Main content
Sorry, this episode is not currently available

Guide your morning with the serene sounds of 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 beautiful and enriching melodies from Mendelssohn, Rosey Chan, and Henryk G贸recki, this episode explores the benefit of enjoying the moments of happiness we can find if we stop to notice them. Plus, Professor Catherine Loveday explains how music can be used to change our patterns of behaviour.

3 hours

Last on

Wed 12 Nov 2025 09:00
麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind

More episodes

Previous

Set the tone for your day with calming classical music

Next

Soothing classical sounds to elevate your morning

See all episodes from Classical Unwind

Music Played

  • Claude Debussy

    En Bateau arr violin and piano (Petite Suite)

    Performer: Emmanuel Bach. Performer: Jenny Stern.
    • Willowhayne Records.

  • Giuseppe Tartini

    Cello Concerto in D major, version for cello and orchestra (1st mvt)

    Performer: Pietro Bosna. Performer: Giovanni Guglielmo. Ensemble: L'Arte dell'Arco.
    • Dynamic.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Concerto No 2 in D minor for piano and orchestra, Op 40 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Victor Sangiorgio. Conductor: Vladimir Verbitsky. Orchestra: West Australian Symphony Orchestra.
    • Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

  • Harry Burleigh

    Plantation Melodies, Old & New ( 1st mvt, 'Negro Lullaby')

    Ensemble: Apollo Chamber Ensemble.
    • Navona.

  • Imogen Holst

    A Hymne to Christ

    Choir: 麻豆社 Singers. Conductor: David Hill.

  • Rosey Chan

    Forest Mystique (Ancient River)

    Performer: Rosey Chan. Orchestra: The Sonic Orchestra.
    • Rosey Chan.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Clarinet Quintet in A major, K 581 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: J枚rg Widmann. Ensemble: Hagen Quartett.
    • Myrios.

  • Debbie Wiseman

    A Poet in New York

    Conductor: Debbie Wiseman. Orchestra: Guildhall School Musicians.
    • Silva Classics.

  • Toshio Hosokawa

    Two Japanese Folk Songs (2nd mvt, 'Lullaby for Itsuki')

    Performer: Eline Groslot.
    • Antarctica Records.

  • Joseph Canteloube

    Chants d'Auvergne (Ba茂l猫ro)

    Performer: Julian Lloyd Webber. Conductor: Charles Gerhardt. Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • SONY.

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Symphony No 6 in D major, Op 60 (2nd mvt)

    Conductor: Jaime Mart铆n. Orchestra: 麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales.

  • Franz Schubert

    Schwanengesang, D 957 arr for violin & piano (4th mvt, 'St盲ndchen in D minor')

    Performer: Anne鈥怱ophie Mutter. Performer: Daniil Trifonov.
    • DG.

  • Louise Farrenc

    Melodie in A flat major

    Conductor: Shea Lolin. Orchestra: Prague Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra.
    • Sony.

  • Henry Litolff

    Concerto Symphonique No 5 in C minor, Op 123 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Peter Donohoe. Conductor: Andrew Litton. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
    • Hyperion.

  • Arcangelo Corelli

    Violin Sonata in G minor, No 5 Op 5 arr for orchestra (1st mvt, Adagio)

    Music Arranger: Leopold Stokowski. Conductor: Matthias Bamert. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Chandos.

  • Maurice Durufl茅

    Requiem, Op 9 (Agnus Dei)

    Conductor: Ivan Repu拧i膰. Choir: Bavarian Radio Symphony Choir. Orchestra: Munich Radio Orchestra.
    • BR Klassik.

  • Mary Howe

    Berceuse

    Performer: Joanna Goldstein.
    • CENTAUR.

  • Max Richter

    On the Nature of Daylight (orchestral version)

    Conductor: Lorenz Dangel. Orchestra: Max Richter Orchestra.
    • DG.

  • Marianna Martines

    Concerto for Harpsichord in E major (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Nicoleta Paraschivescu. Orchestra: La Floridiana.
    • DHM.

  • Georges Bizet

    Carmen (Entr'acte to Act III)

    Conductor: Michel Plasson. Orchestra: Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse.
    • Warner.

  • John Jeffreys

    Violin Concerto (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Laurence Jackson. Conductor: Kenneth Page. Orchestra: Orchestra da Camera.
    • Meridian.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Horn Concerto No 4 in E flat major, K 495 (2nd mvt, 'Romance')

    Performer: Alec Frank-Gemmill. Conductor: Nicholas McGegan. Orchestra: Swedish Chamber Orchestra.
    • BIS.

  • Ballak茅 Sissoko

    Berceuse

    Performer: Ballak茅 Sissoko. Performer: Lorenzo Bianchi Hoesch.
    • Ornithology.

  • Henryk Miko艂aj G贸recki

    Totus Tuus

    Conductor: Paul McCreesh.
    • DG.

  • Florence Price

    Piano Quintet in A minor (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Marc鈥怉ndr茅 Hamelin. Ensemble: Tak谩cs Quartet.
    • Hyperion.

  • Cecil Coles

    From the Scottish Highlands (2nd mvt, 'Love Scene')

    Conductor: Martyn Brabbins. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
    • Hyperion.

  • Steve Reich

    Electric Counterpoint (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Pat Metheny.
    • NONESUCH.

  • Ferdinand H茅rold

    Symphony No 1 in C major (2nd mvt)

    Conductor: Wolf-Dieter Hauschild. Orchestra: Orchestra della Svizzera italiana.
    • Dynamic.

  • Giacomo Puccini

    Turandot ( Act I: 'Signore ascolta', Liu's Aria) instrumental version

    Conductor: Emil Tabakov. Orchestra: Sofia Philharmonic.
    • Cobra.

  • Edward Elgar

    Beau Brummel (Minuet)

    Conductor: Lawrance Collingwood. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Warner.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No 55 in E flat major, Hob I:55, 'The Schoolmaster' (2nd mvt)

    Conductor: Neville Marriner. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields.
    • Decca.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    The Story of a Flemish Farm Suite (4th mvt, 'In a Belgian Caf茅')

    Conductor: Andrew Penny. Orchestra: RT脡 Concert Orchestra.
    • Naxos.

Broadcasts

  • Tue 8 Apr 2025 09:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sun 4 May 2025 09:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sat 20 Sep 2025 09:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind
  • Wed 12 Nov 2025 09:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind