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Classical music for focus or relaxation

An engaging mix of classical music to help you unwind, including Debussy's Arabesque no.1, music for solo violin by J S Bach, and Grace Williams' Calm sea in summer for string orchestra.

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Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Partita No 3 in E major for violin, BWV 1006 (Loure)

    Performer: Isabelle Faust.
    • J.S. Bach: Sonatas & Partitas. Isabelle Faust.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • 11.

  • Claude Debussy

    Arabesque no.1 in E major

    Performer: Jean‐Yves Thibaudet.
    • Debussy, Preludes etc.: Jean-Yves Thibaudet.
    • Decca.
    • 16.

  • Owain Park

    Phos hilaron

    Choir: The Gesualdo Six. Conductor: Owain Park.
    • Fading.
    • Hyperion.
    • 4.

  • Pyotr Tchaikovsky

    Valse mélancolique (Suite No 3 in G major, Op 55)

    Orchestra: Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Neville Marriner.
    • Tchaikovsky: Complete Orchestral Suites: Stuttgart RSO, Marriner.
    • Brilliant.

  • Reynaldo Hahn

    L'heure exquise (Chansons grises)

    Singer: Philippe Jaroussky. Performer: Jérôme Ducros.
    • Opium.
    • Virgin.
    • 24.

  • Richard Dering

    Pavan No 4 in five parts

    Ensemble: Rose Consort of Viols.
    • Exiled: Music by Philips and Dering.
    • Vox Regis.
    • 003.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Prelude in B major, Op.32 No.11

    Performer: Boris Giltburg.
    • Rachmaninoff: 24 Préludes.
    • Naxos.

  • Stuart MacRae

    Medusa

    Performer: Hamish Brown. Singer: Beth Taylor.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Divertimento in E flat major, K.113

    Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Director: Alexander Janiczek.
    • Mozart: Serenades: Janiczek/Scottish Chamber Orchestra.
    • Linn.
    • 12-15.

  • James McMillan

    Ave maris stella

    Choir: ORA. Conductor: Suzi Digby.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.

  • James MacMillan

    A New Song

    Performer: Christopher Glynn. Choir: The Sixteen. Director: Harry Christophers.
    • Great British Choral Works: The Sixteen/Harry Christophers.
    • Coro.
    • 14.

Broadcast

  • Yesterday20:50
    BBC Radio 3

Music to help you focus

Music to help you focus

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