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Soothing classical melodies to help you unwind

Take a moment to unwind with three hours of soothing classical music.

Take a step back from routine and unwind to this three hour mix of soothing classical tunes, paired with natural soundscapes to help you relax.

This mix includes performances from the Âé¶¹Éç Philharmonic Orchestra, The Mancunium Consort, and Oslo Kammerakademi, alongside pieces by Judith Weir, Adolphus Hailstork, Clara Schumann, and Claude Debussy.

Produced by Katie Hill.
An Overcoat Media Production for Âé¶¹Éç Radio 3 Unwind. MM.

3 hours

On radio

Sun 8 Mar 2026 14:00

Music Played

  • Edward Gregson

    A Song for Sue

    Conductor: Ben Gernon. Orchestra: Âé¶¹Éç Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Chandos.
  • José White Lafitte

    Violin Concerto in F-Sharp Minor: II. Adagio ma non troppo

    Performer: Rachel Barton Pine. Conductor: Daniel Hege. Orchestra: Encore Chamber Orchestra.
    • Violin Concertos by Black Composers Through the Centuries.
    • Cedille.
    • 2.
  • William Byrd

    Vigilate

    Ensemble: Mancunium Consort.
    • A New Light.
    • VOCES8 Records.
    • 3.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19

    Conductor: Domingo Hindoyan. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Iberia.
    • Onyx Classics.
    • 10.
  • Lili Boulanger

    2 Pieces for Violin & Piano: No. 1, Nocturne. Assez lent

    Performer: Alessio Enea. Performer: Lucilla Rose Mariotti.
    • Orchid Classics.
  • Judith Weir

    Drop down, ye heavens, from above

    Conductor: Benjamin Nicholas. Ensemble: Choir of Merton College, Oxford.
    • Drop down, ye heavens, from above (2025 Remaster).
    • Delphian Records.
    • 1.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Serse, HWV 40: Ombra mai fu

    Conductor: Vladimir Fedoseyev. Orchestra: Moscow RTV Large Symphony Orchestra.
    • A Classic Wedding, Vol. 2.
    • Denon.
    • 11.
  • Grace Williams

    Four Illustrations for the Legend of Rhiannon: III. The Penance

    Orchestra: Âé¶¹Éç Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Andrews.
    • Grace Williams: Orchestral Works.
    • Resonus Classics.
    • 3.
  • Franz Liszt

    Liebestraume, S.541: III. Poco Allegro, Con Affetto

    Performer: Anna Pasetti.
    • Brilliant Classics.
  • Samuel Barber

    Adagio for Strings, Op. 11

    Performer: Etienne Gara. Orchestra: Delirium Musicum.
    • Cabinet of Curiosities.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 10.
  • Florence Price

    Resignation

    Conductor: John Jeter. Choir: Malmö Operakör.
    • Naxos Music UK Ltd.
  • Doreen Carwithen

    Four Preludes (1950): No. 2. Molto adagio e lamentoso

    Performer: Hiroaki Takenouchi.
    • ARTALINNA.
  • Camille Saintâ€Saëns

    Romance in F Major, Op. 36

    Performer: Ben Goldscheider. Conductor: Howard Griffiths. Orchestra: Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra.
    • Berlin Classics.
  • Lauri Porra

    Veden syli

    Performer: Lauri Porra. Performer: Verneri Pohjola.
    • Ääniä – Finland’s Official Soundscape.
    • Platoon.
    • 15.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Waltz of the Flowers (From "The Nutcracker", Op. 71)

    Performer: Lara Somogyi.
    • Waltz of the Flowers (From \"The Nutcracker\", Op. 71).
    • Mercury Classics.
    • 1.
  • Johannes Brahms

    7 Fantasies, Op. 116: No. 4, Intermezzo (Adagio) in E Major (Upright Piano)

    Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson.
    • From Afar.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 8.
  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Romance in G Major, Op. 39

    Conductor: Klaus Reimann.
    • Beatclap.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No. 31, K. 297 "Paris" (transcr. for wind ensemble) II. Andante

    Ensemble: Oslo Kammerakademi.
    • Symphonies for Harmoniemusik : Mozart - Haydn - Beethoven.
    • Lawo Classics.
    • 2.
  • Roderick Elms

    Cantilena for Guitar and Orchestra

    Performer: Carlos Bonell. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth. Orchestra: Âé¶¹Éç Concert Orchestra.
    • Roderick Elms: Visions of St Anne and Other Orchestral Works.
    • Signum Records.
    • 5.
  • Cécile Chaminade

    Le Noël des oiseaux (Arr. for Cello & Piano)

    Performer: Raphaela Gromes. Performer: Julian Riem. Music Arranger: Julian Riem.
    • Le Noël des oiseaux (Arr. for Cello & Piano by Julian Riem).
    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.
    • 1.
  • Jake Runestad

    Let My Love Be Heard

    Lyricist: Alfred Noyes. Ensemble: VOCES8.
    • TWENTY.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 1.
  • Robin Holloway

    Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 70: IV. Andante - Adagio

    Performer: Alda Dizdari. Conductor: Alexander Walker. Orchestra: Âé¶¹Éç National Orchestra of Wales.
    • Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 70: IV. Andante - Adagio.
    • Resonus Classics.
    • 1.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Organ Sonata Variation

    Performer: Eldbjørg Hemsing. Music Arranger: Tim Allhoff. Ensemble: Norwegian String Quartet.
    • Organ Sonata Variation (After Organ Sonata No. 4 in E Minor, BWV 528: II. Andant.
    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.
    • 1.
  • Khaled Al Kammar

    Faten Amal Harby

    Performer: Julien Quentin. Performer: Serdar Saydan. Performer: Sindy Mohamed. Performer: Wassim Mukdad.
    • Berlin Classics.
  • Marianna Martines

    Keyboard Sonata in G Major: II. Andante

    Performer: Catherine Gordeladze.
    • haenssler CLASSIC.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No. 92, Hob. I 92 "Oxford": II. Adagio

    Ensemble: Oslo Kammerakademi.
    • Symphony No. 92 , Hob. I:92 "Oxford": II. Adagio.
    • Lawo Classics.
    • 1.
  • Oliver Tarney

    The Wise Men and the Star

    Lyricist: Lucia Quinault. Conductor: Harry Christophers. Ensemble: The Sixteen.
    • The Wise Men and the Star - A Christmas Collection.
    • CORO.
    • 4.
  • Ruth Gipps

    Ambarvalia, Op. 70

    Orchestra: Âé¶¹Éç Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.
    • Gipps: Orchestral Works Vol. 3.
    • Chandos Records Limited.
    • 02.
  • Adolphus Hailstork

    Adagio for Strings

    Ensemble: Ambrosia Quartet.
    • Swing Low, Sweet Chariot.
    • Albany Records.
    • 12.
  • Erik Satie

    6 Gnossiennes: No. 1, Lent

    Performer: Etienne Gara. Orchestra: Delirium Musicum.
    • Cabinet of Curiosities.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 2.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Var. 18. Andante cantabile

    Performer: Lang Lang.
    • Piano Book 2.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 9.
  • Clara Schumann

    3 Lieder, Op. 12: No. 2, Liebst du um Schönheit

    Lyricist: Friedrich Rückert. Choir: Kammerchor Stuttgart. Conductor: Frieder Bernius.
    • Clara Schumann: 3 Lieder, Op. 12: No. 2, Liebst du um Schönheit (Transcr. Gottwa.
    • Carus.
    • 1.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Piano Concerto in G Major, M. 83: II. Adagio assai

    Performer: Steven Osborne. Orchestra: Âé¶¹Éç Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ludovic Morlot.
    • Ravel: Piano Concertos; Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain.
    • Hyperion.
  • George Walker

    String Quartet No. 1 "Lyric": II. Molto adagio

    Ensemble: Catalyst Quartet.
    • Uncovered, Vol. 3: Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, William Grant Still & George Walk.
    • Azica Records.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Flute Sonata in E-Flat Major, BWV 1031: II. Siciliano (Arr. for solo piano)

    Performer: David Fray. Music Arranger: Wilhelm Kempff.
    • Bach: Siciliano.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 1.
  • Claude Debussy

    Clair de lune, CD 82/3 (Arr. for Saxophone & Ensemble)

    Performer: Jess Gillam. Ensemble: Jess Gillam Ensemble.
    • PRISM, Vol. 2.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 1.
  • Philip Stopford

    In My Father's House

    Choir: Truro Cathedral Choir. Orchestra: Âé¶¹Éç National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Christopher Gray.
    • Regent Records Ltd.

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