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Chill under the cherry blossom

Bunker down on a soft bed of petals as music from Japan (and beyond) drifts in on the breeze - a perfect soundtrack for rest.

Slip serenely into sleep with a mix of natural botanical sounds and warm, slow music. Bunker down on a soft bed of petals as music from Japan (and beyond) drifts in on the breeze - 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 Joy Nkoyo with additional support from Saskia Cookson.
A Peanut & Crumb production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind.

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Music Played

  • Borden Lulu

    The Southern Lake

    • ko.

  • Spearfisher

    Dream Tiger

    • Sakura Fubuki.

  • Vince Gabriel

    Rippling

    • De Wolfe.

  • Edward MacDowell

    To A Water Lilly

    • Best4Classical.

  • Claude Debussy

    Reverie, L. 68

    • Mixed Collection.
    • The Classical Label.

  • Caroline Shaw

    Entr'acte for strings

    Ensemble: Calidore String Quartet.

  • Jules Massenet

    Thais: Meditation

    • Classical Masterpieces Vol. 2.
    • Mediaphon.

  • Idokay

    Taiyaki

  • George King

    Mediative Freedom

    • The Nerve.

  • Ned Bigham

    Two Nightscapes Serenade

  • Idokay

    Ichi-no-Tani

  • Spearfisher

    Sakura Fubuki

  • Paul Stephen Rowe

    Deep Breaths

    • Evolution Media Music.

  • David Starck

    Heart Opening

    • Klanglobby.

  • Spearfisher

    A Faraway Place

  • Axel Coon

    Dark Blossom

    Composer: Ralf Goebel.
    • Neogarde.

  • Veaceslav Ilia Draganov

    Sakura

  • Ivo G. de Jong

    Leaves

    Composer: Michiel Jenner. Performer: Lavandou.
    • Ambient: Music For Brilliance.
    • Microcosmic.

  • Paddy Roberts

    Delicate Splendour

    • BoostTV 033.
    • BoostTV.

  • Frederick Delius

    The Walk to the Paradise Garden

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth.
    • GBBBC.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerto No. 1 in E major, Op. 8, RV 269, "Spring" (La primavera). II 4 Seasons

    • Best4Classical.

  • Craig Edmondson

    All of A Twitter

    • Zone Plus.

  • George Butterworth

    The Banks of Green Willow

    Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Krišs Russman.
    • BIS.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Midsummer Night's Dream - Nocturne

    • Mendelssohn Vol. 1.

  • Mark Fabian

    Gorgeous Growth

    Composer: Alexander Smith.
    • Serene Bliss.
    • The Nerve.

  • Idokay

    Go On Journeys

  • Sam Joseph Delves

    I Sell Stone Water

    • Content.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    The Gadfly Suite Op.97a (Galop)

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vassily Sinaisky.
    • Shostakovich: Film Music Vol.2: BBC Philharmonic/Sinaisky.
    • Chandos.
    • 11.

  • Léo Delibes

    The Flower Duet - Lakmé

    Music Arranger: Janos Lehar.
    • De Wolfe.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Little Bird

    • Back to Nature.
    • Best 4 Classical.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Declamation Of The Fairy Of Spring

    • Back to Nature.
    • Best 4 Classical.

  • Scott Rockwell

    Wistful Spring

    Composer: Edward Josephs.
    • Pure Pastures.
    • The Nerve.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    May, May Nights

    • Back to Nature.
    • Best 4 Classical.

  • Idokay

    Through Clouds

  • Idokay

    Shi ga futari o wakatsu made (Till Death Do Us Part)

  • Kyle Preston

    An Eastern Sanctuary

  • Gustav Mahler

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

    • Mahler: Symphonies.
    • The Classical Label.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    The Lark Ascending

    Music Arranger: Paul Drayton. Performer: Elodie Chousmer-Howelles. Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin.

Broadcasts

  • Tue 13 May 202500:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sat 28 Jun 202500:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Thu 31 Jul 202500:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sun 7 Sep 202500:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Mon 20 Oct 202500:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sun 23 Nov 202500:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Boxing Day 202500:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind