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Radio 3 Unwind,10 Jan 2026,60 mins

SeriesErland Cooper: Series 6

Reflective music for growth ft. Jess Gillam

Ultimate Calm

Available for 29 days

Join Scottish composer and musician Erland Cooper for a calming musical journey inspired by new life and growth. For this episode, Erland invites you to find hope and serenity in the new life brought with the cycle of the seasons, and reflects on the magic of the natural world. With soothing songs that blossom and expand from the likes of Arvo Pärt, Hugo Maillard and Kara-Lis Coverdale. Plus we visit the musical safe haven of composer, saxophonist and presenter of BBC Radio 3’s This Classical Life - Jess Gillam. She shares one of her favourite pieces of music that makes her take a breath, and takes her away to the side of Coniston Water in the Lake District. Produced by Cat Gough A Reduced Listening Production

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Tracklist

  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Boundlessness
    Boundlessness
    Kara‐Lis Coverdale
  3. 2.
    Taking Tiger Mountain
    Taking Tiger Mountain
    Pascal Comelade
  4. 3.
    The Mountains
    The Mountains
    Alice Boyd