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Musical moments of calm and relaxation

Relax into this three hour collection of calming classical music.

Take a moment for yourself to unwind and relax into this three hour collection of calming classical music.

Featuring the choral beauty of John Tavener and Henry Purcell, pensive piano tracks from Fanny Mendelssohn and J.S. Bach and calming chamber music from Florence Price and Antonín Dvořák.

Produced by Katie Hill
An Overcoat Media Production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind. MM

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Music Played

  • Gabriel Fauré

    Pavane in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 50

    Orchestra: Up North Session Orchestra.
    • 50 Classical Classics.
    • Silent Star Music.
    • 46.

  • Anthony Collins

    Symphony for Strings No.1: II. Adagio molto

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra.
    • Anthony Collins - Vanity Fair.
    • Dutton Epoch.
    • 23.

  • William Henry Harris

    Bring Us, O Lord God

    Conductor: Nigel Short. Ensemble: Tenebrae.
    • Hubert Parry: Songs of Farewell.
    • Signum Records.
    • 15.

  • Grace Williams

    Sea Sketches for String Orchestra: V. Calm Sea in Summer

    Conductor: John Andrews. Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Grace Williams: Orchestral Works.
    • Resonus Classics.
    • 14.

  • Florian Christl

    Bulgaria

    Performer: Florian Christl. Performer: Clara Büsel. Performer: Leandro Hauxwell. Performer: Alona Khlevna. Performer: Gereon Theis.
    • Bulgaria.
    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.
    • 1.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Lyric Pieces, Book II, Op. 38: No. 7, Waltz

    Performer: Joachim Carr.
    • Sibelius, Grieg & Scriabine: Edition Klavier-Festival Ruhr, Vol. 34.
    • Cavi-Music.
    • 12.

  • Henry Purcell

    Music for a While

    Performer: Dawn Upshaw.
    • Angels Hide Their Faces: Dawn Upshaw Sings Bach and Purcell.
    • Nonesuch.
    • 1.

  • Florence Price

    Symphony No. 1 in E Minor: II. Largo, maestoso

    Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin. Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra.
    • Florence Price: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 2.

  • Dan Jones

    Solemn Love

    Performer: Esther Yoo. Conductor: Dan Jones. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
    • On Chesil Beach (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 2.

  • Kerensa Briggs

    Inner Light

    Choir: Choir of King’s College, London. Conductor: Joseph Fort.
    • Kerensa Briggs: Requiem.
    • Delphian Records.
    • 13.

  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Othello, Op. 79 - IV. The Willow Song

    Conductor: Fawzi Haimor. Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra.
    • Coleridge-Taylor.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 4.

  • Gabriel Fauré

    Après un rêve, Op. 7, No. 1 (Arr. for Cello and Piano)

    Performer: Sheku Kanneh‐Mason. Performer: Isata Kanneh‐Mason. Music Arranger: Romain Bussine.
    • Sheku Kanneh-Mason.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 1.

  • Peter Warlock

    An Old Song

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: David Hill.
    • Maltworms & Milkmaids.
    • EMF Endeavours.
    • 2.

  • Giacomo Puccini

    Vissi d'Arte

    Performer: Olivia Belli. Music Arranger: Olivia Belli.
    • Puccini: Vissi d'Arte (Olivia Belli Rework).
    • XXIM Records.
    • 1.

  • Pau Casals

    El cant dels ocells (Version for Cello & Orchestra)

    Performer: Harriet Krijgh. Conductor: Gustavo Gimeno. Orchestra: Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland‐Pfalz.
    • Elegy.
    • CapriccioNR.
    • 9.

  • Antonín Dvořák

    String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96 "American": II. Lento

    Ensemble: Wihan Quartet.
    • Smetana & Dvořák: Works for String Quartet.
    • Nimbus Alliance.
    • 6.

  • Adolphus Hailstork

    3 Spirituals for Orchestra: No. 2, Kum Ba Ya

    Conductor: JoAnn Falletta. Orchestra: Virginia Symphony Orchestra.
    • Hailstork: Orchestral Music.
    • Naxos.
    • 2.

  • John Tavener

    Song for Athene

    Lyricist: William Shakespeare. Ensemble: VOCES8.
    • Enchanted Isle.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 9.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 / Prelude & Fugue in C Major I. Prelude

    Performer: Lang Lang.
    • Piano Book (Encore Edition).
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 1.

  • Esbe

    Mount Iwaki - Cherry Blossom at Hirosaki Castle

    Performer: Esbe.
    • NewCat.

  • Clara Schumann

    Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 7: Romanze. Andante non troppo con grazia

    Performer: sco Nicolosi. Orchestra: Alma Mahler Sinfonietta. Conductor: Stefania Rinaldi.
    • Schumann, C.: Piano Concerto in A Minor / Piano Trio in G Minor.
    • Naxos.
    • 2.

  • Gustav Mahler

    Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor, Dritte Abteilung: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel.
    • Mahler: Symphonien 1–10.
    • Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings.
    • 4.

  • R. Nathaniel Dett

    O Holy Lord

    Ensemble: Nathaniel Dett Chorale.
    • Marquis Classics.

  • Fanny Mendelssohn

    Notturno in G Minor

    Performer: Heather Schmidt.
    • Mendelssohn-Hensel, F.: Piano Sonatas in C and G minor.
    • Naxos.
    • 1.

  • Antonín Dvořák

    Serenade for Strings in E-Flat Major, Op. 22, B. 52: I. Moderato

    Conductor: Rafael Kubelík. Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra.
    • Haydn, Mozart & Others: Orchestral Works (Live).
    • Orfeo.
    • 44.

  • Barnaby Taylor

    Mountains

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

  • Louise Farrenc

    30 Etudes, Op. 26: No. 10 in F-Sharp Minor. Adagio

    Performer: Lang Lang.
    • Saint-Saëns.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 28.

  • Gustav Holst

    Nunc Dimittis

    Performer: Julie Cooper. Performer: Mark Dobell. Lyricist: Trad.. Conductor: Harry Christophers. Choir: The Sixteen.
    • Queen Elizabeth II: Music in Memoriam.
    • UME - Global Clearing House.
    • 32.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Notturno, Op 54, No. 4

    Orchestra: Academy of St. Christopher Orchestra.
    • Grieg: All Time Greatest Moments.
    • Big Eye.
    • 22.

  • Florence Price

    String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor: II. Andante cantabile

    Ensemble: Avalon String Quartet.
    • Naxos Music UK Ltd.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Sheep May Safely Graze

    Ensemble: Trillium Consort.
    • With This Ring.
    • Avalon.
    • 7.

  • Nia Imani Franklin

    Chrysalis Extended

    Orchestra: Dallas Symphony Orchestra.
    • Compose Her Records.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83: III. Andante

    Performer: Sir Stephen Hough. Conductor: Andrew Davis. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra.
    • "Jeunehomme" - Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 9 & 21 and other Piano Pieces.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 93.

  • Nadia Boulanger

    3 Pieces for cello and piano: No. 2. Sans vitesse et a l'aise

    Performer: José Gallardo. Performer: Nicolas Altstaedt.
    • Altstaedt, Nicolas - French Cello Sonatas.
    • Naxos.
    • 3.

  • Duke Ellington

    3 Black Kings: No. 3, Martin Luther King

    Performer: Sal Andolina. Conductor: JoAnn Falletta. Orchestra: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Ellington: Black, Brown & Beige.
    • Naxos.
    • 3.

  • Stanley Myers

    The Deer Hunter: Cavatina

    Performer: Jason Vieaux.
    • Azica Records.

  • Don Macdonald

    When the Earth Stands Still

    Choir: Lyyra.
    • More Love.
    • VOCES8 Records.
    • 2.

Broadcasts

  • Sat 8 Mar 2025 06:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Wed 19 Mar 2025 14:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Fri 4 Apr 2025 06:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sat 10 May 2025 14:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Monday 06:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind