Warlock

    Capriol Suite, 2. Pavane

    Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Neville Marriner.
    • Fantasia on Greensleeves.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Antonio Haskell

    God Shall Wipe All Tears Away

    Composer: Jacob Garchik. Ensemble: Kronos Quartet.
    • Glorious Mahalia.
    • Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.
    • 6.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: I. Morning Mood (Arr. for Harp)

    Performer: Alis Huws.
    • Quiet Sunlit Mornings.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 1.

  • Antonín Dvořák

    Serenade for Strings in E Major, Op. 22: II. Tempo di Valse

    Conductor: Misha Rachlevsky. Orchestra: Granada Chamber Orchestra.
    • Romantic Music for Strings.
    • Claves Records.
    • 2.

  • Grace Williams

    Sinfonia concertante for Piano & Orchestra: II. Poco lento

    Performer: Clare Hammond. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Jac van Steen.
    • Grace Williams: Violin Concerto, Elegy for String Orchestra & Sinfonia concertan.
    • Lyrita Recorded Edition.
    • 6.

  • Roger Eno

    Tributary (Satie Rework)

    Performer: Roger Eno.
    • Tributary (Satie Rework).
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 1.

  • Nico Muhly

    No Resting Place: IV. DALETH. Viae Sion lugent

    Choir: Tallis Scholars. Conductor: Peter Phillips.
    • Nico Muhly: No Resting Place.
    • Linn Records.
    • 9.

  • Xiaogang Ye

    The Memories of Mount Jing Gang, Op. 97

    Performer: Diyang Mei. Conductor: Dane Lam. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Xiaogang Ye: Backyard of the Village.
    • Signum Records.
    • 2.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Lieder ohne Worte I, Op. 19b: VI. Andante sostenuto "Venetian Gondo

    Performer: Andreas Ottensamer. Performer: Gunars Upatnieks. Ensemble: Schumann Quartett.
    • Blue Hour: Mendelssohn Edition.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 1.

  • Robert Schumann

    Concerto in A Minor for Cello and Orchestra, Op.129: II. Langsam

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Enrico Dindo.
    • FAB 0084 Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129 - Symphony No. 2 in C Majo.
    • Amadeus Best.
    • 2.

  • Irene Britton Smith

    Meditation

    Performer: Leah Claiborne.
    • Navona.

  • Richard Strauss

    Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 8: II. Lento ma non troppo

    Performer: Renaud Capuçon. Orchestra: Wiener Symphoniker. Conductor: Petr Popelka.
    • Richard Strauss.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • William Walton

    Henry V: Touch Her Soft Lips and Part

    Lyricist: William Shakespeare. Conductor: John Rutter. Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra. Choir: The Cambridge Singers.
    • This Is the Day: Music on Royal Occasions.
    • Collegium.
    • 15.

  • Joseph Horovitz

    Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano: II. Lento, quasi andante

    Performer: Anastasia Schmidlin. Performer: Denis Zhdanov.
    • Horovitz: Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano.
    • Prospero Classical.
    • 2.

  • Johannes Brahms

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

    Conductor: Iván Fischer. Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra.
    • Brahms: Symphony No. 3 & Serenade No. 2.
    • Channel Classics.
    • 3.

  • Anna Thorvaldsdottir

    Heyr þu oss himnum à

    Ensemble: The King’s Singers.
    • Head Space: Candlelight.
    • Signum Records.
    • 4.

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