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Contemplative piano tracks to inspire and enrich

Immerse yourself in an introspective piano mix, designed to transport you on a sonic journey of contemplation and relaxation. Featuring music by György Ligeti, Celia Hollander, Amit Manna, and Zenobia Powell Perry.

Produced by Áine Devaney
A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind MM.

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Sun 10 Aug 202512:00
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Music Played

  • Alexander Scriabin

    Etude in B-Flat

    Performer: Julius Asal.
    • Etude in B-Flat.

  • Poppy Ackroyd

    Strata

    Performer: Poppy Ackroyd.
    • Strata.

  • Hania Rani

    Dreamy

    Performer: Hania Rani.
    • On Giacometti.

  • Lessening

    Unresolved

    Performer: Lessening.
    • Unresolved.

  • William Grant Still

    3 Visions: II. Summerland

    Performer: Mark Boozer.
    • STILL: Piano Music.

  • Irena Havlovi

    Piano & Violoncello 5

    Composer: Vojtech Havlovi. Performer: Irena Havlovi. Performer: Vojtech Havlovi.
    • Like a Butterfly on your Palm.

  • György Ligeti

    Sonatina for Piano 4 Hands: II. Andante

    Performer: Pierre‐Laurent Aimard. Performer: Irina Kataeva.
    • György Ligeti Edition, Vol. 6: Keyboard Works.

  • Meredith Monk

    Ellis Island

    Performer: Ursula Oppens. Performer: Bruce Brubaker.
    • Ellis Island.

  • HC Small

    Days Without

    Composer: Vazz. Performer: HC Small. Performer: Vazz.
    • Days Without.

  • Harry Burleigh

    Southern Lullaby

    Performer: Lara Downes. Performer: PUBLIQuartet.
    • Migration Music Part 1.

  • Chilly Gonzales

    Epigram in E

    Performer: Chilly Gonzales.
    • Solo Piano II.

  • Shida Shahabi

    Remain

    Performer: Shida Shahabi.
    • Living Circle.

  • Frederick Delius

    Three Piano Preludes

    Performer: Eric Parkin.
    • The Delius Collection.

  • Lisa Mears

    Sunrise over the Mountains

    Performer: Lisa Mears.
    • Sunrise over the Mountains.

  • Olivier Messiaen

    Preludes: La colombe (The Dove)

    Performer: Håkon Austbø.
    • Messiaen: Preludes.

  • Simeon ten Holt

    Canto Ostinato: Section 1 - Live

    Performer: Simeon ten Holt.
    • Canto Ostinato.

  • Gia Margaret

    Hinoki Wood

    Performer: Gia Margaret.
    • Romantic Piano.

  • Brad Oberhofer

    Just When You Need Yourself Most

    Performer: Oberhofer.
    • Just When You Need Yourself Most.

  • Béla Bartók

    Andante - Variation

    Performer: Garreth Broke.
    • Bartók Felt.

  • Celia Hollander

    In Plain Sight

    Performer: Celia Hollander.
    • 2nd Draft.

  • Florence Price

    Clouds

    Performer: Lara Downes.
    • Florence Price Piano Discoveries.

  • Federico Mompou

    Música Callada - Book 1: 1. Angelico

    Performer: Herbert Henck.
    • Mompou: Músic.

  • Maria Corley

    Naughtycal Glimpses - Tales from a Kindergarten Class: I.

    Performer: Maria Corley.
    • Soulscapes 2 - Piano Music by Women of African Descent.

  • Luke Blair

    Fit For Pigs

    Performer: Luke Blair.
    • Fit For Pigs.

  • Amitrajit Manna

    Because It Happened

    Performer: Amit Manna.
    • Because it Happened.

  • Zenobia Powell Perry

    Nocturne

    Performer: Deanne Tucker.
    • Zenobia Powell Perry: Piano Works.

  • Claude Debussy

    Préludes, Book 2: Canope

    Performer: Tom Borrow.
    • Préludes, Book 2: Canope.

  • Christine Ott

    Étreintes

    Performer: Christine Ott.
    • Éclats (Piano Works).

  • Germaine Tailleferre

    Pas trop vite

    Performer: Cristina Ariagno.
    • Chamber Music and Piano Music.

  • Joe Blamey

    Sunrise

    Performer: Joe Blamey.
    • Nocturne.

  • Ben Crosland

    Memento

    Performer: Ben Crosland.
    • The Turn.

  • Flaer

    Magnolia

    Performer: Flaer.
    • Preludes.

  • Gustav Holst

    The Planets, Op. 32: VII. Neptune, The Mystic

    Performer: Robert Chamberlain. Performer: Len Vorster.
    • Holst: Music for Two Pianos.

  • Gabriel Pierné

    15 Pieces, Op. 3: Prelude

    Performer: Hae Won Chang.
    • Piano Music.

  • Robert Schumann

    Kind im Einschlummern (Kinderszenen, Op.15 No.12) encore1 - Live

    Performer: Eric Lu.
    • Kind im Einschlummern (Kinderszenen, Op.15 No.12) encore1 - Live.

  • Philip Glass

    The Poets Act

    Performer: Vanessa Wagner.
    • Mirrored.

  • Ben Pearson

    Comes Back Again

    Performer: Caoimhe de Paor. Performer: Harry Escott.
    • Spinning.

Broadcasts

  • Thu 7 Nov 202412:00
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  • Mon 25 Nov 202412:00
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  • Tue 7 Jan 202512:00
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  • Sat 18 Jan 202512:00
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  • Fri 7 Feb 202512:00
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