Main content

Chilled piano music to bring clarity and calm

From the French romanticism of Marie Ja毛ll to a rare reflective moment by German producer Christoph De Babalon, threading together the most soothing strains of piano music.

Embrace the meditative power of the piano. Spanning four centuries, this collection weaves together Romantic-era elegance, early modern expressiveness, post-war avant-garde, and contemporary experimentalism. British composer York Bowen鈥檚 R锚verie in B Major drifts like a late summer daydream, while newcomer Cerys Hafana鈥檚 airy Eiry sketches a vast, muted landscape from above. Whether rooted in ambient, classical, or minimalist traditions, each piece invites deep listening, quiet reflection, and calm.

To listen on most smart speakers, just say: 鈥淎sk 麻豆社 Sounds to play Piano Focus鈥�.

Produced by 脕ine Devaney.

A Reduced Listening production for 麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind. MM.

13 days left to listen

2 hours

Last on

Mon 19 Jan 2026 12:00
麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind

More episodes

Previous

Rejuvenating piano music to inspire focus

Next

Enchanting piano music to fuel creativity

See all episodes from Piano Focus

Music Played

  • Miloslav Kabel谩膷

    Eight Preludes for Piano, Op. 30: No. 3, Preludio sognante - Moderato sfumato

    Performer: Daniel Wiesner.
    • Kabel谩膷: Piano Works.

  • Edwin York Bowen

    R锚verie in B Major, Op. 86. Andante espressivo e rubato

    Performer: Nuron Mukumi.
    • Bowen: R锚verie in B Major, Op. 86. Andante espressivo e rubato.

  • Saloli

    Remember Spring is Coming

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

  • Betty Jackson King

    Seasonal Sketches: I. Spring Intermezzo

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

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Moments musicaux, Op. 16: No. 1 in B-Flat Minor

    Performer: Elisa Tomellini.
    • Rachmaninoff & Piazzolla: Piano Works.

  • Elfrida Andr茅e

    Four Piano Pieces: III. Andante cantabile

    Performer: Oskar Ekberg.
    • Elfrida Andr茅e: Complete Piano Works.

  • Habischman

    in the brittle quietude

    Performer: Carolyn Enger.
    • Resonating Earth.

  • John Ireland

    3 Pastels: A Grecian Lad

    Performer: John Lenehan.
    • Ireland, J.: Piano Works, Vol. 2 - Decorations / Sonatina / Leaves From A Child'.

  • Madison Willing

    Coda

    Performer: Madison Willing.
    • Coda.

  • Sophia Subbayya Vastek

    Lost Histories

    Performer: Sophia Subbayya Vastek.
    • In Our Softening.

  • Mary Druganova

    longing

    Performer: Mary Druganova.
    • dreamscape.

  • Marie Ja毛ll

    Ce qu'on entend dans le paradis: No. 2, Voix celestes

    Performer: Cora Irsen. Music Arranger: Cora Irsen.
    • Marie Ja毛ll Complete Works for Piano, Vol. 2.

  • Zbigniew Preisner

    Eminent Domain - piano version

    Performer: Dominik Wania.
    • My Life Preisner鈥檚 Music (Live in Bielsko - Bia艂a).

  • Cerys Hafana

    Eiry

    Performer: Cerys Hafana.
    • Eiry.

  • Oliver Patrice Weder

    Village Talk

    Performer: Oliver Patrice Weder.
    • Grand Piano Works (Vol. I).

  • Sir Henry Rowley Bishop

    Bishop - Home, Sweet Home

    Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov.
    • Godowsky: Piano Music, Vol. 13.

  • Masabumi Kikuchi

    Little Abi

    Performer: Masabumi Kikuchi.
    • Hanamichi.

  • Pedro Nobre

    Os Av贸s

    Performer: Pedro Nobre.
    • E Depois....

  • The Vernon Spring

    For All We Know

    Performer: Sam M. Lewis.
    • A Plane Over Woods.

  • Tan Dun

    8 Memories in Watercolor: No. 1, Missing Moon (2002 Revised Version)

    Performer: Warren Lee.
    • Touches & Traces.

  • Anton Batagov

    Piano - September 1996

    Performer: Anton Batagov.
    • Early Piano Works Revisited.

  • Michelle Moeller

    Nest

    Performer: Michelle Moeller.
    • Late Morning.

  • Gigi Masin

    Butterfly's Tale

    Composer: Jonny Nash. Performer: Gigi Masin. Performer: Jonny Nash.
    • Postcards from Nowhere.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Prelude & Fugue No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 847: Prelude

    Performer: Alim Beisembayev.
    • Prelude & Fugue No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 847: Prelude.

  • William Alwyn

    Fancy Free: III. Twilight

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

  • Christian Bernard

    Ascension

    Performer: Christian Bernard.
    • Ascension.

  • Lucinda Gallant

    Secret Melancholy

    Performer: Lucinda Gallant.
    • Secret Melancholy.

  • Alvin Curran

    Dead Beats: IV

    Performer: Reinier van Houdt.
    • Dead Beats.

  • Christoph de Babalon

    Wishful

    Performer: Christoph de Babalon.
    • Soon I'll Run Out of Air: A Colourful Storm 2024.

Broadcasts

  • Thu 14 Aug 2025 12:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sat 13 Sep 2025 12:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind
  • Mon 19 Jan 2026 12:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind