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Sleep playlist: Classical music for relaxation

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Sleep playlist: Classical music for relaxation

In this special playlist, you'll hear relaxing classical music pieces chosen to help you sleep.

Sleep playlist: Classical music for relaxation

Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto in D minor for Two Violins and Strings, BWV1043 II. Largo ma non tanto
Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Tognetti (violin & director) [06:24]

Nicola Fiorenza: Cello Concerto in B-flat major: III. Largo
Catherine Jones (cello), Julia Fredersdorff (violin & director), Van Diemen’s Band [02:44]

Gabriel Fauré: Pavane Op. 50
Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Patrick Thomas (conductor) [05:41]

Lyn Williams: A Flock of Stars
Gondwana Voices + Jason Noble (clarinet), Sydney Children's Choir + Tone Chime Ensemble, Lyn Williams (conductor) [05:19]

Brenda Gifford: Home
RAN Band saxophone quartet [04:09]

Edward Elgar: Serenade in E Minor for Strings, Op. 20: III. Allegretto
Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Bernard Heinze (conductor) [02:46]

Isabella Gerometta: O Attic shape, for chorus
The Australian Voices, Gordon Hamilton (conductor) [02:07]

William Barton | Richard Tognetti | Piers Burbrook de Vere: Spirit Voice of the Enchanted Waters
Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Tognetti (violin) [03:42]

Peggy Glanville-Hicks: Sinfonia Da Pacifica: II. Lento tranquillo
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Richard Mills (conductor) [04:40]

Joseph Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne: Pastourelle
Sara Macliver (soprano), The Queensland Orchestra, Brett Kelly (conductor) [03:51]

Robert Schumann: Abendlied Op. 85 No. 12
Diana Doherty (oboe), Tamara-Anna Cislowska (piano) [02:40]

Andrew Chubb: Chaconne
Strelitzia Ensemble [07:53]

Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 2, Op. 55: IV. Solveigs Sang (Solveig’s Song)
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Sebastian Lang-Lessing (conductor) [05:36]

Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly: Humming Chorus
Opera Queensland Chorus, The Queensland Orchestra, Johannes Fritzsch (conductor) [03:11]

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