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Rejuvenating piano music to inspire focus

Two hours of classical and contemporary piano gems, carefully curated to refresh your mind and spark focus.

Immerse yourself in this rejuvenating two-hour piano mix, featuring beautiful compositions from across the centuries designed to refresh your mind and inspire focus. Featuring a dazzling piece by renowned jazz pianist Marc Cary, soothing works by Romantic-era composers like Claude Debussy and Mel Bonis, and evocative new music from contemporary British artists including Sherwood Roberts, Cerys Hafana, and Luke Faulkner.
Produced by Jamie Green
A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind. MM.

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Music Played

  • Marc Cary

    The Divine Paradox

    Performer: Marc Cary.
    • The Antidote.

  • Yumiko Morioka

    Ever Green

    Performer: Yumiko Morioka.
    • Resonance.

  • Claude Debussy

    Clair de Lune L.75 No. 3

    Performer: Ruth McGinley.
    • Reconnection.

  • Mel Bonis

    Carillon mystique Op. 31

    Performer: Jean-Michel Serres.
    • Mel Bonis: Morceaux de piano - Tome 3.

  • Poppy Ackroyd

    Fleeting

    Performer: Poppy Ackroyd.
    • Fleeting.

  • Trad.

    John McAlpin (Scotland)

    Performer: Laura Risk. Performer: Chris Layer. Performer: Dennis Cahill. Performer: Susie Petrov. Performer: Brian Melick.
    • John McAlpin (Scotland).

  • Thomas Jean Mohamed Rabeh Horeczko

    Intra

    Composer: Stephane Horeczko. Performer: Braths.
    • Intra.

  • Herbert Howells

    Country Pageant: III. There Was a Most Beautiful Lady

    Performer: Matthew Schellhorn.
    • Howells: Piano Music Vol. 2.

  • Rosey Chan

    The Improvisation That Led Me To Moon River

    Performer: Rosey Chan.
    • The Improvisation That Led Me To Moon River.

  • Dnoir

    Clouds Over Bourbon Street

    Performer: Dnoir.
    • After Hours.

  • Luke Faulkner

    Waltz for Jenny

    Performer: Winterbach.
    • Waltz for Jenny.

  • Helen Hopekirk

    Suite for Piano: III. Air

    Performer: Gary Steigerwalt.
    • Hopekirk: Piano Works.

  • Alisha Redmond

    Prelude To Nostalgia

    Performer: Alisha Redmond.
    • Regermination.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Ma Mère l'Oye M. 60: II. Petit Poucet - Très modéré - Remastered 2025

    Performer: Bracha Eden. Performer: Alexander Tamir.
    • Ravel: Ma Mère l'Oye M. 60: II. Petit Poucet - Très modéré (Remastered 2025).

  • Kelly Moran

    Moves in the Field

    Performer: Kelly Moran.
    • Moves in the Field.

  • Percy Grainger

    Lullaby (from Tribute to Foster)

    Performer: Daniel Adni.
    • Grainger: Country Gardens and other piano favourites.

  • Cerys Hafana

    Yr Osteg

    Performer: Cerys Hafana.
    • Difrisg.

  • Ollie McGill

    A Soft Breeze

    Performer: Ollie McGill.
    • Beach House.

  • Déodat de Séverac

    Le Chant de la Terre - 1900 - IV Les Moissons

    Performer: Izumi Tateno.
    • Déodat de Séverac (1873-1921).

  • Christian Bernard

    Black Lotus

    Performer: Christian Bernard.
    • Black Lotus.

  • Sherwood Roberts

    A Little Hope

    Performer: Sherwood Roberts.
    • Curiosity.

  • Halim El‐Dabh

    Crimson Orchid

    Performer: Halim El‐Dabh.
    • Piano Music of Halim El-Dabh.

  • Niwamori Piano

    Sonatina in silence

    Performer: Niwamori Piano.
    • Darkgreen.

  • Federico Mompou

    Mompou: Paisajes: No. 2 El lago

    Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes.
    • Contemplation.

  • Richard Shulman

    Clusters

    Performer: Richard Shulman.
    • Summer Solstice Piano Meditations.

  • Frédéric Chopin

    24 Preludes, Op 28, No. 13

    Performer: Eric Lu.
    • 24 Preludes, Op 28, No. 13.

  • Alexander Chapman Campbell

    Light On The Sea

    Performer: Alexander Chapman Campbell.
    • Sketches Of Light.

  • Frank Bridge

    3 Sketches: No. 2. Rosemary

    Composer: Ashley Wass. Performer: Ashley Wass.
    • Bridge: Piano Music Vol. 2.

Broadcasts

  • Thu 7 Aug 202512:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sat 6 Sep 202512:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Next Sunday12:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind