
Discover morning calmness with soothing classical music
Calming classical music to inspire focus and set you up for the day ahead. Presented by broadcaster, author and counselling psychologist Dr Sian Williams.
Calming classical music to help you focus and set you up for the day ahead. Presented by broadcaster, author and counselling psychologist Dr Sian Williams.
Featuring uplifting and enchanting melodies from Helena Munktell, Frank Bridge, and Vincent d'Indy. Professor Catherine Loveday explores the role of personality in music taste, and Sian takes a breath and finds joy in walking through the mud.
On radio
Music Played
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Eleanor Daley
Upon Your Heart
Conductor: Anna Lapwood. Choir: Pembroke College Chapel Choir.- SIGNUM.
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Ethel Smyth
Piano Piece in E major
Performer: Liana Șerbescu.- jpc.
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Frank Bridge
Serenade
Conductor: Richard Hickox. Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales.- CHANDOS.
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Edin Kaso
Summer's Wind
Performer: Edin Kaso.- Edin Kaso Music.
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Imogen Holst
Variations on an Elizabethan Theme
Conductor: Jac van Steen. Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra.- NMC.
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Nicola Matteis
Sarabanda (Adagio)
Performer: Amandine Beyer. Ensemble: Gli Incogniti.- ALPHA.
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Philip Glass
Orphée, arr for piano duet (Act 2: 10th mvt, 'La Chambre d'Orphée')
Performer: Katia Labèque. Performer: Marielle Labèque.- DG.
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Tõnu Kõrvits
Songs From Dolores's Songbook (No 7, 'Azure')
Conductor: Risto Joost. Orchestra: Estonian National Symphony Orchestra.- Ondine.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor, Op 18 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Yuja Wang. Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel. Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic.- DG.
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Helena Munktell
Violin Sonata in E flat major, Op 21 (3rd mvt)
Performer: Tobias Ringborg. Performer: Peter Friis Johansson.- Naxos.
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Vincent d’Indy
Karadec Suite, Op 34 (2nd mvt, 'Chanson')
Conductor: Darrell Ang. Orchestra: Malmö SymfoniOrkester.- Naxos.
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Giovanni Battista Viotti
Violin Concerto No 22 in A minor (2nd mvt)
Performer: Itzhak Perlman. Conductor: Lawrence Foster. Orchestra: Juilliard Orchestra.- Warner.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No 12 in A major, K 414 (2nd mvt)
- Forlane.
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Franz Schubert
String Quartet No 9 in G minor, D173 (2nd mvt)
Ensemble: Chiaroscuro Quartet.- BIS.
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Clara Schumann
3 Romances, Op 22, Transcribed for oboe and piano (2nd mvt)
Performer: Gabriel Pidoux. Performer: Jorge González Buajasán.- Alpha.
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Trad.
Salley Gardens
Performer: VOCES8. -
John Brunning
Concerto Magna Carta (2nd mvt)
Performer: Xuefei Yang. Conductor: Clark Rundell. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.- Platoon Ltd.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Serenade in A minor (3rd mvt, 'Intermezzo and Trio')
Conductor: Martin Yates. Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra.- Vocalion.
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André Campra
Messe de requiem (4th mvt, 'Agnus Dei')
Singer: Wynford Evans. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner. Choir: Monteverdi Choir.- WARNER.
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Gerald Finzi
Cello Concerto in A minor, Op 40 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Raphael Wallfisch. Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic Orchestra.- CHANDOS.
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Noel DaCosta
A Set of Dance Tunes for Solo Violin (No 2, 'Neumedia')
Performer: Rachel Barton Pine.- Cedille.
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Claude Debussy
Clair De Lune (arr for theremin and voice)
Performer: Carolina Eyck. Music Arranger: Carolina Eyck.- Neumeister.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No 5 in D major, BWV 1050 (1st mvt)
- The Classical Label.
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Ryuichi Sakamoto
Ichimei (Small Happiness)
Performer: Ryuichi Sakamoto.- KAM.
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Gabriel Fauré
Fantaisie, Op 79
Conductor: Neville Marriner. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields.- DECCA.
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André Bangambula Vindu
Lullaby (Congolese)
Performer: William Chapman Nyaho.- MSR.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No 1 in C major, Op 21 (2nd mvt)
Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic.- Warner.
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Florence Price
Dance in the Canebrakes (No 3, 'Silk Hat and Walking Cane')
Conductor: Mei-Ann Chen. Orchestra: Chicago Sinfonietta.- Cedille.
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Johanna Müller-Hermann
Violin Sonata in D minor, Op 5 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Daniel Gaede. Performer: Oliver Triendl.- ±áä²Ô²õ²õ±ô±ð°ù.
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William Grant Still
From the Black Belt (No 6, 'Brown Girl')
Orchestra: Westchester Symphony Orchestra.- Vox.
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Nikolai Golovanov
Cherubic Hymn
Performer: Nigel Short. Ensemble: Tenebrae.- Signum.
Broadcasts
- Mon 10 Feb 2025 09:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3 Unwind
- Sat 22 Feb 2025 09:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3 Unwind
- Thu 6 Mar 2025 09:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3 Unwind
- Next Friday 09:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3 Unwind