Serene classical sounds to calm the mind
Ease into calm with gentle classical strings, delicate piano, and serene choral harmonies.
Relax and rebalance with a mix of soft orchestral pieces, reflective piano, and serene choral works. Featuring timeless classics and modern compositions, to create space for rest and help you find moments of peace.
With classical favourites by Sergei Rachmaninoff, Johannes Brahms and Johann Sebastian Bach, and newer works by Olivia Beli, Caroline Shaw, Max Richter, and more.
Produced by James C Taylor
An Overcoat Media Production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind. MM
On radio
Music Played
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Bach Brandenburg Concerto Revisited (From BWV 1046: I. Allegro)
Performer: Eldbjørg Hemsing. Performer: Tim Allhoff. Music Arranger: Jarkko Riihimäki. Ensemble: Norwegian String Quartet.- Sony Classical/Sony Music.
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Ronald Binge
The Watermill
Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ernest Tomlinson.- Marco-Polo.
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Chad Lawson
Nocturne in A Minor
Performer: Dalal.- Warner Classics.
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Barnaby Taylor
Mountains
Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Orchestra: Chinese Ensemble. Conductor: Barnaby Taylor.- Parlophone UK.
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Claude Debussy
Deux Arabesques, L. 66: No. 1 in E Major. Andantino con moto
Performer: Marleen de Bakker.- 7 Mountain Records.
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Lucy Walker
O Nata Lux
Choir: VOCES8.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A Major, K. 622: II. Adagio
Performer: Wenzel Fuchs. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Alan Gilbert.- Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings.
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Mars Smith
Sea in Minor
Performer: Daniela Mars. Performer: Paul Smith.- VOCES8 Records.
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Johannes Brahms
Piano Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 26: II. Poco adagio
Performer: Katarzyna Budnik-Gałązka. Performer: Krystian Zimerman. Performer: Maria Nowak. Performer: Yuya Okamoto.- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Philip Stopford
Do Not Be Afraid
Choir: Ecclesium Choir. Conductor: Philip Stopford.- Priory Records Ltd.
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Cipriani Potter
Symphony in C Minor: II. Andante con moto
Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Howard Griffiths.- CPO.
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John Field
Nocturne No. 2 in C Minor, H. 25
Performer: Alice Sara Ott.- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Kerensa Briggs
Media Vita
Conductor: Anna Lapwood. Ensemble: Pembroke College Chapel Choir.- Signum Records.
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Florence Price
Symphony No. 4 in D Minor: II. Andante cantabile
Orchestra: Fort Smith Symphony. Conductor: John Jeter.- Naxos.
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Hania Rani
sun
Performer: Hania Rani.- Matthew Halsall t/a Gondwana Records.
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Frederick Delius
Orchestral Suite No. 1, RT VI/6: IV. Duo
Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: John Andrews.- EMF Endeavours.
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Deep River
Performer: Randall Goosby. Performer: Zhu Wang.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Caroline Shaw
and the swallow
Choir: VOCES8.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Johannes Brahms
16 Waltzes, Op. 39: No. 15 in A-Flat Major
Performer: İdil Biret.- Naxos Special Projects.
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Tomás Luis de Victoria
Missa Ave maris stella: V. Benedictus
Choir: RIAS Chamber Choir. Conductor: Justin Doyle.- Deutsche Harmonia Mundi.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto
Performer: Dong-Hyek Lim. Conductor: Alexander Vedernikov. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra.- Warner Classics.
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Undine Smith Moore
We Shall Walk Through The Valley
Ensemble: Apollo5.- VOCES8 Records.
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Louise Farrenc
Cello Sonata: II Andante sostenuto
Performer: Diana Ambache. Performer: Rebecca Knight. Ensemble: Ambache Chamber Ensemble.- Ambache Recordings.
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David Bowie
Where are we now?
Performer: Jess Gillam. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Balcombe.- UME - Global Clearing House.
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Robert Schumann
4 Nachtstücke, Op. 23: IV. Noch lebhafter
Performer: Claire Désert.- Mirare.
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Rachel Portman
much loved
Performer: Rachel Portman.- Node Records.
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Remo Giazotto
Adagio in G Minor
Composer: Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni. Performer: Gautier Capuçon. Orchestra: Orchestre de chambre de Paris. Conductor: Adrien Perruchon.- Warner Classics.
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Marie Awadis
Étude No. 8: Through the Window
Performer: Marie Awadis.- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf
Symphony No. 4 in F Major, Kr. 76 "Die Rettung der Andromeda durch Perseus"
Conductor: Hanspeter Gmür. Orchestra: Failoni Chamber Orchestra Budapest.- Naxos.
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Alexis Ffrench
Guiding Light
Performer: Alexis Ffrench.- Sony Classical.
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George Frideric Handel
Lascia ch'io piangia (Rinaldo)
Performer: Felix Klieser. Ensemble: CHAARTS.- Berlin Classics.
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William Byrd
Pavana Lachrymae (After Dowland's "Flow My Tears")
Performer: Shani Diluka.- Warner Classics.
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Max Richter
Spring 1 (2012)
Performer: Daniel Hope. Conductor: André de Ridder. Orchestra: Konzerthaus Kammerorchester Berlin.- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Maurice Ravel
Menuet in C-Sharp Minor, M. 42
Performer: Bertrand Chamayou.- Erato/Warner Classics.
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Olivia Belli
Sapias
Performer: Mari Samuelsen. Performer: Julien Quentin. Ensemble: Scoring Berlin. Conductor: Jonathan Stockhammer.- Universal Music Operations Ltd.
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Christian Forshaw
Abide With Me
Composer: Henry Francis Lyte. Composer: William Henry Monk. Choir: Tenebrae. Conductor: Nigel Short.- Signum Records.
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Luigi Boccherini
Minuet from String Quintet in E Major, Op. 13 No. 5
Performer: Mischa Maisky. Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.- UME - Global Clearing House.
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Yann Tiersen
Ninnog
Performer: Yann Tiersen.- Mute.
Broadcasts
- Mon 21 Apr 202514:00BBC Radio 3 Unwind
- Wed 21 May 202506:00BBC Radio 3 Unwind
- Sun 20 Jul 202514:00BBC Radio 3 Unwind
- Mon 18 Aug 202506:00BBC Radio 3 Unwind
- Wed 1 Oct 202514:00BBC Radio 3 Unwind
- Thu 30 Oct 202506:00BBC Radio 3 Unwind
- Wed 31 Dec 202514:00BBC Radio 3 Unwind
- Thu 29 Jan 202606:00BBC Radio 3 Unwind
