Main content

Lose yourself in flowing melodies

Take a moment to unwind, relax and focus - with some of the most beautiful melodies in classical music.

Enjoy time to unwind with this selection of some of the most beautiful melodies in classical music - the perfect escape from the stresses of the everyday.

Featuring glowing harmonies by Jules Massenet, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Gabriel Fauré, and gorgeous pieces from Florence Price, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Eric Whitacre and more.

Produced by James C Taylor.
An Overcoat Media production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind, MM.

1 month left to listen

3 hours

On radio

Next Friday06:00
BBC Radio 3 Unwind

More episodes

Previous

Press pause with relaxing classical sounds

Next

A soothing mix for classical relaxation

See all episodes from Mindful Mix

Music Played

  • Jules Massenet

    Méditation from Thaïs

    Performer: Nicola Benedetti. Conductor: Daniel Harding. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.
    • Decca (UMO).

  • Charles Villiers Stanford

    The Blue Bird

    Choir: Chamber Choir Ireland. Conductor: Paul Hillier.
    • RTÉ Lyric.

  • Sir George Dyson

    Woodland Suite: I. At Evening Bell

    Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Hickox.
    • Chandos.

  • Gabriel Fauré

    Après un rêve, Op. 7, No. 1

    Performer: Sheku Kanneh‐Mason. Performer: Isata Kanneh‐Mason.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Petite Suite de Concert, Op. 77: III. Un sonnet d'amour

    Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Anthony Parnther.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Joe Hisaishi

    la pioggia

    Performer: Joe Hisaishi. Orchestra: Orchestra Città di Ferrara.
    • Universal Music LLC.

  • Chevalier J.J.O. de Meude-Monpas

    Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Major: II. Adagio

    Performer: Rachel Barton Pine. Orchestra: Encore Chamber Orchestra.
    • Cedille.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Vocalise Op.34

    Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Davis.

  • Seckou Keita

    Gobaith

    Composer: Catrin Finch. Performer: Catrin Finch. Performer: Seckou Keita.
    • ARC Music Productions International Ltd.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude

    Performer: Yo‐Yo Ma.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Johannes Brahms

    16 Waltzes, Op. 39: No. 15 in A-Flat Major

    Performer: İdil Biret.
    • Naxos Special Projects.

  • Yann Tiersen

    Comptine d'un autre été, l'après-midi

    Performer: Yann Tiersen.
    • UGC Images/ADA France.

  • Dmitri Kabalevsky

    Violin Concerto, Op. 48: II. Andante cantabile

    Performer: Lydia Mordkovitch. Conductor: Neeme Järvi. Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra.
    • Chandos.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Tebe poem (from Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom)

    Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin.

  • Ruth Gipps

    Opalescence, Op. 72

    Performer: Duncan Honeybourne.
    • ASC Records.

  • Vincent d’Indy

    Suite de Karadec, Op. 34b: II. Chanson

    Orchestra: Jean-François Paillard Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Jean‐François Paillard.
    • Warner Classics.

  • R. Nathaniel Dett

    Cinnamon Grove: II. Adagio cantabile

    Performer: Clipper Erickson.
    • Navona.

  • John Rutter

    What Sweeter Music

    Ensemble: The Cambridge Singers. Conductor: John Rutter.
    • Decca (UMO).

  • Amy Beach

    Young Birches, Op. 128, No. 2

    Performer: Christopher Hopkins.
    • Arabesque Recordings.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Six Canonic Studies, Op. 56: No. 1, Con moto egual'e dolce

    Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Mann.
    • Toccata Classics.

  • Aaron Copland

    Clarinet Concerto: I. Slowly and Expressively

    Performer: David Singer. Orchestra: A Far Cry.
    • Naxos.

  • Eric Whitacre

    Sleep

    Ensemble: Eric Whitacre Singers. Conductor: Eric Whitacre.
    • Decca (UMO).

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Fantasia On Greensleeves

    Conductor: Daniel Barenboim. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • William Lloyd Webber

    The Moon

    Performer: Julian Lloyd Webber. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra.
    • Naxos.

  • Florence Maude Ewart

    Prelude no.3

    Performer: Jeanell Carrigan.
    • Wirripang.

  • Donna McKevitt

    Lumen

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

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: 2. Adagio sostenuto

    Performer: Valentina Lisitsa. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Michael Francis.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • John Tavener

    The Lamb

    Ensemble: 12 Ensemble.
    • Sancho Panza Records.

  • Gerald Finzi

    Love's Labour's Lost, 1. Soliloquy 1: So sweet a kiss the golden sun gives not

    Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas Collon.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Fanny Mendelssohn

    6 Melodies, Op. 4 - 6 melodies, Op. 5: Andante soave

    Performer: Béatrice Rauchs.
    • Naxos Music UK Ltd.

  • Eleanor Dunnet

    Exhale

    Ensemble: BBC Singers.

  • Alexis Ffrench

    Bluebird

    Performer: Alexis Ffrench.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    3 Chorales, P. 167: No. 3, Andante

    Orchestra: Seattle Symphony. Conductor: Gerard Schwarz.
    • Naxos.

  • Ryuichi Sakamoto

    Opus

    Performer: Gina Alice Redlinger.
    • Universal Music China.

  • John Sheppard

    Media vita in morte sumus: II. Media vita in morte sumus (Antiphona)

    Ensemble: Tallis Scholars. Conductor: Peter Phillips.
    • Gimell Records.

  • Elfrida Andrée

    Piano Trio: II. Andante con espressione

    Performer: Lucia Negro. Performer: Bernt Lysell. Performer: Ola Karlsson.
    • Musica Sveciae.

  • Augusta Holmès

    La Nuit et l'Amour: Interlude de l'ode symphonique

    Orchestra: Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland‐Pfalz. Composer: Samuel Friedmann.
    • Marco Polo.

  • Thomas Farnon

    Impromptu, No.1

    Performer: Thomas Farnon.
    • Chromium Music Group.

  • Florence Price

    Piano Quintet in A Minor: II. Andante con moto

    Ensemble: Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective.
    • Chandos Records Limited.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 10 Nov 202414:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Fri 22 Nov 202406:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Mon 30 Dec 202414:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sun 5 Jan 202506:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Thu 16 Jan 202514:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Wed 29 Jan 202506:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Fri 4 Apr 202514:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sun 4 May 202506:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sun 25 May 202514:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Tue 24 Jun 202506:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sun 3 Aug 202514:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Mon 1 Sep 202506:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Thu 5 Feb 202614:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Next Friday06:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind