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Brighten your day with comforting classical music

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

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

Featuring gently reassuring melodies from Farrenc, Vaughan Williams, and William Grant Still, this episode explores the benefits of dog walking. Plus, Professor Catherine Loveday explains how humans absorb music from the sounds that surround them.

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Music Played

  • Lars‐Erik Larsson

    En vintersaga, Op 18 (1st mvt, 'Siciliana')

    Conductor: Andrew Manze. Orchestra: Helsingborgs Symfoniorkester.
    • Naxos.

  • Ignaz Friedman

    4 Preludes for Piano, Op 61 (No 1, 'Pensieroso')

    Performer: Joseph Banowetz.
    • Grand Piano.

  • Arnold Bax

    Summer Music

    Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra.
    • Naxos.

  • Erik Satie

    Gnossiene: No 1 (Satie Reworks)

    Performer: Alexandra Stréliski. Music Arranger: Alexandra Stréliski.
    • Secret City Records Inc.

  • Hugo Alfvén

    Aftonen

    Ensemble: VOCES8.
    • Decca.

  • Edvard Fliflet Bræin

    Ut mot havet (Out Towards The Sea)

    Conductor: Bjarte Engeset. Orchestra: Iceland Symphony Orchestra.
    • Naxos.

  • Louise Farrenc

    Clarinet Trio in E flat major, Op 44 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Dieter Klöcker. Performer: Peter Hörr. Performer: Werner Genuit.
    • Divox.

  • Frederic Hymen Cowen

    Rêverie

    Conductor: Rumon Gamba. Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Chandos.

  • Sarah Neutkens

    Bright Edge Deep

    Performer: Sarah Neutkens. Ensemble: Alma Quartet.
    • Sarah Neutkens.

  • Ervin Drake

    It Was a Very Good Year

    Performer: Jan Vogler. Conductor: Omer Meir Wellber. Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Sony.

  • Adolphus Hailstork

    Sonatina for flute and piano (2nd mvt, 'Sicliano')

    Performer: Laurel Zucker. Performer: John Cozza.
    • Cantilena.

  • Alexander Glazunov

    The Seasons, Op 67, Pt 2, No 8 (Entrée de printemps)

    Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko. Orchestra: Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Oehms.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No 29 in A major, Kv 201 (2nd mvt)

    • Enterprises Sonor.

  • Amy Beach

    Young Birches, Op 128 No 2

    Performer: Joanne Polk.
    • Arabesque.

  • William Grant Still

    Symphony No 5 (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Fort Smith Symphony. Conductor: John Jeter.
    • Naxos.

  • Ethel Smyth

    Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in D minor (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: Trio Chagall.
    • Meridian.

  • Noriyasu Takeuchi

    PRIDE

    Performer: Noriyasu Takeuchi.
    • redbridge.

  • Christopher Tin

    Hope is the Thing with Feathers

    Lyricist: Emily Dickinson. Singer: Barnaby Smith. Conductor: Christopher Tin. Ensemble: VOCES8. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Universal.

  • Patrick Hawes

    Clarinet Concerto (2nd mvt, 'Sarabande')

    Performer: Emma Johnson. Conductor: Philip Ellis. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra.
    • Nimbus Alliance.

  • Hildegard von Bingen

    Antiphona O, tu illustrata

    Ensemble: Tiburtina Ensemble.
    • Ricercar.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Piano Concerto No 1 in B flat minor (2nd mvt)

    • EXTREME.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Horn Concerto No 1 in D, Hob VIId:7 (2nd mvt)

    • FORLANE.

  • María Luisa Anido

    Cancion de cuna

    Performer: María Isabel Siewers.
    • Acqua Records.

  • Ruth Gipps

    Symphony No 3, Op 57 (2nd mvt, 'Theme and Variations')

    Conductor: Rumon Gamba. Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Chandos.

  • Benjamin Godard

    Jocelyn, Suite No 2, Op 100 (6th mvt, 'Berceuse')

    Composer: Gustave Sandré. Performer: Arthur Jussen. Performer: Lucas Jussen.
    • Universal.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    The Solent

    Conductor: Rumon Gamba. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
    • Chandos.

  • Madeleine Dring

    Trio For Flute, Oboe and Piano (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Nancy Ruffer. Performer: John Anderson. Performer: Helen Crayford.
    • Dutton Epoch.

  • Wilhelm Stenhammar

    Sången, Op 44 ('Interlude')

    Conductor: Okko Kamu. Orchestra: Helsingborgs Symfoniorkester.
    • Naxos.

  • James MacMillan

    Scots Song (arr for choir, piano and violin)

    Performer: James Pearson. Performer: Lizzie Ball. Conductor: Harry Christophers. Choir: The Sixteen.
    • CORO.

  • Claudio Monteverdi

    Lagrime d'amante al sepolcro dell'amata: III. Dara la notte

    Performer: VOCES8.

Broadcasts

  • Fri 7 Feb 2025 09:00
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