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Peaceful classical sounds to find your flow

Sink into a gentle classical soundtrack to accompany you in moments of concentration. Featuring music from Julie Cooper, Marie Awadis, and Philip Glass.

Find your flow with a peaceful classical soundtrack, guiding you towards a still mind and a state of deep concentration. The mix features a comforting Clara Schumann piece performed on Clarinet, the delicate harp work of Alis Huws, and a beautiful violin interpretation of Hildegard von Bingen’s ‘O Virtus Sapientiae’, all gently woven with recordings from the natural world.

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Music Played

  • Luigi Boccherini

    Cello Concerto No. 7 in G Major, G. 480: II. Adagio

    Performer: Steven Isserlis. Performer: Juha Kangas. Orchestra: Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra.
    • Winter Adagios.

  • Clara Schumann

    Schumann, C: 12 Gedichte aus "Liebesfrühling", Op. 37: No. 11, Warum willst du a

    Performer: Anneleen Lenaerts.
    • Schumann & Schubert - Transcriptions for Clarinet & Harp.

  • Will Bloomfield

    sweetpea

    Performer: Will Bloomfield.
    • a gentle plea for chaos.

  • John Lennon

    Strawberry Fields Forever (Arranged for Piano, Strings & Chorus by Rick Wakeman)

    Composer: Paul McCartney. Performer: Rick Wakeman. Performer: The Orion Strings. Performer: Guy Protheroe. Performer: English Chamber Choir.
    • Piano Odyssey.

  • Sherwood Roberts

    Close to You

    Performer: Sherwood Roberts.
    • Close to You.

  • Gabriel Fauré

    Masques et Bergamasques, Op. 112: IV. Pastorale

    Performer: Lausanne Chamber Orchestra. Performer: Renaud Capuçon.
    • Gabriel Fauré.

  • Rosey Chan

    Audrey

    Performer: Rosey Chan.
    • Audrey.

  • Peter Warlock

    Capriol Suite: 5. Pied-en- l'air

    Performer: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Performer: Nicholas Kraemer. Performer: Neville Marriner.
    • Fantasia on Greensleeves.
    • Decca.

  • Amy Rita

    Goosebumps

    Performer: Amy Rita.
    • Goosebumps.

  • Julie Cooper

    Venus in Sunlight Grey

    Singer: Grace Davidson. Ensemble: Oculus Ensemble. Director: Simon Hale.
    • Julie Cooper: VENUS in Sunlight Grey.
    • Signum Classics.

  • Marie Awadis

    Étude No. 8: Through the Window

    Performer: Marie Awadis.
    • Études Mélodiques.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Edward Elgar

    Sospiri Op. 70

    Performer: Mirga Gražinytė‐Tyla. Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.
    • The British Project.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Frédéric Chopin

    24 Preludes, Op 28, No. 13

    Performer: Eric Lu.
    • 24 Preludes, Op 28, No. 13.

  • François Couperin

    Deuxième Suite in A Major: III. Pompe funèbre

    Performer: La Bellemont.
    • Couperin: Pièces de violes.
    • Telefunken.

  • Kathryn Kaye

    Earth

    Performer: Kathryn Kaye.
    • Heavy as a Feather.
    • Overland Mountain Music.

  • Pyotr Tchaikovsky

    The Seasons, Op. 37a: V. May: White Night

    Performer: Axel Gillison.
    • Tchaikovsky Slow Motions.
    • X5 Music Group.

  • Ann Annie

    for violet

    Performer: Ann Annie.
    • El Prado.
    • We All Speak In Poems.

  • Stephan Moccio

    Fracture (Version for Harp)

    Performer: Alis Huws.
    • Fracture (Version for Harp).
    • Decca Classics.

  • Gareth Malone

    May

    Performer: Gareth Malone.
    • Music For Healing.
    • Decca.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Piano Sonata in B-Flat Major, Hob. XVI:2: II. Largo

    Performer: Marc‐André Hamelin.
    • Haydn Piano Sonatas.
    • Hyperion Records.

  • Hildegard of Bingen

    O Virtus Sapientiae

    Performer: Marion Frère. Performer: Mar' et Balt'. Performer: Balthazar Naturel.
    • Bingen: O Virtus Sapientiae.
    • Evidence Classics.

  • Anton Flint

    Theories Of Form 6

    Performer: Anton Flint.
    • Theories Of Form 6.

  • Belle Chen

    Moonrise

    Performer: Belle Chen.
    • Ravel In The Forest.
    • Platoon.

  • William Grant Still

    Three Songs (Arr. for Flute and Guitar by James Stirling): No. 2, If you should go

    Performer: Meraki Duo.
    • Still: Three Songs.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Suite in B-Flat Major, HWV 434: IV. Menuet (Arr. for Guitar by Michael Lewin)

    Performer: Miloš Karadaglić. Music Arranger: Michael Lewin.
    • Suite in B-Flat Major, HWV 434: IV. Menuet (Arr. for Guitar by Michael Lewin).
    • Sony Classical.

  • Luke Faulkner

    Awakening (Piano and Strings)

    Performer: Luke Faulkner.
    • Awakening (Piano and Strings).

  • Philip Glass

    Glassworks: I. Opening (Arr. for Ensemble by Angèle Dubeau)

    Music Arranger: Angèle Dubeau. Music Arranger: François Vallières. Orchestra: La Pietà.
    • Glassworks: I. Opening (Arr. for Ensemble by Angèle Dubeau and François Vallière.

  • Emma Jackson

    I Wonder - Solo Piano

    Performer: Emma Jackson.
    • I Wonder (Solo Piano).

Broadcast

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