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Luminous piano for quiet moments

A serene mix of classical and contemporary piano pieces, from the dreamy romance of Ferruccio Busoni to the soft focus of Shida Shahabi’s modern touch.

A serene mix of classical and contemporary piano pieces. American composer Amy Beach captures the quiet awe of nature with her impressionistic portrait of a Hermit Thrush, while Christina Vantzou offers quietly-transcendent tones. Plus there’s English beauties from the likes of William Alwyn and Roger Eno as well as pioneering new work by Jasmine Wood.

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Music Played

  • Ferruccio Busoni

    7 Elegien, BV 249: 7. Berceuse

    Performer: Gianluca Cascioli.
    • 900 Italia.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Joby Talbot

    Camille

    Performer: William Howard.
    • Sixteen Contemporary Love Songs for Piano.
    • Orchid Classics.

  • Thibault Ravina

    Songes

    Performer: Thibault Ravina.
    • Songes.
    • Self Released.

  • Amy Beach

    Hermit Thrush, Op. 92: No. 1, The Hermit Thrush at Eve

    Performer: Hiroko Ishimoto.
    • Piano Works by Female Composers.
    • Grand Piano.

  • Volodja Brodsky

    Sleepy Hollow

    Performer: Vladimir Baskin.
    • Raindrops.

  • Hidden Rivers

    Sleeper Train

    Performer: Huw Roberts.
    • Always Somewhere Else.
    • SEREIN.

  • Ottorino Respighi

    3 Preludi sopra melodie gregoriane, P. 131: I. Molto lento

    Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov.
    • Respighi: Piano Music.
    • Naxos.

  • William Alwyn

    Sonata alla toccata: II. Andante con moto e semplice

    Performer: Ashley Wass.
    • Alwyn: Piano Music, Vol. 1.
    • Naxos.

  • Scott Twynholm

    The Silent Era

    Performer: Scott Twynholm.
    • Scott Twynholm - Bill Douglas - My Best Friend (Original Motion Picture Soundtra.
    • Scott Twynholm / Carrel Records.

  • Lara Somogyi

    refuge

    Composer: Jean‐Michel Blais. Performer: Lara Somogyi. Performer: Jean‐Michel Blais.
    • refuge.
    • Decca.

  • Alanna Crouch

    A Hazy Memory

    Performer: Alanna Crouch.
    • the painting.
    • enjou.

  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Memories of a Promenade II

    Performer: Vivan Bhatti. Performer: Ketan Bhatti. Performer: Olga Scheps. Performer: Flying Steps.
    • Flying Pictures at an Exhibition.
    • Sony.

  • Richard Laurence

    Brand New Day

    Performer: Richard Laurence.
    • Brand New Day.

  • Matthew Bourne

    Isothere

    Performer: Matthew Bourne.
    • The Leaf Label.

  • Federico Mompou

    Charmes: III. Pour inspirer l'amour

    Performer: Elena Riu.
    • Piano Icons for the 21st Century.
    • Linn Records.

  • Mashu Hayasaka

    May 20 VI

    Performer: Mashu Hayasaka.
    • Piano Etudes I.
    • All Night Flight Records.

  • Tom Adams

    First Wave

    Performer: Tom Adams.
    • Golden Waves.
    • Moderna Records.

  • Irena and Vojtěch Havlovi

    Piano & Violoncello 1

    • Forgotten Word I Wished to Say.
    • Sony.

  • Valentin Silvestrov

    Kitsch-Musik: II. Moderato

    Performer: Alexei Lubimov.
    • Forgotten Word I Wished to Say.
    • Sony.

  • Lili Boulanger

    D'un vieux jardin

    Performer: Sophia Subbayya Vastek.
    • Lili.

  • John Alexander McClung

    Holy, Holy, Holy

    Performer: John Alexander McClung.
    • By Streams of Water.
    • Self Released.

  • Tiago Sousa

    Angst Is the Dizziness of Freedom

    Performer: Tiago Sousa.
    • Angst.
    • Discrepant.

  • John Also Bennett

    Open Delay 2

    Composer: Michael Harrison. Composer: Christina Vantzou.
    • Christina Vantzou, Michael Harrison and John Also Bennett.
    • Seance Centre.

  • Marie Jaëll

    Klavierkonzert No. 2 in C Minor: II. Andante

    Performer: WDR Funkhausorchester. Performer: Arjan Tien. Performer: Cora Irsen.
    • Marie Jaëll: Complete Works for Piano, Vol. 4.
    • Querstand.

  • Jenny McLeod

    Tone Clock Piece X

    Performer: Jenny McLeod. Performer: Michael Houstoun. Performer: Diedre Irons.
    • 24 Tone Clocks.
    • Rattle.

  • Shida Shahabi

    Vassen

    Performer: Shida Shahabi.
    • Homes.
    • 130701.

  • Frédéric Chopin

    Larghetto from Piano Concerto no 2

    Performer: Alexander Gadjiev.
    • Larghetto from Piano Concerto no 2.

  • Roger Eno

    Changing Light

    Performer: Roger Eno.
    • the skies: rarities.
    • Decca.

  • Rhiannon Bannenberg

    For Stormboy

    Performer: Rhiannon Bannenberg.
    • Ambrosia (Official Soundtrack).
    • The Steve Jaggi Company.

Broadcasts

  • Tue 25 Mar 202512:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Mon 26 May 202512:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Mon 4 Aug 202512:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Mon 13 Oct 202512:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Saturday12:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind