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Serene classical sounds

Ease into calm with gentle classical strings, delicate piano, and serene choral harmonies.

Relax and rebalance with a mix of soft orchestral pieces, reflective piano, and serene choral works. Featuring timeless classics and modern compositions, to create space for rest and help you find moments of peace.

With classical favourites by Sergei Rachmaninoff, Johannes Brahms and Johann Sebastian Bach, and newer works by Olivia Beli, Caroline Shaw, Max Richter, and more.

Produced by James C Taylor
An Overcoat Media Production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind

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Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach Brandenburg Concerto Revisited (From BWV 1046: I. Allegro)

    Performer: Eldbjørg Hemsing. Performer: Tim Allhoff. Music Arranger: Jarkko Riihimäki. Ensemble: Norwegian String Quartet.
    • Bach Brandenburg Concerto Revisited (From BWV 1046: I. Allegro, Arr. for Violin,.
    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.
    • 1.

  • Ronald Binge

    The Watermill

    Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ernest Tomlinson.
    • Binge: Watermill (The) / Scottish Rhapsody.
    • Marco-Polo.
    • 11.

  • Chad Lawson

    Nocturne in A Minor

    Performer: Dalal.
    • Chad Lawson: Nocturne in A Minor.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 1.

  • Barnaby Taylor

    Mountains

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Orchestra: Chinese Ensemble. Conductor: Barnaby Taylor.
    • Wild China (Original Soundtrack).
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 10.

  • Claude Debussy

    Deux Arabesques, L. 66: No. 1 in E Major. Andantino con moto

    Performer: Marleen de Bakker.
    • Mena.
    • 7 Mountain Records.
    • 11.

  • Lucy Walker

    O Nata Lux

    Choir: VOCES8.
    • Nightfall.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 12.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A Major, K. 622: II. Adagio

    Performer: Wenzel Fuchs. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Alan Gilbert.
    • Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A Major, K. 622, II. Adagio.
    • Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings.
    • 1.

  • Mars Smith

    Sea in Minor

    Performer: Daniela Mars. Performer: Paul Smith.
    • Faroe Islands: Echoes on the Wind.
    • VOCES8 Records.
    • 3.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Piano Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 26: II. Poco adagio

    Performer: Katarzyna Budnik-Gałązka. Performer: Krystian Zimerman. Performer: Maria Nowak. Performer: Yuya Okamoto.
    • Brahms: Piano Quartets Nos. 2 & 3.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 06.

  • Philip Stopford

    Do Not Be Afraid

    Choir: Ecclesium Choir. Conductor: Philip Stopford.
    • Priory Records Ltd.

  • Cipriani Potter

    Symphony in C Minor: II. Andante con moto

    Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Howard Griffiths.
    • O.

  • John Field

    Nocturne No. 2 in C Minor, H. 25

    Performer: Alice Sara Ott.
    • Field: Complete Nocturnes.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 2.

  • Kerensa Briggs

    Media Vita

    Conductor: Anna Lapwood. Ensemble: Pembroke College Chapel Choir.
    • Media Vita.
    • Signum Records.
    • 1.

  • Florence Price

    Symphony No. 4 in D Minor: II. Andante cantabile

    Orchestra: Fort Smith Symphony. Conductor: John Jeter.
    • Price: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4.
    • Naxos.
    • 6.

  • Hania Rani

    sun

    Performer: Hania Rani.
    • Matthew Halsall t/a Gondwana Records.

  • Frederick Delius

    Orchestral Suite No. 1, RT VI/6: IV. Duo

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: John Andrews.
    • La belle dame.
    • EMF Endeavours.
    • 5.

  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Deep River

    Performer: Randall Goosby. Performer: Zhu Wang. Music Arranger: Maud Powell.
    • Roots.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 15.

  • Caroline Shaw

    and the swallow

    Choir: VOCES8.
    • Nightfall.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 8.

  • Johannes Brahms

    16 Waltzes, Op. 39: No. 15 in A-Flat Major

    Performer: İdil Biret.
    • Classical for Reading.
    • Naxos Special Projects.
    • 1.

  • Tomás Luis de Victoria

    Missa Ave maris stella: V. Benedictus

    Choir: RIAS Chamber Choir. Conductor: Justin Doyle.
    • Stella Maris.
    • Deutsche Harmonia Mundi.
    • 8.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto

    Performer: Dong-Hyek Lim. Conductor: Alexander Vedernikov. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra.
    • 'Arioso' - Bach, Mozart, Chopin, Ravel, Rachmaninov.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 46.

  • Undine Smith Moore

    We Shall Walk Through The Valley

    Ensemble: Apollo5.
    • Haven.
    • VOCES8 Records.
    • 7.

  • Louise Farrenc

    Cello Sonata: II Andante sostenuto

    Performer: Diana Ambache. Performer: Rebecca Knight. Ensemble: Ambache Chamber Ensemble.
    • Liberte, Egalite, Sororite.
    • Ambache Recordings.
    • 13.

  • David Bowie

    Where are we now?

    Performer: Jess Gillam. Music Arranger: John Harle. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Balcombe.
    • Pasaporte al Relax.
    • UME - Global Clearing House.
    • 6.

  • Robert Schumann

    4 Nachtstücke, Op. 23: IV. Noch lebhafter

    Performer: Claire Désert.
    • Pressentiment.
    • Mirare.
    • 6.

  • Rachel Portman

    much loved

    Performer: Rachel Portman.
    • ask the river.
    • Node Records.
    • 3.

  • Remo Giazotto

    Adagio in G Minor

    Composer: Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni. Performer: Gautier Capuçon. Orchestrator: Jérôme Ducros. Orchestra: Orchestre de chambre de Paris. Conductor: Adrien Perruchon.
    • Emotions.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 11.

  • Marie Awadis

    Étude No. 8: Through the Window

    Performer: Marie Awadis.
    • Études Mélodiques.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 8.

  • Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf

    Symphony No. 4 in F Major, Kr. 76 "Die Rettung der Andromeda durch Perseus"

    Conductor: Hanspeter Gmür. Orchestra: Failoni Chamber Orchestra Budapest.
    • Dittersdorf: Sinfonias On Ovid's Metamorphoses, Nos. 4 - 6.
    • Naxos.
    • 1.

  • Alexis Ffrench

    Guiding Light

    Performer: Alexis Ffrench.
    • Truth.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 5.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Lascia ch'io piangia (Rinaldo)

    Performer: Felix Klieser. Ensemble: CHAARTS.
    • Berlin Classics.

  • William Byrd

    Pavana Lachrymae (After Dowland's "Flow My Tears")

    Performer: Shani Diluka.
    • Byrd: Pavana Lachrymae (After Dowland's "Flow My Tears").
    • Warner Classics.
    • 1.

  • Max Richter

    Spring 1 (2012)

    Performer: Daniel Hope. Conductor: André de Ridder. Orchestra: Konzerthaus Kammerorchester Berlin.
    • Recomposed By Max Richter: Vivaldi, The Four Seasons.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 2.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Menuet in C-Sharp Minor, M. 42

    Performer: Bertrand Chamayou.
    • Ravel: Complete Works for Solo Piano.
    • Erato/Warner Classics.
    • 17.

  • Olivia Belli

    Sapias

    Performer: Mari Samuelsen. Performer: Julien Quentin. Ensemble: Scoring Berlin. Conductor: Jonathan Stockhammer.
    • LIFE.
    • Universal Music Operations Ltd.
    • 2.

  • Christian Forshaw

    Abide With Me

    Composer: Henry Francis Lyte. Composer: William Henry Monk. Choir: Tenebrae. Conductor: Nigel Short.
    • When Sleep Comes: Evening Meditations for Voices & Saxophone.
    • Signum Records.
    • 12.

  • Luigi Boccherini

    Minuet from String Quintet in E Major, Op. 13 No. 5

    Performer: Mischa Maisky. Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
    • Musica rilassante classica.
    • UME - Global Clearing House.
    • 1.

  • Yann Tiersen

    Ninnog

    Performer: Yann Tiersen.
    • The Liquid Hour l Rathlin from a Distance.
    • Mute.
    • 1.

Broadcasts

  • Mon 21 Apr 2025 14:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Last Wednesday 06:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind

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