Classical music for reflection and relaxation
Allow the soothing sounds of classical music to help you relax, reflect, and recharge.
Let soothing classical music be your companion on a journey of relaxation. This collection of peaceful melodies invites stillness and tranquility, perfect for moments of reflection or simply unwinding after a busy day.
Featuring works by J.S. Bach, Gustav Holst, and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, as well as contemporary voices such as Hania Rani, Max Richter and Debbie Wiseman.
Produced by James C Taylor
An Overcoat Media Production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind, MM
On radio
Music Played
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Roger Quilter
As You Like It, Op. 21: II. Evening in the Forest
Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Adrian Leaper.- Marco-Polo.
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Gabriel Fauré
Pelléas et Mélisande Suite, Op. 80: III. Sicilienne. Allegretto molto moderato
Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Daniel Barenboim.- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Karl Jenkins
Requiem: Pie Jesu
Choir: Polyphony. Conductor: Stephen Layton.- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Antonín Dvořák
6 Mazurkas, Op. 56, B. 111: No. 5 in F Major. Allegro non troppo
Performer: Jonas Vitaud.- Mirare.
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Gustav Holst
Brook Green Suite: II. Air
Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Leigh O'Hara.- EMF Endeavours.
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Eleanor Daley
Upon Your Heart
Choir: Pembroke College Girls' Choir. Choir: Pembroke College Chapel Choir. Conductor: Anna Lapwood.- Signum Records.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: 1. Prelude
Performer: Slava Grigoryan.- Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC).
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Luke Howard
Dappled Light
Performer: Jess Gillam. Performer: Jess Gillam Ensemble.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-Flat Major, K. 271: II. Andantino
Performer: Elizabeth Sombart. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Pierre Vallet.- Rubicon.
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Debbie Wiseman
Elizabeth Remembered
Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Debbie Wiseman.- Silva Screen Records.
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Hania Rani
sun
Performer: Hania Rani.- Matthew Halsall t/a Gondwana Records.
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Max Richter
Mercy
Performer: Hilary Hahn. Performer: Cory Smythe.- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Léo Delibes
Flower Duet
Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Andante cantabile for Cello and Orchestra
Performer: Steven Isserlis. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner. Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe.- Parlophone France.
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Johannes Brahms
6 Klavierstücke in A Major, Op. 118: II. Intermezzo. Andante teneramente
Performer: Sarah Beth Briggs.- AVIE Records.
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Edward Elgar
4 Part Songs, Op. 53: No, 2, Deep in my Soul
Ensemble: The King’s Singers.- Signum Records.
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César Franck
Panis Angelicus
Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Matthias Bamert.- Chandos Records Limited.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35: II. Canzonetta. Andante
Performer: Janine Jansen. Orchestra: Mahler Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Harding.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Rachel Portman
Hannah's Song
Performer: Martin Fröst. Performer: Rachel Portman.- Sony Classical/Sony Music.
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Manav Paul
Oculi omnium
Choir: The Choir of Jesus College Cambridge. Director: Benjamin Sheen.- CRD.
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Alma Deutscher
Piano Sonata in E-Flat Major: Movement 1. Moderato
Performer: Sam Haywood.- Flara Records.
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Ronald Binge
Trade Winds
Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ernest Tomlinson.- Naxos.
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Franz Liszt
Consolations, S. 172: No. 1 in E Major. Andante con moto
Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes.- Sony Classical.
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Arcangelo Corelli
Adagio from Violin Sonata in G Minor, Op. 5 No. 5
Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Matthias Bamert.- Chandos.
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José Ferrer
Charme de la Nuit in A Major, Op. 36 "Nocturne"
Performer: Gerard Cousins.- Prima Classic.
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Lowell Liebermann
Gargoyles, Op. 29: 3. Allegro moderato
Performer: Hai-Kyung Suh.- Universal Music Ltd..
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Ashley Jackson
Essence of Ruby
Composer: Brandee Younger. Performer: Ashley Jackson.- Bright Shiny Things.
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Tarik O’Regan
I Listen To The Stillness of You
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Alexis Ffrench
Together Without You
Performer: Alexis Ffrench.- Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
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Luise Adolpha Le Beau
Cello Sonata in D Major, Op. 17: II. Andante tranquillo
Performer: Steven Isserlis. Performer: Connie Shih.- Hyperion.
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Bernard Herrmann
Vertigo Suite: III. Scène D'Amour
Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic. Conductor: Esa‐Pekka Salonen.- Sony Classical.
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Gabríel Ólafs
Whale Overture
Performer: Gabríel Ólafs. Conductor: Viktor Orri Árnason.- Decca Records US.
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Alberto Ginastera
Danzas Argentinas, Op. 2: II. Danza de la Moza Danosa
Performer: James Rhodes.- Signum Records.
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Howard Skempton
Lento
Conductor: Mark Wigglesworth. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra.- NMC Recordings.
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R. Nathaniel Dett
8 Bible Vignettes: No. 2, Desert Interlude
Performer: Michael Lee.- Leaf Music Distribution.
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Anna Clyne
DANCE: III. in the middle of the fighting
Performer: Inbal Segev. Conductor: Marin Alsop. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra.- AVIE Records.
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Florence Price
An Elf on a Moonbeam
Performer: Anna Lapwood.- Sony Classical.
Broadcasts
- Sat 15 Mar 202506:00BBC Radio 3 Unwind
- Wed 26 Mar 202514:00BBC Radio 3 Unwind
- Fri 25 Apr 202506:00BBC Radio 3 Unwind
- Tue 13 May 202514:00BBC Radio 3 Unwind
- Thu 12 Jun 202506:00BBC Radio 3 Unwind
- Tue 8 Jul 202514:00BBC Radio 3 Unwind
- Thu 7 Aug 202506:00BBC Radio 3 Unwind
- Sat 20 Sep 202514:00BBC Radio 3 Unwind
- Sun 19 Oct 202506:00BBC Radio 3 Unwind
- Thu 11 Dec 202514:00BBC Radio 3 Unwind
- Friday06:00BBC Radio 3 Unwind
