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Classical music for focus or relaxation

Wind down with half an hour of back-to-back classical music, including music for piano by Belle Chen, a butterflies-inspired choral piece by John Tavener, a nonet by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, and an arrangement for viol consort of Debussy’s La Fille aux cheveux de lin.

Producer: Eleonora Claps

30 minutes

Music Played

  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Nonet Op.2 'Gradus ad Parnassum' (4th mvt)

    Ensemble: Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective.
    • Chandos.
  • Claude Debussy

    The Girl with the Golden Hair (Preludes Bk.1)

    Ensemble: Fretwork.
    • Signum.
  • Belle Chen

    Departure

    Performer: Belle Chen.
    • Departure.
    • Eito Music.
    • 12.
  • John Tavener

    Butterfly Dreams (excerpt)

    Choir: Polyphony. Conductor: Stephen Layton.
    • HYPERION.
  • Aaron Copland

    Morning on the Ranch (The Red Pony)

    Orchestra: Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Leonard Slatkin.
    • Copland: Music For Films.
    • RCA.
    • 1.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Cello Sonata No 5 in D major, Op 102 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Leonard Elschenbroich. Performer: Alexei Grynyuk.
    • ONYX.
  • Germaine Tailleferre

    Harp Sonata (Perpetuum Mobile)

    Performer: Sarah Schuster Ericsson.
    • DORIAN SONO LUMINUS.

Broadcast

  • Mon 5 Feb 2024 19:00

Music to help you focus

Discover the best classical music for study, inspiration and relaxation.