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Begin the day with glowing classical sounds

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 beautiful melodies and enchanting harmonies from Beethoven, Daley, and Dett, this episode explores the freedom of cycling as a child. Plus, Professor Catherine Loveday explains why listening to new music can aid our brains.

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Music Played

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Suite for Viola & Small Orchestra (2nd mvt, Carol)

    Performer: Helen Callus. Orchestra: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marc Taddei.
    • NAXOS.

  • Henry Purcell

    Concert Suite (The Fairy Queen: 2nd mvt, 'Echo Pastorale')

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

  • R. Nathaniel Dett

    Listen to the Lambs

    Choir: VocalEssence Ensemble Singers. Conductor: Philip Brunelle.
    • CLARION.

  • Edward German

    Symphonic Suite in D minor, 'The Leeds Suite' (3rd mvt, 'Elegy')

    Performer: Howard McGill. Conductor: John Wilson. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra.
    • DUTTON.

  • Sophia Jani

    Reminiscenza

    Performer: Benedict Kloeckner. Performer: Kai Schumacher.
    • BERLIN CLASSICS.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Clarinet Concerto in A major K622 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Andrew Marriner. Conductor: Jaime Martín. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.
    • LSO LIVE.

  • Anton Bruckner

    Symphony No 5 in B flat major (2nd mvt)

    Conductor: Lahav Shani. Orchestra: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • WARNER.

  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Valse Suite, Op 71, 'Three-fours' (5th mvt)

    Performer: Waka Hasegawa.
    • METROPOLIS.

  • Eleanor Daley

    Grandmother Moon

    Choir: The Gesualdo Six. Conductor: Owain Park.
    • HYPERION.

  • Franz Schubert

    Symphony No 4 in C minor, D417, 'Tragic' (2nd mvt)

    Conductor: René Jacobs. Orchestra: B’Rock Orchestra.
    • PENTATONE.

  • Deborah Pritchard

    Light Enkindled

    Performer: Matilda Lloyd. Performer: Richard Gowers.
    • CHANDOS.

  • Ludovico Einaudi

    Primavera

    Performer: Ludovico Einaudi. Conductor: Robert Ziegler. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • DECCA.

  • R. Nathaniel Dett

    Magnolia, Pt 1 (3rd mvt, 'My Lady Love')

    Performer: Clipper Erickson.
    • NAVONA RECORDS.

  • Franz Liszt

    From the Cradle to the Grave, Symphonic Poem No 13, S107 (1st mvt, 'The Cradle')

    Conductor: Ilan Volkov. Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
    • HYPERION.

  • Edward Elgar

    Pastourelle, No 2 Op 4

    Performer: Marat Bisengaliev. Performer: Benjamin Frith.
    • DECCA.

  • Judith Weir

    My Guardian Angel

    Choir: Choir of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge. Conductor: Geoffrey Webber.
    • DELPHIAN.

  • Gustav Holst

    A Moorside Suite (2nd mvt, Nocturne)

    Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis. Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • CHANDOS.

  • Jun-ichi Nihashi

    Autumn Song

    Performer: Shin-Ichi Fukuda. Performer: Yasuo Watani.
    • NAXOS.

  • Herbert Howells

    Elegy for Solo Viola, String Quartet and String Orchestra

    Conductor: Howard Griffiths. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
    • EVIL PENGUIN CLASSIC.

  • Lauma Kazaka

    Tu esi skaista [Sweet and Gracious Is My Love]

    Choir: Riga Project Choir. Conductor: Christopher Walsh Sinka.
    • SKANI.

  • Kim Diehnelt

    With Courage, Dear Heart

    Conductor: Miran Vaupotic. Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra.
    • NAVONA RECORDS.

  • William Grant Still

    Elegy

    Performer: Philip Brunelle.
    • CLARION.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Romance Cantabile in E minor, WoO 207, Hess 13

    Performer: Patrick Gallois. Performer: Pascal Gallois. Performer: Myung-Whun Chung. Conductor: Myung-Whun Chung. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra.
    • DG.

  • Eugene Zádor

    Románc (arr for cello & string orchestra)

    Performer: Richárd Rózsa. Music Arranger: Mariusz Smolij. Conductor: Mariusz Smolij. Orchestra: MÁV Szimfonikus zenekar.
    • NAXOS.

  • Seckou Keita

    Téranga-Bah

    Performer: Seckou Keita. Performer: Catrin Finch.
    • BENDIGEDIG.

  • Rachel Portman

    Dolomites, pale mountains (4th mvt, 'Saslonch')

    Performer: Rachel Portman. Ensemble: LGT Young Soloists. Conductor: Alexander Gilman.
    • SONY.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    The Seasons, Op 37 (4th mvt, 'April. Snowdrop')

    Conductor: Neeme Järvi. Orchestra: Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
    • CHANDOS.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No 12 in E major (2nd mvt)

    Conductor: Giovanni Antonini. Orchestra: Il Giardino Armonico.
    • ALPHA.

  • Thomas Tallis

    Sancte Deus

    Choir: Cantores Chamber Choir. Conductor: David Allinson.
    • Toccata Classics.

Broadcasts

  • Mon 24 Nov 202509:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Boxing Day 202509:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind