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A gentle reset through calming music

Let soothing classical sounds guide you into a peaceful headspace - perfect for rest or reflection.

Let soothing classical music and sounds from the natural world guide you into a peaceful headspace - perfect for rest and reflection.

With music by Gabriel Fauré, Louise Farrenc, and Claude Debussy, plus performances from Anna Lapwood, VOCES8, Jess Gillam, and more.

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

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Music Played

  • Gabriel Fauré

    Pavane

    Orchestra: Symphony Orchestra Basel. Conductor: Ivor Bolton.
    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.

  • Robert Schumann

    3 Romances, Op. 94: No. 1, Nicht schnell

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

  • Michael Nyman

    The Diary of Anne Frank: If

    Performer: Jess Gillam. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Jessica Cottis.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Louise Farrenc

    Nocturne in Eb Major, Op. 49

    Music Arranger: Christopher Hussey. Orchestra: Prague Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Shea Lolin.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Julian Lloyd Webber

    Jasmine

    Performer: Esther Abrami. Performer: Louis Philippson.
    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.

  • Poppy Ackroyd

    Murmurations

    Performer: Anna Lapwood.
    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Wind Serenade No. 10 in B-Flat Major, "Gran partita": I. Largo - Allegro Molto

    Ensemble: Consortium Classicum.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Catrin Finch

    Ceffylau

    Composer: Seckou Keita. Performer: Catrin Finch. Performer: Seckou Keita.
    • Astar Artes Recordings Limited.

  • Florence Price

    Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major: II. Andante

    Performer: Randall Goosby. Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Claude Debussy

    Images II, L. 120: II. Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut

    Performer: Yuval Zorn.
    • Rubicon.

  • Lucy Walker

    O Nata Lux

    Choir: VOCES8.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Hayato Sumino

    Nocturne III - Once in a Blue Moon

    Performer: Hayato Sumino.
    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 63: II. Andante assai

    Performer: Itzhak Perlman. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Gennady Nikolayevich Rozhdestvensky.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Gerald Finzi

    Romance in E-Flat Major, Op. 11

    Orchestra: Royal Northern Sinfonia. Conductor: Howard Griffiths.
    • Naxos.

  • Fanny Mendelssohn

    6 Lieder, Op. 1: No. 1, Schwanenlied

    Performer: Mats Lidström. Performer: Leif Kaner‐Lidström.
    • Hyperion.

  • Max Richter

    Spring 1 (2012)

    Performer: Daniel Hope. Orchestra: Konzerthaus Kammerorchester Berlin. Conductor: André de Ridder.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Andante Cantabile from String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Matthias Bamert.
    • Chandos Records.

  • Ernest Bloch

    From Jewish Life (1924): Prayer

    Performer: Richard O'Neill. Performer: Christopher Park. Orchestra: Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn. Conductor: Ruben Gazarian.
    • Universal Music Ltd..

  • Trad.

    Soay (Arr. Dale)

    Performer: Matthew Sharp. Ensemble: VOCES8.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Snorri Hallgrímsson

    Nowhere Again, Kinder

    Performer: Snorri Hallgrímsson.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • William Grant Still

    Lyric Quartette: II. The Quiet One

    Ensemble: Catalyst Quartet.
    • Azica Records.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act II: No. 13, Dances of the Swans, V. Pas d'action

    Ensemble: Duo Arcos.
    • Azul Music.

  • Marianna Martines

    Concerto per Cembalo in G Major: II. Adagio

    Ensemble: La Floridiana. Conductor: Nicoleta Paraschivescu.
    • Deutsche Harmonia Mundi.

  • Barnaby Taylor

    Mountains

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Orchestra: Chinese Ensemble. Conductor: Barnaby Taylor.
    • Parlophone UK.

  • Alexis Ffrench

    The Way It Was

    Performer: Alexis Ffrench.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Douglas Guest

    For the Fallen

    Conductor: Mark Williams. Ensemble: The Choir of Jesus College Cambridge.
    • Signum Records.

  • Arvo Pärt

    Silouan's Song

    Orchestra: Delirium Musicum. Conductor: Etienne Gara.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15: II. Largo

    Performer: Stewart Goodyear. Conductor: Andrew Constantine.
    • Orchid Music Limited.

  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Five Negro Melodies for Piano Trio: II. I was way down a-yonder

    Ensemble: Neave Trio.
    • Chandos.

  • Amy Beach

    Dreaming Op.15 No. 3

    Performer: Eline Marlene.
    • Télès Music.

  • John Rutter

    A Choral Amen

    Choir: The Cambridge Singers. Conductor: John Rutter.
    • Collegium.

  • Philip Cannon

    Piano Concertino: II. Andante tranquillo

    Performer: Simon Callaghan. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: William Boughton.
    • Nimbus Records.

  • Giuseppe Tartini

    Sonata in G Minor, B.g5 "Il trillo del diavolo": I. Larghetto affettuoso

    Performer: Laura Lootens.
    • naive, a label of Believe Group.

  • Franz Schubert

    8 Variations on an Original Theme in A-Flat Major, D. 813, Op. 35: VI. Var. 5

    Ensemble: Geister Duo.
    • Mirare.

  • Fanny Mendelssohn

    String Quartet in E flat (3rd mvt)

    Ensemble: Quatuor Ébène.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Nora

    Masquerade

    Performer: Nora.
    • Télès Music.

Broadcasts

  • Fri 27 Jun 202514:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sun 27 Jul 202506:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Mon 13 Oct 202514:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Tue 11 Nov 202506:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Tomorrow14:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind