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Brighten your day with restorative classical music

Calming classical music to inspire focus and set you up for the day ahead. Presented by broadcaster, author and counselling psychologist Dr Sian Williams.

Calming classical music to help you focus and set you up for the day ahead. Presented by broadcaster, author and counselling psychologist Dr Sian Williams.

Featuring uplifting and enriching melodies from Rachmaninov, Leoš Janáček, and Henriette Renié, Professor Catherine Loveday explains why some music makes us want to dance, and Sian stumbles across some sheep while out to take a breath.

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Thu 4 Dec 202509:00
BBC Radio 3 Unwind

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Music Played

  • Arthur Sullivan

    The Tempest Suite, Op 1 (No 12c, Epilogue)

    Conductor: Richard Hickox. Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • CHANDOS.

  • Yuji Nomi

    Haru's Memories

    Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic.
    • STUDIO GHIBLI.

  • Kate Whitley

    Ripples

    Performer: Hyeyoon Park. Performer: Benjamin Grosvenor.
    • NMC.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Symphony No 4 E minor Op 98 (2nd mvt)

    Conductor: Justus Frantz. Orchestra: Philharmonie der Nationen.
    • ENTERPRISES SONOR.

  • Beata Moon

    Moonpaths (Largo)

    Performer: Beata Moon. Performer: Alan R. Kay. Performer: Karen Marx.
    • ALBANY.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Vespers, Op 37 (No 1, 'O Come, Let Us Worship')

    Choir: La Tempête. Conductor: Simon‐Pierre Bestion.
    • ALPHA.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Serenade No 4 in D major, K203, 'Colloredo' (6th mvt)

    Ensemble: Vienna Mozart Ensemble.
    • THE CLASSICAL LABEL.

  • Jean Cras

    Cello Sonata (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Astrig Siranossian. Performer: Nathanaël Gouin.
    • ALPHA.

  • Helena Munktell

    Dala Suite, Op 22 (2nd mvt, 'Lake Siljan')

    Conductor: Tobias Ringborg. Orchestra: Gävle symfoniorkester.
    • STERLING.

  • Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    Flute Concerto in D minor, Wq 22 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Emmanuel Pahud. Director: Trevor Pinnock. Orchestra: Potsdam Chamber Academy.
    • WARNER.

  • Anoushka Shankar

    Maya

    Composer: Manu Delago. Performer: Manu Delago. Conductor: Jules Buckley. Orchestra: Metropole Orkest.
    • LEITER.

  • Maurice Duruflé

    Requiem, Op 9 (No 9, 'In paradisum')

    Performer: Harrison Cole. Choir: The Choir Of Trinity College, Cambridge. Conductor: Stephen Layton.
    • HYPERION.

  • Adrian Johnston

    Brideshead Revisited OS (No 24, 'Endless Summer')

    Conductor: Terry Davies. Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • CHANDOS.

  • Ella Macens

    A Love Worth Fighting For (2nd mvt, 'Longing, to be where we were')

    Ensemble: Flinders Quartet.
    • ABC CLASSICS.

  • Frederick Delius

    Piano Concerto in C minor, RT VII / 4 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Howard Shelley. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis. Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra.
    • CHANDOS.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Sheep may safely graze (Cantata BWV.208)

    Orchestrator: Leopold Stokowski. Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Matthias Bamert.
    • CHANDOS.

  • Einojuhani Rautavaara

    Deux Sérénades (No 1, 'Sérénade pour mon amour')

    Performer: Hilary Hahn. Conductor: Mikko Franck. Orchestra: Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France.
    • DG.

  • Frédéric Chopin

    Nocturne No 1 Op 9 in B flat minor

    • AULICUS CLASSICS.

  • Doreen Carwithen

    East Anglian Holiday

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Gavin Sutherland.
    • DUTTON.

  • Belle Chen

    Three Birds

    Performer: Belle Chen.
    • PLATOON.

  • Leos Janáček

    Idyll for String Orchestra (5th mvt)

    Conductor: Iona Brown. Orchestra: Norwegian Chamber Orchestra.
    • CHANDOS.

  • Henriette Renié

    Trio for Violin, Cello and Harp (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Antoine Bareil. Performer: Stéphane Tétreault. Performer: Valérie Milot.
    • ANALEKTA.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Sleeping Beauty, Op 66 (Act 2 No 15a: Pas d'action, Vision of Aurora)

    • ULTIMATE CLASSIX.

  • Florence Price

    Symphony No 4 in D minor (2nd mvt)

    Conductor: John Jeter. Orchestra: Fort Smith Symphony.
    • NAXOS.

  • Astor Piazzolla

    Histoire du Tango (Café 1930)

    Performer: Ksenija Sidorova. Performer: Alexander Sitkovetsky. Performer: Reentko Dirks. Performer: Roberto Koch.
    • ALPHA.

  • Laura Masotto

    Sol Levante (Rising Sun)

    Performer: Mari Samuelsen. Performer: Laura Masotto. Performer: Hannah Peel. Ensemble: Scoring Berlin.
    • DG.

  • William Byrd

    Mass for Four Voices (3rd mvt, 'Domine Deus')

    Choir: Tallis Scholars. Director: Peter Phillips.
    • GIMELL.

  • Antonín Dvořák

    Song to the moon (Rusalka)

    Music Arranger: Pablo Ferrández. Performer: Pablo Ferrández. Orchestra: Swedish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Martin Frost.
    • SONY.

  • John Rutter

    Suite Lyrique (3rd mvt 'Aria')

    Performer: Catrin Finch. Conductor: John Rutter. Orchestra: Sinfonia Cymru.
    • DG.

  • Marin Marais

    La Rêveuse (The Dreamer)

    Performer: Sophie Watillon. Performer: Evangelina Mascardi.
    • ALPHA.

  • Will Todd

    No More Sorrow

    Performer: James Sherlock. Choir: Tenebrae. Conductor: Nigel Short. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra.
    • SIGNUM.

Broadcasts

  • Tue 24 Jun 202509:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sun 20 Jul 202509:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Thu 4 Dec 202509:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind