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Soothing classical melodies to help you unwind

Take a moment to unwind with three hours of soothing classical music.

Take a step back from routine and unwind to this three hour mix of soothing classical tunes, paired with natural soundscapes to help you relax.

This mix includes performances from the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, The Mancunium Consort, and Oslo Kammerakademi, alongside pieces by Judith Weir, Adolphus Hailstork, Clara Schumann, and Claude Debussy.

Produced by Katie Hill
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Music Played

  • Edward Gregson

    A Song for Sue

    Conductor: Ben Gernon. Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Chandos.

  • José White Lafitte

    Violin Concerto in F-Sharp Minor: II. Adagio ma non troppo

    Performer: Rachel Barton Pine. Conductor: Daniel Hege. Orchestra: Encore Chamber Orchestra.
    • Violin Concertos by Black Composers Through the Centuries.
    • Cedille.
    • 2.

  • William Byrd

    Vigilate

    Ensemble: Mancunium Consort.
    • A New Light.
    • VOCES8 Records.
    • 3.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19

    Conductor: Domingo Hindoyan. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Iberia.
    • Onyx Classics.
    • 10.

  • Lili Boulanger

    2 Pieces for Violin & Piano: No. 1, Nocturne. Assez lent

    Performer: Alessio Enea. Performer: Lucilla Rose Mariotti.
    • Orchid Classics.

  • Judith Weir

    Drop down, ye heavens, from above

    Conductor: Benjamin Nicholas. Ensemble: Choir of Merton College, Oxford.
    • Drop down, ye heavens, from above (2025 Remaster).
    • Delphian Records.
    • 1.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Serse, HWV 40: Ombra mai fu

    Conductor: Vladimir Fedoseyev. Orchestra: Moscow RTV Large Symphony Orchestra.
    • A Classic Wedding, Vol. 2.
    • Denon.
    • 11.

  • Grace Williams

    Four Illustrations for the Legend of Rhiannon: III. The Penance

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Andrews.
    • Grace Williams: Orchestral Works.
    • Resonus Classics.
    • 3.

  • Franz Liszt

    Liebestraume, S.541: III. Poco Allegro, Con Affetto

    Performer: Anna Pasetti.
    • Brilliant Classics.

  • Samuel Barber

    Adagio for Strings, Op. 11

    Performer: Etienne Gara. Orchestra: Delirium Musicum.
    • Cabinet of Curiosities.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 10.

  • Florence Price

    Resignation

    Conductor: John Jeter. Choir: Malmö Operakör.
    • Naxos Music UK Ltd.

  • Doreen Carwithen

    Four Preludes (1950): No. 2. Molto adagio e lamentoso

    Performer: Hiroaki Takenouchi.
    • ARTALINNA.

  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    Romance in F Major, Op. 36

    Performer: Ben Goldscheider. Conductor: Howard Griffiths. Orchestra: Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra.
    • Berlin Classics.

  • Lauri Porra

    Veden syli

    Performer: Lauri Porra. Performer: Verneri Pohjola.
    • Ääniä – Finland’s Official Soundscape.
    • Platoon.
    • 15.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Waltz of the Flowers (From "The Nutcracker", Op. 71)

    Performer: Lara Somogyi.
    • Waltz of the Flowers (From \"The Nutcracker\", Op. 71).
    • Mercury Classics.
    • 1.

  • Johannes Brahms

    7 Fantasies, Op. 116: No. 4, Intermezzo (Adagio) in E Major (Upright Piano)

    Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson.
    • From Afar.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 8.

  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Romance in G Major, Op. 39

    Conductor: Klaus Reimann.
    • Beatclap.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No. 31, K. 297 "Paris" (transcr. for wind ensemble) II. Andante

    Ensemble: Oslo Kammerakademi.
    • Symphonies for Harmoniemusik : Mozart - Haydn - Beethoven.
    • Lawo Classics.
    • 2.

  • Roderick Elms

    Cantilena for Guitar and Orchestra

    Performer: Carlos Bonell. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra.
    • Roderick Elms: Visions of St Anne and Other Orchestral Works.
    • Signum Records.
    • 5.

  • Cécile Chaminade

    Le Noël des oiseaux (Arr. for Cello & Piano)

    Performer: Raphaela Gromes. Performer: Julian Riem. Music Arranger: Julian Riem.
    • Le Noël des oiseaux (Arr. for Cello & Piano by Julian Riem).
    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.
    • 1.

  • Jake Runestad

    Let My Love Be Heard

    Lyricist: Alfred Noyes. Ensemble: VOCES8.
    • TWENTY.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 1.

  • Robin Holloway

    Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 70: IV. Andante - Adagio

    Performer: Alda Dizdari. Conductor: Alexander Walker. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
    • Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 70: IV. Andante - Adagio.
    • Resonus Classics.
    • 1.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Organ Sonata Variation

    Performer: Eldbjørg Hemsing. Music Arranger: Tim Allhoff. Ensemble: Norwegian String Quartet.
    • Organ Sonata Variation (After Organ Sonata No. 4 in E Minor, BWV 528: II. Andant.
    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.
    • 1.

  • Khaled Al Kammar

    Faten Amal Harby

    Performer: Julien Quentin. Performer: Serdar Saydan. Performer: Sindy Mohamed. Performer: Wassim Mukdad.
    • Berlin Classics.

  • Marianna Martines

    Keyboard Sonata in G Major: II. Andante

    Performer: Catherine Gordeladze.
    • haenssler CLASSIC.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No. 92, Hob. I 92 "Oxford": II. Adagio

    Ensemble: Oslo Kammerakademi.
    • Symphony No. 92 , Hob. I:92 "Oxford": II. Adagio.
    • Lawo Classics.
    • 1.

  • Oliver Tarney

    The Wise Men and the Star

    Lyricist: Lucia Quinault. Conductor: Harry Christophers. Ensemble: The Sixteen.
    • The Wise Men and the Star - A Christmas Collection.
    • CORO.
    • 4.

  • Ruth Gipps

    Ambarvalia, Op. 70

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.
    • Gipps: Orchestral Works Vol. 3.
    • Chandos Records Limited.
    • 02.

  • Adolphus Hailstork

    Adagio for Strings

    Ensemble: Ambrosia Quartet.
    • Swing Low, Sweet Chariot.
    • Albany Records.
    • 12.

  • Erik Satie

    6 Gnossiennes: No. 1, Lent

    Performer: Etienne Gara. Orchestra: Delirium Musicum.
    • Cabinet of Curiosities.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 2.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Var. 18. Andante cantabile

    Performer: Lang Lang.
    • Piano Book 2.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 9.

  • Clara Schumann

    3 Lieder, Op. 12: No. 2, Liebst du um Schönheit

    Lyricist: Friedrich Rückert. Choir: Kammerchor Stuttgart. Conductor: Frieder Bernius.
    • Clara Schumann: 3 Lieder, Op. 12: No. 2, Liebst du um Schönheit (Transcr. Gottwa.
    • Carus.
    • 1.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Piano Concerto in G Major, M. 83: II. Adagio assai

    Performer: Steven Osborne. Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ludovic Morlot.
    • Ravel: Piano Concertos; Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain.
    • Hyperion.

  • George Walker

    String Quartet No. 1 "Lyric": II. Molto adagio

    Ensemble: Catalyst Quartet.
    • Uncovered, Vol. 3: Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, William Grant Still & George Walk.
    • Azica Records.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Flute Sonata in E-Flat Major, BWV 1031: II. Siciliano (Arr. for solo piano)

    Performer: David Fray. Music Arranger: Wilhelm Kempff.
    • Bach: Siciliano.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 1.

  • Claude Debussy

    Clair de lune, CD 82/3 (Arr. for Saxophone & Ensemble)

    Performer: Jess Gillam. Ensemble: Jess Gillam Ensemble.
    • PRISM, Vol. 2.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 1.

  • Philip Stopford

    In My Father's House

    Choir: Truro Cathedral Choir. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Christopher Gray.
    • Regent Records Ltd.

Broadcasts

  • Fri 21 Nov 202514:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Tue 30 Dec 202506:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind