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Soothing classical sounds for rest and relaxation

Mindful Mix

Unwind with this calming mix of classical music and gentle sounds from the natural world, perfect to help you rest and reset.

Let your thoughts settle with this peaceful mix of classical music and calming sounds from the natural world. Featuring reflective piano pieces, soft string textures, and tranquil choral moments. Perfect for helping you create space for stillness, rest, and quiet reflection.
Featuring classical favourites by Johann Sebastian Bach, Edvard Grieg, and Johannes Brahms. And newer works by Alexis French, Becky McGlade, Kerensa Briggs, and more.

Produced by James C Taylor
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Johann Sebastian Bach

Air on a G String
Performer: HA. Music Arranger: Robin Smith. Conductor: Robert Ziegler. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.
- Classic.
- Sony Classical.
- 4.
Roger Quilter

Country Pieces, Op. 27: No. 3 Forest Lullaby
Conductor: Adrian Leaper. Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra.
- Quilter: Where the Rainbow Ends / Country Pieces.
- Marco-Polo.
- 3.
Alexis Ffrench

Suddenly
Performer: Alexis Ffrench.
- Classical Soul Vol. 1.
- Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
- 12.
Becky McGlade

Missa Brevis: Sanctus & Benedictus
Choir: Boosey & Hawkes. Conductor: James Davey.
- Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd.
Philip Herbert

Elegy (In Memoriam Stephen Lawrence)
Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Anthony Parnther.
- NMC Recordings.
Alexander Scriabin

9 Mazurkas, Op. 25: No. 3 in E Minor. Lento
Performer: Yevgeny Sudbin.
- Scriabin: Vers la flamme.
- BIS.
- 12.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Oboe Quartet in F Major, K. 370: II. Adagio
Performer: Alexei Ogrintchouk. Performer: Boris Brovtsyn. Performer: Maxim Rysanov. Performer: Kristina Blaumane.
- Mozart: Oboe Concerto - Oboe Quartet - Sonata.
- BIS.
- 2.
Oliver Davis

Reflection
Performer: Huw Watkins.
- Reflection.
- Signum Records.
- 1.
Edvard Grieg

Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: II. Adagio
Performer: Stephen Kovacevich. Conductor: Colin Davis. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra.
- Sir Colin Davis: The Icon.
- Decca (UMO).
- 2.
Kerensa Briggs

Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God
Performer: Anna Lapwood. Choir: Pembroke College Girls' Choir.
- Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God.
- Sony Classical.
- 1.
Frédéric Chopin

Quatre pièces pour piano: No. 1 in C Minor, Nocturne. Andante
Performer: Inbar Rothschild. Performer: Charlotte de Rothschild.
- Charlotte de Rothschild: Quatre pièces pour piano: No. 1 in C Minor, Nocturne. A.
- CRD.
- 1.
Remo Giazotto

Adagio in G Minor
Ensemble: I Musici.
- Storia della musica classica - Bach, Vivaldi e il barocco 1.
- UME - Global Clearing House.
- 20.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

The Angels Changed My Name
Performer: Ashley Jackson. Music Arranger: Ashley Jackson.
- Ennanga.
- Bright Shiny Things.
- 7.
Franz Liszt

Consolation No. 3, S. 172/3 (Arr. Cooper for Saxophone & Ensemble)
Performer: Jess Gillam. Ensemble: Jess Gillam Ensemble.
- Liszt: Consolation No. 3, S. 172/3 (Arr. Cooper for Saxophone & Ensemble).
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
- 1.
Ola Gjeilo

Ubi Caritas
Ensemble: VOCES8.
- Ubi Caritas.
- VOCES8 Records.
- 1.
Roderick Elms

De Profundis Concertino for Bass Clarinet and Orchestra: II. Canzonetta
Performer: Derek Hannigan. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra.
- Roderick Elms: Visions of St Anne and Other Orchestral Works.
- Signum Records.
- 3.
Antonio Salieri

Concerto for Flute and Oboe in C Major: II. Largo
Performer: Clementine Hoogendoorn Scimone. Performer: Pietro Borgonovo. Conductor: Claudio Scimone. Orchestra: I Solisti Veneti.
- Salieri: Concerto for Piano & Concerto for Flute and Oboe.
- Warner Classics.
- 2.
Johannes Brahms

Clarinet Sonata in F Minor, Op. 120 No. 1: II. Andante un poco adagio
Performer: Andreas Ottensamer. Performer: José Gallardo.
- Brahms: Clarinet Sonata in F Minor, Op. 120 No. 1: II. Andante un poco adagio.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 1.
John Rutter

Lullaby For Ana Gwen
Performer: Catrin Finch. Conductor: John Rutter. Ensemble: Sinfonia Cymru.
- Blessing.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 3.
Frédéric Chopin

Nocturnes, Op. 9: No 1, Larghetto
Performer: David Kadouch.
- Les musiques de Madame Bovary.
- Mirare.
- 3.
Sophie Hutchings

Billow Gently
Performer: Lavinia Meijer.
- Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
Joseph Haydn

Trumpet Concerto in E flat major (2nd mvmt, Andante)
Performer: Tine Thing Helseth. Orchestra: The Staff Band of the Norwegian Armed Forces.
- Trumpet Concertos.
- Simax Classics.
- 2.
George Frideric Handel

Concerto Grosso No. 11, Op. 6: IV. Andante
Orchestra: Bratislava Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Pavol Bagin.
- Locatelli - Händel - Corelli: Concerto Grossi - Dances.
- Denon.
- 8.
Marcel Tournier

Sonatine, Op. 30: I. Allègrement
Performer: Emmanuel Ceysson. Ensemble: Quatuor Voce.
- Images. Hommage à Marcel Tournier.
- Alpha Classics.
- 9.
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

6 Pieces, Op. 51: No. 6. Valse sentimentale
Performer: Pablo Ferrández. Performer: Julien Quentin.
- 6 Pieces, Op. 51: No. 6. Valse sentimentale.
- Sony Classical.
- 1.
Eric Coates

By The Sleepy Lagoon
Performer: Martin Loveday. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Vernon Handley.
- The Best Of British Light Music.
- Sony Classical.
- 14.
Florence Price

5 Folksongs in Counterpoint: No. 3, Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes
- Uncovered, Vol. 2: Florence B. Price.
- Azica Records.
- 15.
Evgeny Grinko

Glare of Us
Performer: Evgeny Grinko.
- Winter Moonlight.
- Nettwerk Music Group.
- 1.
Mark Butler

Dona nobis pacem
Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin.
H. Leslie Adams

Contrasts: VIII. Romance
Performer: Rochelle Sennet.
- Bach to Black: Suites for Piano.
- Albany Records.
- 42.
Miguel Llobet Solés

Catalan Folk Songs: Lo fill del rei
Performer: Raphaël Feuillâtre.
- Llobet: Catalan Folk Songs: Lo fill del rei.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 1.
Ralph Vaughan Williams

Fantasia on Greensleeves
Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth.
- Queen's Platinum Jubilee Classical Music.
- UME - Global Clearing House.
- 11.
Edward Elgar

Romance, Op. 62
Performer: Gerald Ingham. Performer: Antony Peregrine.
- Folk Tales.
- Naxos.
- 4.
Calum Martin

Ballantyne (Movement 5 Your Shadow)
Composer: Craig Armstrong. Composer: Trad.. Performer: Cecilia Weston. Performer: Craig Armstrong. Performer: Calum Martin. Lyricist: Trad.. Orchestra: Scottish Ensemble. Conductor: Daniel Pioro.
- The Edge of the Sea.
- Modern Recordings.
- 5.
Rosey Chan

Infinity
Performer: Rosey Chan. Performer: Sonic Apothecary.
- Rosey Chan.
Ruth Gipps

Quintet Op.16 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Peter Cigleris. Performer: Gareth Hulse. Performer: John Mills. Performer: Lydia Lowndes-Northcott. Performer: Božidar Vukotić.
- Gipps: Clarinet Chamber Music.
- SOMM Recordings.
- 2.
Eric Whitacre

Sleep
Lyricist: Charles Anthony Silvestri. Choir: Eric Whitacre Singers. Conductor: Eric Whitacre.
- Light & Gold.
- Decca (UMO).
- 16.
Arvo Pärt

Spiegel im Spiegel
Performer: Vladimir Spivakov. Performer: Sergei Bezrodny.
- Arvo Pärt: Alina.
- ECM New Series.
- 01.

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