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Radio 3 Unwind,01 Jan 2026,180 mins

Keep your focus for the morning with serene classics

Classical Unwind

Available for 37 days

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 gentle and emotive melodies from Dvorak, Allegri and Francesco Cilea. Sian delights in some particularly noisy birds she finds while out to Take a Breath and Professor Catherine Loveday explores how musical rhythm can change our behaviour.

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Adriana Lecouvreur (Act II: Intermezzo)
    Adriana Lecouvreur (Act II: Intermezzo)
    Francesco Cilea
  3. 2.
    Missa Che fa oggi il mio sole (Agnus Dei)
    Missa Che fa oggi il mio sole (Agnus Dei)
    Gregorio Allegri
  4. 3.
    3 Characteristic Pieces, Op 10, arr for piano (No 2, Serenade)
    3 Characteristic Pieces, Op 10, arr for piano (No 2, Serenade)
    Edward Elgar