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Serene piano to inspire creativity and calm

A serene, winter-bright blend of classical and contemporary piano works designed to evoke calm and spark creative inspiration.

Tune out the noise and immerse yourself in a softly glowing, wintry flow of delicate piano works and tranquil field recordings, crafted to nurture calmness and creative focus. The mix opens with a dreamy new piece by Elena Kole, features a shimmering serenade by young Texan composer Brian Hargrove, and includes the timeless film-score classic 'Dream of Olwen' by Charles Williams.

Produced by Jamie Green
A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind.

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Tue 23 Dec 202512:00
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Music Played

  • Elena Kole

    Be Flower

    Performer: Elena Kole.
    • This Glimmering World.
    • Prima Classics.

  • Reginald King

    Song of Paradise

    Performer: Mark Bebbington.
    • Song of Paradise.
    • Somm.

  • Dobrinka Tabakova

    Nocturne

    Performer: Ivan Yanakov.
    • Nocturne.
    • Ivan Yanakov.

  • Tomasz Kamieniak

    3 Pieces, Op. 38a: I. Pastoral

    Composer: Valentin Silvestrov. Performer: Tomasz Kamieniak.
    • Silvestrov: Echoes of Harmony.
    • Brilliant Classics.

  • Rachel Grimes

    Eights

    Performer: Rachel Grimes.
    • Eights.

  • Daniela Mlčúchová

    Beautiful

    Performer: Daniela Mlčúchová.
    • Box of Feelings.
    • Aemeralds GmbH.

  • Matthew Bourne

    VIII. Juliet

    Performer: Matthew Bourne.
    • Montauk Variations.
    • The Leaf Label.

  • Colin Greenwood

    Glass Eyes (Arr. for Piano by Christopher O'Riley)

    Composer: Ed O’Brien. Composer: Jonny Greenwood. Composer: Philip Selway. Composer: Thom Yorke. Composer: Christopher O’Riley. Performer: Christopher O’Riley.
    • Lotusland.
    • Navona Records.

  • Frédéric Chopin

    Nocturnes, Op. 27: No. 2 in D-Flat Major, Lento sostenuto

    Performer: Luke Faulkner.
    • Chopin: Classical Piano Masterpieces.
    • Halidon.

  • Brian Hargrove

    Ep. 1: Sanguine Blossoms

    Performer: Brian Hargrove.
    • Intrinsic Episodes.
    • The Village.

  • Polly Carter

    A Burrowing Badger

    Performer: Polly Carter.
    • A Burrowing Badger.

  • Luke Howard

    Rotations

    Performer: Luke Howard.
    • Sun, Cloud.
    • Lukktone.

  • Caroline Reinagle

    Sonata for the Piano Forte in A Major, Op. 6: III. Andante

    Performer: Hiroaki Takenouchi.
    • Carwithen, Dring, Howell & Reinagle: Works for Solo Piano by British Women Compo.
    • Artalinna.

  • Cyril Scott

    2 Piano Pieces, Op. 37: No. 1, At Dawn

    Performer: Simon Callaghan.
    • Scott: Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 66.
    • Lyrita.

  • Satoshi Ashikawa

    Still Park - Piano Solo

    Performer: Satoshi Ashikawa.
    • Still Way (Wave Notation 2).
    • We Release Whatever The Fuck We Want Records.

  • Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Petite Suite ~ En Bateau

    Performer: Anthony & Joseph Paratore.
    • French Romance.
    • Four Winds.

  • Tanya Ekanayaka

    Iskim

    Performer: Tanya Ekanayaka.
    • 16 Sri Lankan Piano Isles.
    • Naxos World.

  • Jared Ray

    The Catalyst

    Performer: Jared Ray.
    • The Projected Anima.
    • Airless Records.

  • Ryuichi Sakamoto

    Ryuichi Sakamoto: Hibari

    Performer: Helena Basilova.
    • Homage to Ryuichi Sakamoto.
    • Orchid Classics.

  • Robert Schumann

    Album for the Young, Op. 68: 38. Winterzeit I

    Performer: Vladimir Feltsman.
    • Schumann: Album for the Young.
    • Nimbus Alliance.

  • Adam Josef

    Sleepy Eyes

    Performer: Adam Josef.
    • Music to Calm the Mind.

  • Edwin York Bowen

    The Way to Polden "An Ambling Tune", Op. 76

    Performer: Sir Stephen Hough.
    • Stephen Hough's English Piano Album.
    • Hyperion.

  • Gareth Malone

    August

    Performer: Gareth Malone.
    • Music For Healing.
    • Decca.

  • Amy Beach

    A Hermit Thrush at Eve, Op. 92 No. 1

    Performer: Alberto Nones.
    • A Hermit Thrush at Eve, Op. 92 No. 1.

  • Clara Schumann

    Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 7: II. Romanze. Andante non troppo con grazia

    Performer: Alexandra Dariescu. Performer: Tianyi Lu. Performer: Philharmonia Orchestra.
    • Grieg and Clara Schumann Piano Concertos.
    • Signum Records.

  • Fiona Brice

    Prelude 7

    Performer: Fiona Brice.
    • Piano Preludes.
    • Bigo and Twigetti.

  • Chris Abrahams

    Dog Rose

    Performer: Chris Abrahams.
    • Climb.
    • Hærverk Industrier.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Sonata No. 13 in B-flat major, K. 333, II. Andante cantabile

    Performer: Eric Lu.
    • Piano Sonata No. 13 in B-flat major, K. 333, II. Andante cantabile.

  • Belle Chen

    Quai

    Performer: Belle Chen.
    • Years of Pilgrimage.
    • Eito Music.

  • Charles Williams

    The Dream of Olwen

    Performer: Ron Craig.
    • Piano Reflexions II.

Broadcasts

  • Sat 20 Dec 202512:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Tue 23 Dec 202512:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind