A classical escape for mind and soul
Serene classical sounds mix with the natural world, in a soothing musical journey to help your mind find peace and clarity.
Serene classical sounds mix with the natural world - in a soothing musical journey.
Lose yourself in the flowing melodies and let your mind find peace and clarity.
Featuring soft musical breezes from Marie Awadis, Stephen Sondheim, and Karl Jenkins plus rippling textures and melodies by Edward Elgar, Louise Farrenc, and JS Bach.
Produced by James C Taylor
An Overcoat Media production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind, MM
On radio
Music Played
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Max Richter
Written on the Sky
Performer: Dalal.- Warner Classics.
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Louise Farrenc
Mélodie in Ab Major (arr. for orchestra)
Music Arranger: Christopher Hussey. Conductor: Shea Lolin. Orchestra: Prague Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra.- Sony Classical.
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Maurice Ravel
Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19
Performer: Anneleen Lenaerts.- Warner Classics.
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John Rutter
God Be In My Head
Ensemble: Meridian. Conductor: Irene Messoloras.- Signum Records.
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Francis Poulenc
Sinfonietta, FP 141: III. Andante cantabile
Performer: Bramwell Tovey. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra.- Chandos Records Limited.
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Marie Awadis
Étude No. 8: Through the Window
Performer: Marie Awadis.- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Sigur Rós
Fljótavik
Performer: Stephanie Gonley. Ensemble: The Dmitri Ensemble. Conductor: Graham Ross.- harmonia mundi.
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Taylor Scott Davis
Stardust
Choir: VOCES8.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Amy Beach
Romance, Op. 23
Performer: Mississippi Sarah.- Andante Piano.
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Florence Price
Symphony No. 3 in C Minor - II. Andante ma non troppo
Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin. Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra.- UME - Global Clearing House.
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Gustav Holst
Hymn to Vena (from Songs of the Rig Veda)
Performer: Elizabeth Bass. Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin.![]()
Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto No.5 in F minor (2nd & 3rd mvts)
Performer: David Fray. Orchestra: The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen.- Warner Classics.
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Gregorio Allegri
Miserere Mei
Ensemble: VOCES8.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Rachel Portman
Flight
Performer: Angèle Dubeau. Performer: La Pietà.- Groupe Analekta, Inc.
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Edward Elgar
Salut d'amour, Op. 12
Performer: Nicolas Dautricourt. Conductor: Frédéric Chaslin. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales.- Channel Classics.
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John Rutter
Wedding Canticle
Choir: Choir of Clare College, Cambridge. Conductor: Timothy Brown.- Naxos.
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Clarinet Quintet in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 10: II. Larghetto affettuoso
Performer: Anthony McGill. Ensemble: Catalyst Quartet.- Azica Records.
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Stephen Sondheim
Anyone Can Whistle
Music Arranger: Max Richter. Performer: Anthony de Mare.- AVIE Records.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wind Serenade in B flat major K.361 'Gran Partita' (7th mvt)
Performer: Nicolas Baldeyrou. Performer: Franck Amet. Performer: Gabriel Pidoux. Performer: Hélène Devilleneuve. Performer: Alexandre Chabod. Performer: François Miquel. Performer: David Douçot. Performer: Thomas Quinquenel. Performer: David Guerrier. Performer: Hugues Viallon. Performer: Antoine Dreyfuss. Performer: Anne Broussard. Performer: Yann Dubost.- Alpha Classics.
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Vicente Lusitano
Emendemus in melius
Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin.![]()
Karl Jenkins
The Armed Man (Ensemble Version): XII. Benedictus
Performer: Jamal Aliyev. Conductor: David Temple. Orchestra: London Orchestra da Camera. Ensemble: Hertfordshire Chorus.- Signum Records.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Quartet for Oboe, Violin, Viola and Violoncello in F Major, K. 370: II. Adagio
Ensemble: Endres-Quartett.- Menuetto Classics.
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Belle Chen
Closer
Performer: Belle Chen. Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.- Chia Pei Chen.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10 No. 1: 2. Adagio molto
Performer: Alfred Brendel.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Johann Pachelbel
Canon and Gigue in D Major: Canon
Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Neville Marriner.- Warner Classics.
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Julian Lloyd Webber
Jasmine
Performer: Esther Abrami. Performer: Louis Philippson.- Sony Classical/Sony Music.
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Philip Glass
Violin Concerto No. 1: II. Quarter Note = 108
Performer: Adele Anthony. Conductor: Takuo Yuasa. Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra.- Naxos.
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Stanley Myers
The Deer Hunter: Cavatina
Performer: Jason Vieaux.- Azica Records.
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Dana Suesse
3 Compositions for the Piano: III. Swamp-Bird
Performer: Vanessa Wagner.- La Boîte à Pépites.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
String Quartet in C Minor: II. Andantino
Ensemble: Verdi-Quartett.- CPO.
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Maurice Ravel
Berceuse sur le nom de Gabriel Fauré, M. 74
Performer: Alexandre Tharaud.- Warner Classics.
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Ruth Gipps
Ambarvalia, Op. 70
Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.- Chandos Records Limited.
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Patrick Hawes
Reflexionem
Performer: Matthew Sharp. Ensemble: VOCES8.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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George Butterworth
The Banks of Green Willow
Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Grant Llewellyn.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Stephan Moccio
Hold Me Close
Composer: Peter Gregson. Performer: Peter Gregson. Performer: Stephan Moccio.- Decca (UMO) (Classics).
Broadcasts
- Mon 24 Mar 202514:00BBC Radio 3 Unwind
- Sun 30 Mar 202506:00BBC Radio 3 Unwind
- Wed 23 Apr 202506:00BBC Radio 3 Unwind
- Sun 18 May 202514:00BBC Radio 3 Unwind
- Tue 17 Jun 202506:00BBC Radio 3 Unwind
- Sun 13 Jul 202514:00BBC Radio 3 Unwind
- Mon 11 Aug 202506:00BBC Radio 3 Unwind
- Wed 24 Sep 202514:00BBC Radio 3 Unwind
- Thu 23 Oct 202506:00BBC Radio 3 Unwind
- Wed 17 Dec 202514:00BBC Radio 3 Unwind
- Wed 21 Jan 202606:00BBC Radio 3 Unwind
