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Soothing classical sounds for rest and relaxation

Unwind with this calming mix of classical music and gentle sounds from the natural world, perfect to help you rest and reset.

Let your thoughts settle with this peaceful mix of classical music and calming sounds from the natural world. Featuring reflective piano pieces, soft string textures, and tranquil choral moments. Perfect for helping you create space for stillness, rest, and quiet reflection.
Featuring classical favourites by Johann Sebastian Bach, Edvard Grieg, and Johannes Brahms. And newer works by Alexis French, Becky McGlade, Kerensa Briggs, and more.

Produced by James C Taylor 
An Overcoat Media Production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind, MM

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Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Air on a G String

    Performer: HAUSER. Conductor: Robert Ziegler. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Roger Quilter

    Country Pieces, Op. 27: No. 3 Forest Lullaby

    Conductor: Adrian Leaper. Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra.
    • Marco-Polo.

  • Alexis Ffrench

    Suddenly

    Performer: Alexis Ffrench.
    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.

  • Becky McGlade

    Missa Brevis: Sanctus & Benedictus

    Choir: Boosey & Hawkes. Conductor: James Davey.
    • Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd.

  • Philip Herbert

    Elegy (In Memoriam Stephen Lawrence)

    Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Anthony Parnther.
    • NMC Recordings.

  • Alexander Scriabin

    9 Mazurkas, Op. 25: No. 3 in E Minor. Lento

    Performer: Yevgeny Sudbin.
    • BIS.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Oboe Quartet in F Major, K. 370: II. Adagio

    Performer: Alexei Ogrintchouk. Performer: Boris Brovtsyn. Performer: Maxim Rysanov. Performer: Kristina Blaumane.
    • BIS.

  • Oliver Davis

    Reflection

    Performer: Huw Watkins.
    • Signum Records.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: II. Adagio

    Performer: Stephen Kovacevich. Conductor: Colin Davis. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra.
    • Decca (UMO).

  • Kerensa Briggs

    Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God

    Performer: Anna Lapwood. Choir: Pembroke College Girls' Choir.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Frédéric Chopin

    Quatre pièces pour piano: No. 1 in C Minor, Nocturne. Andante

    Performer: Inbar Rothschild. Performer: Charlotte de Rothschild.
    • CRD.

  • Remo Giazotto

    Adagio in G Minor

    Ensemble: I Musici.
    • UME - Global Clearing House.

  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    The Angels Changed My Name

    Performer: Ashley Jackson.
    • Bright Shiny Things.

  • Franz Liszt

    Consolation No. 3, S. 172/3 (Arr. Cooper for Saxophone & Ensemble)

    Performer: Jess Gillam. Ensemble: Jess Gillam Ensemble.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Ola Gjeilo

    Ubi Caritas

    Ensemble: VOCES8.
    • VOCES8 Records.

  • Roderick Elms

    De Profundis Concertino for Bass Clarinet and Orchestra: II. Canzonetta

    Performer: Derek Hannigan. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra.
    • Signum Records.

  • Antonio Salieri

    Concerto for Flute and Oboe in C Major: II. Largo

    Performer: Clementine Hoogendoorn Scimone. Performer: Pietro Borgonovo. Conductor: Claudio Scimone. Orchestra: I Solisti Veneti.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Clarinet Sonata in F Minor, Op. 120 No. 1: II. Andante un poco adagio

    Performer: Andreas Ottensamer. Performer: José Gallardo.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • John Rutter

    Lullaby For Ana Gwen

    Performer: Catrin Finch. Conductor: John Rutter. Ensemble: Sinfonia Cymru.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Frédéric Chopin

    Nocturnes, Op. 9: No 1, Larghetto

    Performer: David Kadouch.
    • Mirare.

  • Sophie Hutchings

    Billow Gently

    Performer: Lavinia Meijer.
    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Trumpet Concerto in E flat major (2nd mvmt, Andante)

    Performer: Tine Thing Helseth. Orchestra: The Staff Band of the Norwegian Armed Forces.
    • Simax Classics.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Concerto Grosso No. 11, Op. 6: IV. Andante

    Orchestra: Bratislava Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Pavol Bagin.
    • Denon.

  • Marcel Tournier

    Sonatine, Op. 30: I. Allègrement

    Performer: Emmanuel Ceysson. Ensemble: Quatuor Voce.
    • Alpha Classics.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    6 Pieces, Op. 51: No. 6. Valse sentimentale

    Performer: Pablo Ferrández. Performer: Julien Quentin.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Eric Coates

    By The Sleepy Lagoon

    Performer: Martin Loveday. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Vernon Handley.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Florence Price

    5 Folksongs in Counterpoint: No. 3, Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes

    • Azica Records.

  • Evgeny Grinko

    Glare of Us

    Performer: Evgeny Grinko.
    • Nettwerk Music Group.

  • Mark Butler

    Dona nobis pacem

    Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin.

  • H. Leslie Adams

    Contrasts: VIII. Romance

    Performer: Rochelle Sennet.
    • Albany Records.

  • Miguel Llobet Solés

    Catalan Folk Songs: Lo fill del rei

    Performer: Raphaël Feuillâtre.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Fantasia on Greensleeves

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth.
    • UME - Global Clearing House.

  • Edward Elgar

    Romance, Op. 62

    Performer: Gerald Ingham. Performer: Anthony Peregrine.
    • Naxos.

  • Calum Martin

    Ballantyne (Movement 5 Your Shadow)

    Composer: Craig Armstrong. Composer: Trad.. Performer: Cecilia Weston. Performer: Craig Armstrong. Performer: Calum Martin. Lyricist: Trad.. Orchestra: Scottish Ensemble. Conductor: Daniel Pioro.
    • Modern Recordings.

  • Rosey Chan

    Infinity

    Performer: Rosey Chan. Performer: Sonic Apothecary.
    • Rosey Chan.

  • Ruth Gipps

    Quintet Op.16 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Peter Cigleris. Performer: Gareth Hulse. Performer: John Mills. Performer: Lydia Lowndes-Northcott. Performer: Božidar Vukotić.
    • SOMM Recordings.

  • Eric Whitacre

    Sleep

    Choir: Eric Whitacre Singers. Conductor: Eric Whitacre.
    • Decca (UMO).

  • Arvo Pärt

    Spiegel im Spiegel

    Performer: Vladimir Spivakov. Performer: Sergei Bezrodny.
    • ECM New Series.

Broadcasts

  • Fri 16 May 202514:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sun 15 Jun 202506:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Mon 6 Oct 202514:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Tue 4 Nov 202506:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Last Monday14:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind