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Drift away with relaxing piano to soften the day

From Maurice Ravel鈥檚 lush landscapes to reverb-laden contemporary by Shida Shahabi and Ryuichi Sakamoto, this curated mix blends classical beauty with cinematic quiet.

Float through a spacious collection of piano pieces, drawing on the rich lyricism of Romantic-era masters, the cinematic pull of composers like Jonny Greenwood and Gabriel Yared, and the ambient hush of modern visionaries. Maurice Ravel sets the tone with its graceful melancholy, while Elfrida Andr茅e and John Field offer 19th-century calm with quiet strength. Contemporary selections from Cerys Hafana, Daniel Blumberg, and Peter Chilvers bring new textures and tones鈥攕ometimes minimalist, sometimes orchestral, always resonant. Spanning over two centuries, this mix invites you into a contemplative sound world where clarity and calm quietly bloom.

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Music Played

  • Maurice Ravel

    Ravel: Pavane pour une infante d茅funte, M. 19

    Performer: Bertrand Chamayou.
    • Ravel: Complete Works for Solo Piano.

  • Miloslav Kabel谩膷

    Eight Preludes for Piano, Op. 30: No. 5, Preludio notturno - Adagio

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

  • Oliver Patrice Weder

    Peter

    Performer: Oliver Patrice Weder.
    • The Pool Project.

  • Francis Choini猫re

    搁锚惫别谤颈别

    Performer: Francis Choini猫re.
    • 搁茅蹿濒别虫颈辞苍蝉.

  • Jonny Greenwood

    I'll Follow Tomorrow

    Performer: Jonny Greenwood.
    • Phantom Thread (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).

  • Marie Awadis

    Day II

    Performer: Marie Awadis.
    • Una Corda Diaries.

  • Gianluca Piacenza

    Moonlight Walk

    Performer: Gianluca Piacenza.
    • Moonlight Walk.

  • William Alwyn

    Piano Concerto No. 1: IV. Adagio molto e tranquillo

    Performer: Peter Donohoe. Performer: James Judd. Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.
    • Alwyn: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2.

  • Cerys Hafana

    Yr Osteg

    Performer: Cerys Hafana.
    • Difrisg.

  • Ryuichi Sakamoto

    Before Long

    Performer: Ryuichi Sakamoto.
    • Playing the Piano 12122020.

  • Marta Cascales Alimbau

    Moonlit

    Performer: Marta Cascales Alimbau.
    • Moonlit.

  • Federico Mompou

    Les amigues retornen del camp

    Performer: Jordi Mas贸.
    • Mompou: Piano Music, Vol. 6.

  • David Shea

    Trance

    Performer: David Shea.
    • Piano I.

  • Mary Druganova

    september 25th

    Performer: Mary Druganova.
    • dreamscape.

  • Gabriel Yared

    Le petit Nicolas

    Performer: Gabriel Yared.
    • 37掳2 le matin (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).

  • Nicanor Abelardo

    Panoramas: V. Angelus

    Performer: Norman Menzales. Performer: Antoine Lefebvre. Performer: Jay Julio. Performer: Hae-yeun Jeun. Performer: Yolanda Tapia.
    • Panoramas: Flute Music of the Philippines.

  • Hayato Sumino

    Nocturne III - Once in a Blue Moon

    Performer: Hayato Sumino.
    • Human Universe.

  • Shida Shahabi

    Smygkatt

    Performer: Shida Shahabi.
    • Homes.

  • A Winged Victory for the Sullen

    Keep It Dark, Deutschland

    • The Undivided Five.

  • Constant Lambert

    Elegiac Blues

    Performer: Richard Rodney Bennett.
    • British Composers: Best of British.

  • Oskar Ekberg

    Four Piano Pieces: III. Andante cantabile

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

  • Elena Kats鈥怌hernin

    Le Chat Noir

    Performer: Tamara Anna Cislowska.
    • Kats-Chernin: Unsent Love Letters, Meditations On Erik Satie.

  • C茅dric Dind鈥怢avoie

    Piano Interlude, No. 1

    Performer: C茅dric Dind鈥怢avoie.
    • 88.

  • Daniel Blumberg

    Library

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

  • John Field

    Nocturne No.10 in E minor

    Performer: Benjamin Frith.
    • FIELD: Piano Music, Vol. 2.

  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Andante spianato from Andante spianato et grande polonaise brilliante

    Performer: Eric Lu.
    • Andante spianato from Andante spianato et grande polonaise brilliante in E-flat.

  • Rieko Makita

    Dear mum

    Performer: Rieko Makita.
    • Dear mum.

  • Lewis Bolland

    Moments Sleep Remix

    Performer: Lewis Bolland.
    • Moments Sleep Remix.

  • Emily Hall

    Wandering

    Performer: Sarah Nicolls.
    • 2020 Arrangements - Made in Lockdown.

  • Brad Oberhofer

    Jed's Mirror

    Performer: Brad Oberhofer.
    • The Andy Warhol Diaries (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series).

  • Josiah Steinbrick

    Please, Sing a Little Longer

    Performer: Josiah Steinbrick.
    • For Anyone That Knows You.

  • Gustav Holst

    The Planets, Op. 32: VII. Neptune, The Mystic

    Performer: Robert Chamberlain. Performer: Len Vorster.
    • Holst: Music for Two Pianos.

Broadcasts

  • Thu 28 Aug 2025 12:00
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    麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind