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Sink into desert sands

Drop into comfortable sleep with a mix of desert sounds and warm classical music. A perfect soundtrack for rest.

Drop into comfortable sleep with a mix of desert sounds and warm tones. Relax in the hot sun, as classical music from Spain and the Middle East drifts in on a dry wind - a perfect soundtrack for rest.

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 Alice Boyd & Joy Nkoyo with additional support from Saskia Cookson.

A Peanut & Crumb production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind.

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5 hours, 30 minutes

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Thu 18 Dec 202500:30
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Music Played

  • Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Scheherazade, Op.35: The Young Prince and the Young Princess

    • The Classical Label.

  • Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Sheherazade 'The Ship's Destruction'

    • Koka Classic.

  • Isaac Albéniz

    Cadiz

    • Solo Instruments.
    • Best 4 Classical.

  • Francisco Tárrega

    Arabic Cappricio

    • Koka Classic.

  • Bar Halevy

    Loventine

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    String Quartet No9 in C-Major, Op.59 No.3: II

    • String Quartets.
    • The Classical Label.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Peer Gynt, Op.23 - Incidental Music: No.16 Anitra's Dance

    • Peer Gynt Collection.
    • The Classical Label.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Violin Concerto No.5 in A Major, K.219 "Turkish":2. Adagio

    • The Classical Label.

  • Bar Halevy

    Duşşk

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Violin Concerto No.5 in A Major, K.219 "Turkish":3.Rondeau

    • The Classical Label.

  • Nadaz

    Ajam Bliss

  • Isaac Hirshow

    Shlof mayn lebs angelica

    Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Paul Brough.

  • Miguel Llobet Solés

    Canco del Lladre

  • Alexander Borodin

    In The Steppes Of Central Asia

    • Back to Nature.
    • Best 4 Classical.

  • Francisco Tárrega

    Estudio en Mi Menor

  • Isaac Albéniz

    Malaguena

    • Solo Instruments.
    • Best 4 Classical.

  • Francisco Tárrega

    Recuerdos de la Alhambra

  • Yaacov Alkobi

    Rash Ashir

  • Frédéric Chopin

    Prelude in B Minor

  • Onyx Music

    Sweet Ga

  • Eyal Luman

    Bat Kol (A Divine Voice)

  • Isaac Hirshow

    Kol Gojim

    Choir: BBC Singers. Singer: Tom Raskin. Conductor: Paul Brough.

  • Isaac Albéniz

    Tango Espangnol

    • Solo Instruments.
    • Best 4 Classical.

  • Francisco Tárrega

    Estudio Brillante

    • Koka Classic.

  • Liza Lehmann

    In a Persian garden (XX, Ah moon of my delight)

    Performer: James Baillieu. Singer: Ben Johnson.

  • Francisco Tárrega

    Gran Vals

    • Koka Classic.

  • Enrique Granados

    Goyescas 2 : Coloquio En La Reja (Conversation at the Window)

    • The Classical Label.

  • Enrique Granados

    Goyescas 4 Quejas O La Maja Y El Ruisenor (The Maiden and the Nightingale)

    • The Classical Label.

  • Alon Ohana

    Taxim 2

  • Isaac Albéniz

    Granada

    • Solo Instruments.
    • Best 4 Classical.

  • Dardar

    Saturn's Anthem

    Performer: Lior Gray.

  • Alon Peretz

    Jericho at Dusk

  • Onyx Music

    Bagsu Cake

  • Isaac Albéniz

    Asturias

    • Best 4 Classical.

  • Onyx Music

    Airport Music

  • Itai Armon

    Abraham's Well

  • Efrat Shamir

    Memorizing Me

  • Gaetano Donizetti

    Regnava nel silenzio (Lucia di Lammermoor)

    Performer: Ada Ragimov.
    • Harp Attack.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Nutcracker Suite op.71 - Coffee (Arabian Dance)

    • Chappell Classical.

Broadcasts

  • Tue 6 May 202500:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Fri 27 Jun 202500:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Wed 30 Jul 202500:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sat 6 Sep 202500:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sun 19 Oct 202500:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sat 22 Nov 202500:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Thu 18 Dec 202500:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind