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Episode details

Radio 3 Unwind,15 Jan 2026,120 mins

Soothing piano to settle the mind

Piano Focus

Available for 28 days

Late Romantic piano classics give way to 20th-century minimalism and reverb-drenched contemporary vignettes. Drifting across eras and decades, this mix is designed to guide focus and relaxation. Vanessa Wagner’s interpretation of Suzanne Ciani’s Inverness paints a frosty landscape glimpsed from a warm fire, while Chilly Gonzales’s Gentle Threat renews like a sun-touched morning. To listen on most smart speakers, just say: “Ask BBC Sounds to play Piano Focus”. Produced by Áine Devaney. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Sounds MM.

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    Artist
  2. 1.
    Danse Negre, Op. 58/5: 5th (For One Piano)
    Danse Negre, Op. 58/5: 5th (For One Piano)
    Cyril Scott
  3. 2.
    Eastern Intermezzo (Version for Solo Piano)
    Eastern Intermezzo (Version for Solo Piano)
    Percy Grainger
  4. 3.
    5 Moon Pieces: No. 3, Moon Shadow
    5 Moon Pieces: No. 3, Moon Shadow
    Ylva Skog