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Restorative piano music to inspire calm and creativity

Inspire calm and creativity with this rejuvenating piano mix, featuring legendary composers Fr茅d茅ric Chopin, Franz Schubert, and Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru.

Summon a peaceful headspace and unlock your creativity with this gently flowing mixtape of restorative piano music. Featuring a beautiful piano rendition of the Indian classical raga 鈥楤himpalasi鈥 by Utsav Lal, a soothing performance of 鈥楳other鈥檚 Love鈥 by the legendary Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru, and fresh compositions from contemporary British artists such as Samuel F茅lix and Polly Carter.

Produced by Jamie Green

A Reduced Listening Production for 麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind.

To listen on most smart speakers, just say, 鈥渁sk 麻豆社 Sounds to play Piano Focus鈥

2 hours

Music Played

  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Preludes, Op. 28: No. 17, Allegretto in A-Flat Major

    Performer: Joshua Spacht.
    • Chopin at Midnight.
  • Luke Faulkner

    Clouds

    Performer: Luke Faulkner.
    • Clouds.
  • Takuro Kikuchi

    La renoncule

    Performer: Takuro Kikuchi.
    • fleur.
  • Polly Carter

    Seagulls On The Pier

    Performer: Polly Carter.
    • Seagulls On The Pier.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    6 Sch眉bler Chorales, Op. 5: No. 5, Ach bleib' bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 649

    Performer: Mark Bebbington.
    • The Piano Music of Ralph Vaughan Williams.
  • Francesco Turrisi

    Passacalio

    Performer: Francesco Turrisi.
    • Northern Migrations.
  • Samuel F茅lix

    贵茅惫谤颈别谤

    Performer: Samuel F茅lix.
    • X Waltzes For Silver.
  • Roger Eno

    One Gull

    Performer: Roger Eno.
    • Little Things Left Behind 1988 - 1998.
  • Emahoy Tsegu茅-Maryam Gu猫brou

    Mothers Love

    Performer: Maria Corley.
    • Soulscapes 2 - Piano Music by Women of African Descent.
  • Alisha Redmond

    Starry Night

    Performer: Alisha Redmond.
    • Regermination.
  • Francesco Paolo Frontini

    chitarrata siciliana

    Performer: Giuseppe Federico Senfett.
    • Chansons sicilienne & Piano Works.
  • Lucinda Gallant

    Serenity River

    Performer: Lucinda Gallant.
    • Serenity River.
  • Christina Vantzou

    Tilang

    Performer: Christina Vantzou. Performer: Michael Harrison. Performer: John Also Bennett.
    • Christina Vantzou, Michael Harrison and John Also Bennett.
  • Marlies du Mosch

    Norwegian Forest

    Performer: Marlies du Mosch.
    • Tale of a City.
  • Arash Sanee

    Pari

    Performer: Arash Sanee.
    • Pari.
  • Annelie

    Sunne pt. 2 - Piano Solo

    Performer: Annelie.
    • Sunne pt. 2 - Piano Solo.
  • Franz Schubert

    4 Impromptus D.899, Op.90 (no.3 in G flat major)

    Performer: Alfred Brendel.
    • Schubert: The Complete Impromptus/Moments Musicaux.
  • Ethel Bilsland

    The Birthday Party: VI. Sleepy Song

    Performer: Samantha Ege.
    • Four Women: Music for Solo Piano by Price, Kapr谩lov谩, Bilsland and Bonds.
  • Utsav Lal

    Alap - Raga Bhimpalasi

    Performer: Utsav Lal.
    • Raga Bhimpalasi.
  • Helen Hopekirk

    Iona Memories: IV. A Twilight Tale

    Performer: Gary Steigerwalt.
    • Hopekirk: Piano Works.
  • Kathryn Kaye

    Earth

    Performer: Kathryn Kaye.
    • Heavy as a Feather.
  • Gabriel Faur茅

    Nocturne No. 3 in A-Flat Major, Op. 33/3

    Performer: Jean Martin.
    • Faure: Nocturnes Nos. 1-6 / Theme and Variations, Op. 73.
  • Thomas Pitfield

    Circle Suite : III. Pavan

    Performer: Duncan Honeybourne.
    • Thomas Pitfield: Piano Music.
  • Elena Kats鈥怌hernin

    Butterflying

    Composer: Tamara Anna Cislowska. Performer: Elena Kats鈥怌hernin. Performer: Tamara Anna Cislowska.
    • Butterflying: Piano Music of Elena Kats-Chernin.
  • Rosey Chan

    How We Danced - Solo Piano Version

    Performer: Rosey Chan.
    • How We Danced - Solo Piano Version.
  • Edward Elgar

    Douce pensee, Rosemary

    Performer: Ashley Wass.
    • Elgar: Piano Music.

Broadcasts

  • Thu 12 Jun 2025 12:00
  • Sat 12 Jul 2025 12:00
  • Tue 28 Oct 2025 12:00
  • Tue 6 Jan 2026 12:00