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Arrive into a space of calm and clarity

Set off on a tranquil journey through classical and contemporary piano pieces, blending timeless compositions with calming new sounds.

Time to find calm and clarity with the help of this carefully-curated piano mix. Serene works by classical greats like Maurice Ravel, Dmitri Shostakovich and Frank Bridge are interwoven with captivating pieces by contemporary voices including Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch, Kelly Moran and Sarah Neutkens. Expect ethereal tones from Harold Budd, introspective keyboard ruminations from Rachel Grimes and the sound of Ludovico Einaudi’s homespun piano melodies.

Produced by ?ine Devaney
A Reduced Listening Production for 蜜芽传媒 Radio 3 Unwind. MM.

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Music Played

  • Roger Quilter

    2 Impressions, Op. 19: No. 1, In a Gondola

    Performer: David Owen Norris.
    • The Impressionists: And the Man Who Made Them (Original Motion Picture Soundtrac.

  • Stephen Baysted

    Pagodesque no.2

    Performer: Susan Legg. Performer: Stephen Baysted.
    • The Impressionists: And the Man Who Made Them (Original Motion Picture Soundtrac.

  • Emilie Levienaise Farrouch

    Martello

    Performer: Emilie Levienaise Farrouch.
    • ?poques.

  • Roger Eno

    Through The Blue - Piano Version

    Performer: Roger Eno.
    • Through The Blue - Piano Version.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte

    Performer: Hayato Sumino.
    • Human Universe.

  • Julia Andersson

    Edith

    Performer: Julia Andersson.
    • Dr?m.

  • Marta Cascales Alimbau

    Moonlit

    Performer: Marta Cascales Alimbau.
    • Moonlit.

  • Aviya Kopelman

    Mirror - I

    Performer: Bianca Piana.
    • Mirror - I.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 102 (II. Andante)

    Performer: Dmitri Maximovich Shostakovich. Orchestra: I Musici de Montréal. Conductor: Maxim Dmitrievich Shostakovich.
    • Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Symphony for Strings.

  • Irena Havlová

    Four Hands Piano 10

    Composer: Vojtěch Havel. Performer: Irena Havlová. Performer: Vojtěch Havel.
    • Four Hands.

  • Daniel Blumberg

    Library

    Performer: Daniel Blumberg.
    • The Brutalist (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).

  • 金子巧

    Gerden

    Performer: 金子巧.
    • Unwind.

  • Kelly Moran

    Sodalis (II)

    Performer: Kelly Moran.
    • Moves in the Field.

  • Sarah Neutkens

    Other Echoes (Version for Piano): Other Echoes I

    Performer: Sarah Neutkens.
    • What Is Sarah Neutkens Thinking?.

  • Fiona Brice

    Prelude 3

    Performer: Fiona Brice.
    • Piano Preludes.

  • Luciano Berio

    Six Encores: III. Wasserklavier

    Performer: Andrea Lucchesini.
    • Luciano Berio: Piano Music.

  • Alberto Ginastera

    Suite de danzas criollas, Op. 15 (2nd version): I. Adagietto pianissimo

    Performer: Fernando Viani.
    • Ginastera: Complete Piano and Organ Music.

  • Mary Elizabeth Sutton

    Barcarolle (for piano)

    Performer: Saloli.
    • Ghosts: Music For Piano Vol. 2.

  • Rachel Grimes

    Egon & Wally Embrace and Say Farewell

    Performer: Rachel’s.
    • Music for Egon Schiele.

  • Oliver Patrice Weder

    Encina

    Performer: Oliver Patrice Weder.
    • The Pool Project.

  • Frédéric Chopin

    Nocturnes, Op. 55: No. 1 in F Minor

    Performer: Giorgi Gigashvili.
    • Nocturnes, Op. 55: No. 1 in F Minor.

  • Karen Tanaka

    Water Dance II

    Performer: Signe Bakke.
    • Crystalline - Piano Music by Karen Tanaka.

  • Bremer/McCoy

    ?ben Bog

    • Utopia.

  • Yococoyo

    September (Barebones Version)

    Performer: Yococoyo.
    • Submersion (Barebones Versions).

  • Harold Budd

    Arabesque 2 - 2013 Remaster

    Performer: Harold Budd.
    • Avalon Sutra (2013 Remaster).

  • Jürg Frey

    Extended Circular Music No. 2

    Performer: Tamriko Kordzaia.
    • Jürg: Chamber Music.

  • Ludovico Einaudi

    Ascent

    Performer: Ludovico Einaudi.
    • 12 Songs From 蜜芽传媒.

  • Michi Oskah

    Climb

    Performer: Michi Oskah.
    • Climb.

  • Francis Choinière

    搁ê惫别谤颈别

    Performer: Francis Choinière.
    • 搁ê惫别谤颈别.

  • Luke Gajdus

    Woodnote

    Performer: Luke Gajdus.
    • Woodnote.

  • Simon Lowy

    Thank you for you

    Performer: Simon Lowy.
    • Thank you for you.

  • Duncan Bellamy

    Tomb

    Performer: Duncan Bellamy. Performer: BZDB. Performer: MA.MOYO.
    • Jump Ship, Sit Lean, Be Still, Stand Tall.

  • Frank Bridge

    3 Lyrics: No. 1. Heart's Ease: Andante tranquillo - Lento

    Performer: Ashley Wass.
    • Bridge: Piano Music, Vol. 1.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 2 Mar 2025 12:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3 Unwind
  • Monday 12:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3 Unwind