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Recharge your morning with tranquil 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 mellow, recharging melodies from Grace Williams, Peter Warlock, and John Ireland, Sian discovers an incredible seaside musical instrument while out to take a breath and Professor Catherine Loveday explores whether classical musicians rely on deliberate thought or intuition when performing.

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Music Played

  • Louis Glass

    Symphony No 5 in C major, Op 57 (2nd mvt, 'Rest')

    Conductor: Daniel Raiskin. Orchestra: Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland鈥怭falz.
    • CPO.

  • Alberto Ginastera

    Milonga

    Performer: Xavier de Maistre.
    • RCA.

  • Samuel Wesley

    Symphony No 3 in A major (2nd mvt)

    Conductor: Hilary Davan Wetton. Orchestra: Milton Keynes City Orchestra.
    • Unicorn.

  • Lucy Walker

    Today

    Ensemble: St Martin's Voices. Director: Andrew Earis.
    • Resonus.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 731 [Dearest Jesus we are here]

    Music Arranger: Sir Andrew Davis. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Chandos.

  • Chilly Gonzales

    NO ROADMAP TO ADULTHOOD / Prelude in C sharp major

    Performer: Alice Sara Ott.
    • DG.

  • Gordon Jacob

    Denbigh Suite (2nd mvt, 'Pavane')

    Conductor: Douglas Bostock. Orchestra: South-West German Chamber Orchestra Pforzheim.
    • CPO.

  • Virgilio Mortari

    Sonatina Prodigio (2nd mvt, 'Canzone')

    Performer: Eleonora Volpato.
    • Tactus.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    String Quartet No 3 in C major, K 515 (3rd mvt)

  • Clara Schumann

    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op 7 (2nd mvt, 'Romanze')

    Performer: Ragna Schirmer. Conductor: Ariane Matiakh. Orchestra: Staatskapelle Halle.
    • Berlin Classics.

  • Lucio San Pedro

    Sa Ugoy Ng Duyan (Rocking of the Hammock)

    Performer: Richard Ickard.
    • Naxos.

  • R. Nathaniel Dett

    Enchantment (2nd mvt, 'Song of the Shrine')

    Performer: Clipper Erickson.
    • Navona.

  • Zdenek Fibich

    Poem

  • Grace Williams

    Ballads (3rd mvt)

    Conductor: John Andrews. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Resonus.

  • Chiquinha Gonzaga

    惭别诲颈迟补莽腻辞

    Performer: Clara Sverner.
    • Azul.

  • Peter Warlock

    Serenade

    Conductor: David Hill. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra.
    • EM Records.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Sonata for Clarinet and Piano in E major, No 2 Op 120 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Lise Berthaud. Performer: Adam Laloum.
    • Aparte.

  • Bernard Hughes

    The Winter It Is Past

    Choir: 麻豆社 Singers. Conductor: Paul Brough.
    • Signum.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No 43 in E flat major (2nd mvt)

  • Arvo P盲rt

    Littlemore Tractus

    Performer: Christopher Bowers-Broadbent. Choir: Polyphony. Conductor: Stephen Layton.
    • Hyperion.

  • Joanna Borrett

    One Morning

    Ensemble: Her Ensemble.
    • Her Ensemble.

  • Beata Moon

    Moonpaths (Reprise)

    Performer: Alan R. Kay. Performer: Karen Marx. Performer: Beata Moon.
    • Albany.

  • Gabriel Faur茅

    Piano Trio in D minor, Op 120 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Renaud Capu莽on. Performer: Gautier Capu莽on. Performer: Nicholas Angelich.
    • Erato.

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Serenade for Strings, Op 22 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Antje Weithaas. Orchestra: Camerata Bern.
    • AVI Music.

  • Jules Massenet

    Werther (Act III: 'Pourquoi me r茅veiller')

    Performer: Camille Thomas. Orchestra: Brussels Philharmonic. Conductor: Mathieu Herzog.
    • DG.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Cello Suite No 2 in D minor, BWV 1008 (Prelude)

    Performer: Anastasia Kobekina.
    • Sony.

  • Edward German

    Nocturne

    Performer: Andrew Long. Performer: Ian Buckle.
    • Naxos.

  • John Ireland

    A Downland Suite (3rd mvt: Minuet)

    Orchestra: Sinfonia of London. Conductor: John Wilson.
    • Chandos.

  • Georg Philipp Telemann

    Trio in F major TWV 42:F3 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Genevieve Lacey. Performer: Daniel Yeadon. Performer: Neal Peres Da Costa.
    • ABC.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Symphony No 6 (2nd mvt)

    Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi. Orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra.
    • DG.

  • B. E. Boykin

    Music of Life (upper voices)

    Choir: The Oxford Choir. Conductor: Will Dawes.
    • OUP.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Vocalise

    Performer: Matilda Lloyd. Conductor: Lee Reynolds. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.
    • Chandos.

  • Ruth Gipps

    Quintet for oboe, clarinet & string trio, Op 16 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Peter Cigleris. Performer: Gareth Hulse. Performer: John Mills. Performer: Lydia Lowndes-Northcott. Performer: Bo啪idar Vukoti膰.
    • SOMM.

  • Enrique Granados

    Dedicatoria

    Performer: Tore-Jarl Br氓ten.
    • Lydmuren.

  • Pietro Mascagni

    Visione lirica [Lyrical Vision]

    Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda. Orchestra: Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Torino.
    • Chandos.

  • Alan Hovhaness

    Violin Concerto No 2 Op 89a (2nd mvt, Aria)

    Performer: Zina Schiff. Conductor: Avlana Eisenberg. Ensemble: Salzburg Chamber Soloists.
    • Naxos.

  • Orlande de Lassus

    Responsoria pro triduo sacro in nocturno II et III (Seniores popili)

    Choir: Ars Cantica Choir. Conductor: Marco Berrini.
    • Toccata Classics.

Broadcasts

  • Mon 10 Nov 2025 09:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind
  • Saturday 09:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind