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Gentle piano music to open up the day

Settle into a carefully curated selection of piano music, moving between classical touchstones and contemporary works shaped by space, stillness, and restraint.

This programme unfolds slowly, inviting attention and ease. From Frederick Delius’s intimate piano writing to contemporary reflections by Saloli, Christine Ott, and Volodja Brodsky, the mix drifts between classical tradition and modern minimalism.

Produced by Áine Devaney.
A Reduced Listening production for BBC Sounds MM.

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New Year's Day 202612:00
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Music Played

  • Frederick Delius

    On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring

    Performer: Charles Abramovic.
    • Delius: Piano Music.
    • Direct-to-Tape Recording Company.

  • Saloli

    Remember Spring is Coming

    Performer: Saloli.
    • Ghosts: Music For Piano Vol. 2.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Sonatine: I. Modere

    Performer: François‐Joël Thiollier.
    • Ravel: Piano Works, Vol. 1.
    • Naxos.

  • Javad Maroufi

    Kuku

    Performer: Amir Farid.
    • Amir Farid plays Javad Maroufi.
    • Move.

  • Cécile Chaminade

    Guitare Op.32

    Performer: Eric Parkin.
    • Chaminade: Piano Works.
    • Chandos.

  • Cerys Hafana

    Yr Osteg

    Performer: Cerys Hafana.
    • Difrisg.
    • Dharma.

  • Ernest John Moeran

    Irish Lament

    Performer: Gerald Peregrine. Performer: Antony Ingham.
    • Folk Tales.
    • Naxos.

  • Masabumi Kikuchi

    Ramona

    Performer: Masabumi Kikuchi.
    • Hanamichi.
    • King International.

  • Grace Ferguson

    Barnumbirr

    Performer: Grace Ferguson.
    • Voler.
    • Music Company.

  • Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    La Caroline

    Performer: Christopher Ferreira.
    • Miniatures and Collectibles.
    • Tudor House Records.

  • Sarah Neutkens

    Hexagon

    Performer: Sarah Neutkens.
    • What Is Sarah Neutkens Thinking?.
    • Decca.

  • Baldassare Galuppi

    Baldassare Galuppi: Passatempo al cembalo, Sonata No. 3 in C Minor: I. Allegro m

    Performer: Adriano Spampanato.
    • Baldassare Galuppi: Passatempo al cembalo, Sonata No. 3 in C Minor: I. Allegro m.
    • Etymology Classics.

  • Jonny Greenwood

    One Battle After Another

    Performer: Jonny Greenwood.
    • One Battle After Another (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Nonesuch.

  • Judith Falk

    Nocturnes, Op. 9: No. 3 in B Major (Allegretto)

    Performer: Judith Falk.
    • Nocturnes Op. 9.
    • 1631 Recordings.

  • Fiona Brice

    Prelude 9

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

  • Oliver Patrice Weder

    Peter

    Performer: Oliver Patrice Weder.
    • The Pool Project.
    • SA Recordings.

  • Shida Shahabi

    Cloud No. 26 (Piano Sonata No 26, Les Adieux, Andante) - Beethoven Recomposed

    Performer: Shida Shahabi.
    • Cloud No. 26 (Piano Sonata No 26, Les Adieux, Andante) - Beethoven Recomposed.

  • Andrea Tarrodi

    12 Pieces for Piano: No. 11, November. Andante

    Performer: Ann-Sofi Klingberg.
    • Piano Pieces.
    • DB Productions.

  • Anni Hogan

    Nocturne

    Performer: Anni Hogan.
    • Honeysuckle Burials.
    • Downwards.

  • Johannes Brahms

    3 Intermezzi Op.117 - No. 1 in E flat major

    Performer: Giorgi Gigashvili.
    • 3 Intermezzi Op.117 - No. 1 in E flat major.

  • John Field

    Nocturne No. 2 in C Minor, H. 25

    Performer: Benjamin Frith.
    • Field: Piano Music Vol. 1.
    • Naxos.

  • Shin Suzuma

    A Quiet Setting

    Performer: Shin Suzuma.
    • Silhouettes.

  • Hania Rani

    Nostalgia - Live at Roundhouse, London

    Performer: Hania Rani.
    • Nostalgia - Live at Roundhouse, London.

  • Christine Ott

    Vulcano

    Performer: Christine Ott.
    • Éclats (Piano Works).
    • Gizeh Records.

  • Volodja Brodsky

    Fogbound Streets of Maardu

    Performer: Volodja Brodsky.
    • Raindrops.
    • Miraaž Records.

Broadcast

  • New Year's Day 202612:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind