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Peaceful piano to centre the mind

Foster a productive headspace with two hours of gentle piano music, featuring Alfa Mist, Belle Chen, and Frédéric Chopin.

Delve into this peaceful piano soundtrack, designed to help you foster a calm, focused headspace away from distraction. Featuring a curated selection of piano gems, including a live performance from Australian-Taiwanese composer Belle Chen, the healing keys of Alfa Mist, and a new cover of Joseph Canteloube’s ‘Chants d'Auvergne’—a collection of folk songs from the Auvergne region of .

Produced by Jamie Green
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Music Played

  • Fred Hersch

    Valentine

    Performer: Eunbi Kim.
    • A House Of Many Rooms: New Concert Music by Fred Hersch.
    • Albany.

  • Carlos Simon

    Traveling Song

    Performer: Carlos Simon.
    • Together.

  • Bart Verbeke

    J'ai Fait Un Rêve

    Performer: Bart Verbeke.
    • Roundabout.

  • Joseph Canteloube

    Chants d'Auvergne: No. 2, Bailero (Arr. for Piano by Luke Faulkner)

    Performer: Luke Faulkner.
    • Canteloube: Chants d'auvergne: No. 2, Bailero (Arr. for Piano by Luke Faulkner).

  • Hildegard von Bingen

    Columba aspexit - Marie-Luise Hinrichs Rework

    Performer: Marie-Luise Hinrichs.
    • Visions.
    • raumklang.

  • Chad Lawson

    The Hope Of Her

    Performer: Chad Lawson.
    • Where We Are.
    • Decca.

  • Marlies du Mosch

    Cherry Blossom

    Performer: Marlies du Mosch.
    • Cherry Blossom.

  • Eric Lu

    Andante spianato from Andante spianato et grande polonaise brilliante in E-flat

    • Andante spianato from Andante spianato et grande polonaise brilliante in E-flat.

  • Alisha Redmond

    Grand Ridge

    Performer: Alisha Redmond.
    • Regermination.

  • Lydia Clapperton

    Que s'étire le temps

    Performer: Lydia Clapperton.
    • des semis et une marguerite.

  • Roksana Zeinapur

    Begin Again and Again

    Performer: Time Interior.
    • Begin Again and Again.

  • Maria Corley

    Give Me Jesus - Arr. For Piano

    Performer: Maria Corley.
    • Give Me Jesus (Arr. For Piano).

  • Valentin Silvestrov

    Kitsch Music: IV. Moderato

    Performer: Polina Osetinskaya.
    • Simple Music.

  • Alma Deutscher

    When the Day Falls into Darkness (From "Cinderella")

    Performer: Alma Deutscher.
    • From My Book of Melodies.
    • Sony.

  • Yuriko Nakamura

    Lovers

    Performer: Yuriko Nakamura.
    • The Cloudy Road.

  • sco Paolo Frontini

    Berceuse

    Performer: Giuseppe Federico Senfett.
    • Chansons sicilienne & Piano Works.

  • Alfa Sekitoleko

    Withered

    • On My Ones.
    • Sekito.

  • Anna Rose Carter

    Unstitch

    Performer: Anna Rose Carter.
    • Unstitch.

  • Cyril Scott

    Notturno, Op. 54, No. 5

    Performer: Michael Landrum.
    • Nocturnes.

  • Helen Hopekirk

    Suite for Piano: III. Air

    Performer: Gary Steigerwalt.
    • Hopekirk: Piano Works.
    • Toccata Classics.

  • Takuro Kikuchi

    Improvisation in D flat major No.2

    Performer: Takuro Kikuchi.
    • Pianoforte.

  • Charles-Valentin Alkan

    Nocturne in B Major, Op. 22

    Performer: Pascal Amoyel.
    • Alkan: Piano Works.
    • La Dolce Volta.

  • Dylan John Sparkes

    Wholeness

    Performer: Dylan John Sparkes.
    • Ascension.

  • Yoko Komatsu

    falling

    Performer: Yoko Komatsu.
    • Autumn.

  • Doreen Carwithen

    Sonatina: II. Molto adagio

    Performer: Daniel Grimwood.
    • Alwyn and Carwithen: Piano Works.
    • Edition Peters.

  • Marie Jaëll

    Les jours pluvieux: XII. On rêve au beau temps

    Performer: Nicolas Stavy.
    • Jaëll: Musique symphonique & Musique pour piano (Portraits, Vol. 3).

  • Steve Luck

    Murmuration

    Performer: Steve Luck.
    • Murmuration.

  • Hubert Parry

    Charakterbilder "Seven Ages of Mind": I. Prelude

    Performer: Richard Dering.
    • Parry: Piano Music.
    • Heritage Records.

  • Belle Chen

    Papaya Tree: Part 2 - Stone Nest Live Session

    Performer: Belle Chen.
    • The Stone Nest Live Session.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Suite No. 2 for Two Pianos, Op. 17: III. Romance. Andantino

    Performer: Louis Lortie. Performer: Hélène Mercier.
    • Rachmaninoff: Piano Duets.
    • Chandos.

Broadcasts

  • Thu 17 Apr 2025 12:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Last Saturday 12:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind