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Revitalise your morning with gentle 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 enchanting and energising music from C茅sar Franck, Anne Dudley, and Arthur Sullivan. Sian stumbles upon a mystery sound in the forest while out to Take a Breath, and Professor Catherine Loveday explains how the newborn brain responds to different types of music.

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Fri 12 Dec 2025 09:00
麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind

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Music Played

  • C茅sar Franck

    Psych茅, Four Orchestral Extracts (4th mvt, 'Psych茅 et Eros')

    Conductor: Jan Latham-Koenig. Orchestra: Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg.
    • AVIE.

  • Franz Schubert

    Litany for the Feast of All Souls, D 343

    Performer: Mischa Maisky. Performer: Daria Hovora.
    • UMG.

  • Anne Dudley

    Northern Lights (1st part)

    Conductor: Bramwell Tovey. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra.

  • Gabriel Faur茅

    Nocturne For Piano No 3 In A flat major, No 3 Op 33

    Performer: David Jalbert.
    • Endeavour.

  • Leos Jan谩膷ek

    Idyll for Strings (Adagio)

    Orchestra: Prague Chamber Orchestra.
    • Denon.

  • Oliver Davis

    Reflection

    Performer: Huw Watkins.
    • Signum.

  • William Grant Still

    Africa (1st mvt, 'Land of Peace')

    Conductor: Leon Botstein. Orchestra: American Symphony Orchestra.
    • American Symphony Orchestra.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Laudate Dominum arr for grand piano (Vespers, K 339)

    Performer: V铆kingur 脫lafsson. Music Arranger: V铆kingur 脫lafsson.
    • DG.

  • Hildegard von Bingen

    O ignis Spiritus Paraclitus (O fire of the Spirit and Comforter)

    Choir: Oxford Camerata.
    • Naxos.

  • David Bowie

    Where are we now?

    Performer: Jess Gillam. Performer: John Harle. Performer: Ben Dawson. Music Arranger: John Harle. Conductor: Richard Balcombe. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra.
    • Decca.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerto for Two Violins in A minor, No 8 Op 3 , RV 522 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Enrico Casazza. Performer: Fabio Biondi. Orchestra: Europa Galante.
    • Warner.

  • Adolphus Hailstork

    God Be Merciful

    Choir: 麻豆社 Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin.

  • Trad.

    Minuet No. 60

    Music Arranger: Danish String Quartet. Ensemble: Danish String Quartet.
    • ECM.

  • St茅phan Elmas

    Piano Concerto No 1 in G minor (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Howard Shelley. Orchestra: Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra.
    • Hyperion.

  • C茅cile Chaminade

    Pas des sylphes (Intermezzo)

    Performer: Eric Parkin.
    • Chandos.

  • Joseph Canteloube

    Chants d'Auvergne (Brezairola)

    Performer: Julian Lloyd Webber. Performer: John Lenehan.
    • Decca.

  • Andrew York

    Muir Woods

    Ensemble: The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet.
    • SONY.

  • Florence Price

    A Day in the Life of a Washerwoman (Evening Shade)

    Performer: Kirsten Johnson.
    • GUILD.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    5 Variants on Dives and Lazarus

    Conductor: Lesley Hatfield. Orchestra: 麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales.

  • Germaine Tailleferre

    Concertino pour Harpe et Orchestre (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Nicanor Zabaleta. Conductor: Jean Martinon. Orchestra: Orchestre national de France.
    • DG.

  • Emil Hartmann

    Piano Concerto in F minor, Op 49 (2nd mvt, 'Canzonetta')

    Performer: Per Salo. Conductor: Hannu Lintu. Orchestra: Helsingborgs Symfoniorkester.
    • Da Capo.

  • Arthur Sullivan

    Symphony in E major 'Irish' (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Hickox.

  • Heinrich Baermann

    Clarinet Quintet No 3, Op 23 (2nd mvt) version for string orchestra

    Performer: Wolfgang Meyer. Conductor: J枚rg Faerber. Orchestra: W眉rttembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn.
    • Myrios.

  • Isidora 沤ebeljan

    Intimate Letter from Judean Desert (chorale for string quartet)

    Performer: Daniel Rowland. Performer: David Cohen. Ensemble: Arethusa Quartet. Orchestra: 沤ebeljan Orchestra.
    • Challenge.

  • Luigi Boccherini

    Symphony in A major, No 6 Op 12, G 508 (2nd mvt)

    Conductor: Silvano Frontalini. Orchestra: Kaunas Chamber Orchestra.
    • Bongiovanni.

  • Robert Docker

    3 Contrasts for Oboe & Strings (No 2, 'Romanza')

    Performer: David Presley. Conductor: Barry Knight. Orchestra: RT脡 Concert Orchestra.
    • Naxos.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    12 Variations on 'Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star' in C major, K265

    Performer: Lang Lang.
    • DG.

  • Benjamin Britten

    Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op 10 (Var 3, 'Romance')

    Director: Daniel Hope. Orchestra: Z眉rcher Kammerorchester.
    • DG.

  • Hildur Gu冒nad贸ttir

    Good Night, Day

    Composer: J贸hann J贸hannsson. Performer: J贸hann J贸hannsson. Performer: Hildur Gu冒nad贸ttir. Performer: Anthony Weeden. Orchestra: Air Lyndhurst String Orchestra.
    • DG.

  • Trad.

    The Lark in the Clear Air

    Performer: Duke Dobing. Music Arranger: Andrew Carter. Ensemble: The Cambridge Singers. Conductor: John Rutter. Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia.
    • Collegium.

  • Jean Sibelius

    String Quartet in D minor, Op 56, 'Intimate Voices' (3rd mvt)

    Ensemble: Tetzlaff Quartett.
    • Cavi Music.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Messiah (Pifa, 'A Pastoral Symphony')

    Conductor: Peter Wohlert. Orchestra: Kammerorchester Berlin.
    • Cobra Entertainment LLC.

Broadcasts

  • Tue 15 Jul 2025 09:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sun 10 Aug 2025 09:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind
  • Fri 12 Dec 2025 09:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind