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Take time out with the tide

Float away to sleep with a mix of coastal sounds and lulling classical music. Sink into the sand and shingle ... then snooze.

Float away to sleep with a mix of coastal sounds and lulling classical music. Sink into the sand and shingle as the sound of an orchestra washes in on the tide - a perfect soundtrack to snooze to.

Sleep Tracks on BBC Radio 3 Unwind combines soothing classical music and calming sounds to help you relax into sleep. Search Sleep Tracks on BBC Sounds to enjoy more episodes. To listen on most smart speakers just ask BBC Sounds to play Sleep Tracks.

Produced by Joy Nkoyo.
A Peanut & Crumb production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind.

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5 hours, 30 minutes

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Music Played

  • Frédéric Chopin

    Berceuse Op. 57

    • Cavendish.

  • Kazimir Boyle

    Tidal Drift

    Performer: Kazimir Boyle.
    • Nature Sounds for Relaxation.
    • Microcosmic.

  • Florence Price

    Heav'n bound Soldier

    Performer: Libby Burgess. Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Benjamin Nicholas.

  • Zack Reading

    Calmato No. 1

  • Gustav Mahler

    Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor / Pt. 3: 4. Adagietto (Sehr langsam)

    • Mahler: Symphonies.
    • The Classical Label.

  • Lindsay Debra Wright

    Glimmers Of The Ocean

    Performer: Lindsay Debra Wright.
    • Inner Peace.
    • At The Studios - Moods.

  • Ned Bigham

    Culebra

  • Rosie Doonan

    Apples

    Composer: Shane Durrant.
    • Lullabies.
    • The Nerve.

  • Johannes Brahms

    4 Piano Pieces, Op.119: 1. Intermezzo in B Minor

    Performer: Stephen Kovacevich.
    • Small Ensembles & Piano Collection.
    • The Classical Label.

  • Jessica Curry

    An Early Harvest from Everybody's Gone to the Rapture

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Eímear Noone.

  • Claude Debussy

    Clair de Lune

    • Best 4 Classical.

  • Frédéric Chopin

    Nocturne No.3 op.9

    • Koka Classic.

  • Claude Debussy

    Reverie

    • Best 4 Classical.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    33 Piano Variations in C Major, Op. 120 on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli: Variation

    • The Classical Label.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    15 Three-part Inventions No5 BWV791

    • Koka Classic.

  • Franz Liszt

    6 Consolations S172, No 2 in E major

    • The Classical Label.

  • Ned Bigham

    Two Nightscapes Serenade

  • Mike Beever

    Reverance

    Performer: Mike Beever.
    • Neogarde.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Lyric Pieces, Op.68: 3. At your feet

    Performer: Peter Jablonski.
    • Grieg: Vocal Music Collection.
    • The Classical Label.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    12 Violin Concertos, Op.9 : "La cetra" in B-Flat Major

    Performer: Felix Ayo.
    • 12 Violin Concertos, Op.9 : "La cetra".
    • The Classical Label.

  • Jelle Dittmar

    Greatness Awaits (Main)

    • Refractions.
    • BMG.

  • Erik Satie

    Gymnopédie No1 - Piano Version

    • Koka Classic.

  • Erik Satie

    Gymnopédie N°2 - Cello Version

    • Koka Classic.

  • Zdenek Fibich

    Impressions Op.47 (Andantino)

    • Koka Classic.

  • Franz Liszt

    Orpheus - Symphonic Poem No. 4

    Ensemble: Symphonic Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Alfred Scholz.
    • Franz Liszt - Symphonic Poems (Orchestral Vol. 1).
    • Mediaphon.

  • Robert Schumann

    Romance Op.94 No2

    • Koka Classic.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Lyric Pieces Op57 6 Heimweh DG

    • The Classical Label.

  • Johannes Brahms

    6 Piano Pieces, Op.118: 2. Intermezzo in A Major

    Performer: Stephen Kovacevich.
    • The Classical Label.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Lyric Pieces IV Op47 No3 Melodie DG

    • The Classical Label.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Sonata For Cello And Piano No.2 in F Major, Op.99: 2

    • The Classical Label.

  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Sonata in C K132 Cantabile DG

    • The Classical Label.

  • Ned Bigham

    Portsonachan

  • Anton Rubinstein

    Melody in F Major Op.3 No.1

    • Best 4 Classical.

  • Rob Kelly

    Waterworld

    Composer: Duncan Pittock.
    • Audio Network.

  • Franz Liszt

    Années De Pèlerinage: Deuxieme Année: I. Sposalizio

    Performer: Peter Schmalfuss.
    • Mediaphon.

  • Frédéric Chopin

    Piano Sonata No. 3 In B Minor, Op. 58: III.Largo

    Performer: Dinorah Varsi.
    • Mediaphon.

Broadcasts

  • Tue 29 Apr 202500:30
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  • Thu 26 Jun 202500:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Mon 28 Jul 202500:30
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  • Fri 5 Sep 202500:30
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  • Sat 18 Oct 202500:30
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  • Fri 21 Nov 202500:30
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  • Wed 17 Dec 202500:30
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