100 Best Relaxing Classics

The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297, Winter II. Largo

Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno”

Alberto Lysy, Yehudi Menuhin

Serse, HWV 40, Act 1 Ombra mai fù (Serse)

George Frideric Handel - Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)

Gérard Lesne

Concerto Grosso in B Minor, HWV 330 III. Larghetto e piano

George Frideric Handel - Concerto grosso in B minor, op. 6 no. 12, HWV 330

Yehudi Menuhin

Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147, Pt. 2 No. 10, Jesus bleibet meine Freude (Chorus)

Johann Sebastian Bach - Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“

David Willcocks, Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Suite No. 4 in D Minor, HWV 437 III. Sarabande

George Frideric Handel - Suite de pièce in D minor, Vol. 2 no. 4, HWV 437

Andrei Gavrilov

Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1056 II. Largo

Johann Sebastian Bach - Concerto no. 5 for Keyboard and Orchestra in F minor, BWV 1056

Andrei Gavrilov, Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Concerto for 2 Mandolins in G Major, RV 532 II. Andante

Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in G major for Two Mandolins, Strings and Continuo, RV 532

Fabio Biondi, Sergio Ciomei

Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043 II. Largo ma non tanto

Johann Sebastian Bach - Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043

Scottish Ensemble

Rinaldo, HWV 7b, Act 2 Lascia ch'io pianga (Almirena)

George Frideric Handel - Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Atto II, Scene IV, no. 22. Aria “Lascia ch’io pianga mia cruda sorte” (Almirena)

Claudio Scimone, I Solisti Veneti

Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 41, Act 2 Dance of the Blessed Spirits

Christoph Willibald von Gluck - Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Ballet in D minor “Dance of the Blessed Spirits”

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140 IV. Zion hört die Wächter singen (Excerpt)

Johann Sebastian Bach - Kantate, BWV 140 "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme"

Wolfgang Gönnenwein

Water Music Suite No. 1, HWV 348 VI. Air

George Frideric Handel - Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: IIIa. [Allegro]

Riccardo Muti, Berlin Philharmonic

Chamber Concerto in D Major, RV 93 II. Largo

Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto for Lute in D major, RV 93

Lawrence Foster, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Sharon Isbin

Sonata for Viola da Gamba No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 1029 II. Adagio (Opening)

Johann Sebastian Bach - Sonate für Viola da Gamba und Cembalo g-Moll, BWV 1029

Jordi Savall, Ton Koopman

Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525 Eine kleine Nachtmusik II. Romanze (Andante)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Concerto for Flute & Harp in C Major, K. 299297c II. Andantino

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto in C major for Flute, Harp & Orchestra, K. 297c/299

Jean-François Paillard, Jean-Francois Paillard Chamber Orchestra

Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act I Soave sia il vento (Live)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Così fan tutte: Atto I. No. 10 Terzettino “Soave sia il vento” (Fiordligi, Dorabella, Don Alfonso)

Riccardo Muti, Vienna Philharmonic

Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331300i, Alla Turca I. Tema con variazoni

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Sonata for Piano no. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331 “Alla Turca”

Andrei Gavrilov

Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act 1 Un'aura amorosa del nostro tesoro (Ferrando)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Così fan tutte: Atto I. No. 17. Aria “Un’aura amorosa” (Ferrando)

Bernard Haitink

Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466 II. Romanze (Excerpt)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Piano no. 20 in D minor, K. 466

Adrian Boult, Philharmonia Orchestra, Annie Fischer

Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act 3 Sull'aria ... Che soave zeffiretto (Contessa, Susanna)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto III, Scena X. (no. 21) Duettino “Sull’aria… che soave zeffiretto” (La Contessa, Susanna)

Bernard Haitink

Ave verum corpus, K. 618

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Ave Verum Corpus, K. 618

Eric Ericson, Riccardo Muti, Berlin Philharmonic

Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13, Pathétique II. Adagio cantabile

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”

Stephen Kovacevich

Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 Pastoral V. Hirtengesang - Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm

Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”

Riccardo Muti, Philadelphia Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra

Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467 II. Andante

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467

Bryden Thomson, The Hallé, Stephen Hough

Norma, Act 1 Casta diva (Norma, Chorus)

Vincenzo Bellini - Norma: Atto I, scena 1. Scena e cavatina “Casta diva, che inargenti” (Norma, coro)

Norberto Mola, Tullio Serafin, Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan

Miserere Opening (Excerpt)

Gregorio Allegri - Miserere mei, Deus

Stephen Cleobury

Stabat Mater in F Minor, P. 77 I. Stabat Mater dolorosa (Soprano, Alto)

Giovanni Battista Pergolesi - Stabat Mater for soprano, alto, strings and basso continuo

Paul Daniel

String Quintet in C Major, D. 956 II. Adagio (Opening)

Franz Schubert - String Quintet in C major, D. 956

Laszlo Varga

Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622 II. Adagio

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622

Hans Vonk, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden

Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18 II. Adagio sostenuto (Opening)

Sergei Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18

Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor IV. Adagietto (Conclusion)

Gustav Mahler - Symphony no. 5

John Barbirolli, Philharmonia Orchestra

Adagio for Strings, Op. 11a

Samuel Barber - Adagio for Strings

Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra

Suite for Variety Orchestra No. 1, Op. 50b VII. Waltz No. 2

Dmitri Shostakovich - Suite for Variety Orchestra

Mariss Jansons, Philadelphia Orchestra

Carmen, WD 31, Act 3 Entr'acte

Georges Bizet - Carmen Suite no. 1

Seiji Ozawa, Orchestre National de France

Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11. Andante (Version with Organ)

Gabriel Fauré - Cantique de Jean Racine, op. 11

David Hill, Stephen Farr

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61, MWV M 13 No. 7, Notturno (Con moto tranquillo)

Felix Mendelssohn - Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 7. Notturno. Con moto tranquillo

Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Requiem, Op. 48 VII. In Paradisum

Gabriel Fauré - Requiem, op. 48

Bob Chilcott, David Willcocks, Philharmonia Orchestra

Le Carnaval des Animaux, R. 125 XIII. Le Cygne (Andantino grazioso)

Camille Saint-Saëns - Le Carnaval des animaux

Han-na Chang, Leonard Slatkin, Philharmonia Orchestra

Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85 III. Adagio

Edward Elgar - Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85

John Barbirolli, London Symphony Orchestra

Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26 II. Adagio (Opening)

Max Bruch - Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 26

Walter Susskind, Yehudi Menuhin, Philharmonia Orchestra

Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 No. 1, Morning Mood

Edvard Grieg - Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt, prelude: Morgenstemning

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Pavane in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 50 (Orchestral Version)

Gabriel Fauré - Pavane, op. 50

David Willcocks, Philharmonia Orchestra

Violin Concerto No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 64 II. Andante (Excerpt)

Felix Mendelssohn - Violinkonzert in e-Moll, op. 64

Efrem Kurtz, Yehudi Menuhin, Philharmonia Orchestra

Lakmé, Act 1 Dôme épais, le jasmin (Lakmé, Mallika)

Léo Delibes - Lakmé : Acte I. No. 2 Duetto « Viens, Mallika, les lianes en fleurs » … « Dôme épais le jasmin » (Lakmé, Mallika)

Alain Lombard

Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178 From the New World II. Largo (Opening)

Antonín Dvořák - Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“

Mariss Jansons, Oslo Philharmonic

Les Contes d'Hoffmann, Act 4 Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour (Barcarolle) [Nicklausse, Giulietta, Chorus]

Jacques Offenbach - Les Contes d’Hoffmann : Acte IV. No. 17 Barcarolle « Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour » (Nicklausse, Giulietta, les invités)

Sylvain Cambreling

Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, Enigma IX. Nimrod (Adagio)

Edward Elgar - Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36

Adrian Boult, London Symphony Orchestra

Rusalka, Op. 114, B. 203, Act 1 Mesicku na nebi hlubokém (Rusalka)

Antonín Dvořák - Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: 1. jednání. “Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém” (Rusalka)

Stefan Soltész, Munich Radio Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra

Cavalleria rusticana Intermezzo

Pietro Mascagni - Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo

Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Orchestra

Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 Variation XVIII (Andante cantabile)

Sergei Rachmaninoff - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XVIII

Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Dolly Suite, Op. 56 I. Berceuse (For Piano 4-Hands)

Gabriel Fauré - Dolly, op. 56

Bruno Rigutto

3 Nocturnes, Op. 9 No. 2 in E-Flat Major

Frédéric Chopin - Nocturne no. 2 in E‐flat major, op. 9 no. 2

John Ogdon

3 Liebesträume, S. 541 No. 3 in A-Flat Major

Franz Liszt - Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum As‐Dur “Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst”

John Ogdon

Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57

Frédéric Chopin - Berceuse in D‐flat major, op. 57

Peter Donohoe

Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16 II. Adagio

Edvard Grieg - Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16

Neville Marriner, London Symphony Orchestra

12 Etudes, Op. 10 No. 3 in E Major, Tristesse

Frédéric Chopin - Étude in E major, op. 10 no. 3: Lento ma non troppo

John Ogdon

Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11 II. Romance (Larghetto) [Opening]

Frédéric Chopin - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in E minor, op. 11

Charles Dutoit, Montreal Symphony Orchestra

3 Gymnopédies No. 1, Lent et douloureux

Erik Satie - Première Gymnopédie : Lent et douloureux

London Symphony Orchestra

Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Op. 102 II. Andante

Dmitri Shostakovich - Piano Concerto no. 2 in F major, op. 102

Jerzy Maksymiuk, English Chamber Orchestra

Carmina Burana, Pt. 3 In trutina (Soprano)

Carl Orff - Carmina Burana

David Hill, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Fantasia on Greensleeves

Ralph Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on “Greensleeves”

John Barbirolli, Sinfonia of London

Ma mère l'Oye, M. 60 VII. Apothéose. Le Jardin féérique (Lent et grave)

Maurice Ravel - Ma mère l’Oye : Tableau VI : Le Jardin féerique

Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic

Requiem III. Pie Jesu

John Rutter - Requiem

Stephen Cleobury

Concierto de Aranjuez II. Adagio

Joaquín Rodrigo - Concierto de Aranjuez

Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Julian Bream

Concerto for 2 Pianos in D Minor, FP 61 II. Larghetto

Francis Poulenc - Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra in D minor, FP 61

Jean-Bernard Pommier, Richard Hickox

The Lark Ascending Opening (Excerpt)

Ralph Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending

Adrian Boult, Philharmonia Orchestra, Hugh Bean

Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis (Opening)

Ralph Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

Adrian Boult

The Planets, Op. 32 II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace (Conclusion)

Gustav Holst - The Planets, op. 32

Adrian Boult