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Reinvigorate your morning with peaceful 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 serene, enchanting pieces from Farrenc, Bach, and Alexis Ffrench, Professor Catherine Loveday explains how music can aid memory and Sian muses over what to do with the wild flowers in her garden.

3 hours

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Thu 9 Apr 2026 09:00
麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind

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Music Played

  • Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf

    Symphony No 1 in C major, Kr 73, 'Die vier Weltalter' (1st mvt)

    Conductor: Kurt Rapf. Orchestra: Haydn Sinfonietta Wien.
    • Hannsler.

  • Trad.

    Lisa L芒n (arr for harp)

    Performer: Alis Huws. Music Arranger: Alis Huws.
    • Decca.

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Romance in F minor, Op 11, B 39

    Performer: Christian Tetzlaff. Conductor: John Storg氓rds. Orchestra: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Ondine.

  • Johann Joachim Quantz

    Concerto for Flute and Orchestra in G major (2nd mvt)

    Performer: James Galway. Conductor: J枚rg Faerber. Orchestra: W眉rttembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn.
    • RCA.

  • Philip Glass

    Glass (Tissue No 7)

    Performer: Camille Thomas. Performer: Julien Brocal.
    • DG.

  • John Foulds

    Kashmiri Boat Song

    Conductor: Ronald Corp. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra.
    • Dutton Epoch.

  • Fanny Mendelssohn

    Piano Trio in D minor Op 11 (3rd mvt, Lied)

    Ensemble: Trio Zadig.
    • Naive.

  • Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges

    Violin Concerto in A major, Op 7 No 1 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Fumika Mohri. Conductor: Michael Hal谩sz. Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra.
    • Naxos.

  • John Field

    Nocturne no.1 in E flat major H.24

    Performer: Alice Sara Ott.
    • DG.

  • Giacomo Puccini

    Preludio Sinfonico

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano.
    • Warner.

  • Florence Price

    Dances in the Canebrakes (No 3, 'Silk Hat and Walking Cane')

    Conductor: Mei-Ann Chen. Orchestra: Chicago Sinfonietta.
    • Cedille.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Concerto No 27 in B flat major, K 595 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Garrick Ohlsson. Conductor: Franz Welser鈥怣枚st. Orchestra: The Cleveland Orchestra.
    • Cleveland Orchestra.

  • Marguerite Monnot

    Hymne 脿 l'amour (arr for guitar)

    Performer: Alexandra Whittingham. Music Arranger: Roland Dyens.
    • Decca.

  • Alexis Ffrench

    Waterfalls

    Performer: Alexis Ffrench.
    • Sony.

  • Richard Strauss

    Oboe Concerto in D major, TrV 292 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Emily Pailthorpe. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra.
    • Champs Hill.

  • Anon.

    Remember Me My Dear (Live)

    Composer: Jan Garbarek. Performer: Jan Garbarek. Ensemble: The Hilliard Ensemble.
    • ECM.

  • Reinhold Moritzevich Gli猫re

    The Red Poppy, Op 70 (Phoenix)

    Conductor: Sir Edward Downes. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Chandos.

  • Maya Youssef

    My Homeland

    Performer: Maya Youssef.
    • Kartel.

  • Bob Chilcott

    The Angry Planet, Part 2 (1st mvt, 'Remember')

    Choir: 麻豆社 Singers. Choir: The Bach Choir. Choir: Finchley Childrens Music Group. Choir: The Young Singers. Conductor: David Hill.
    • Signum.

  • Wilhelm Stenhammar

    String Quartet No 3 in F major, Op 18 (3rd mvt)

    Ensemble: Stenhammar Quartet.
    • BIS.

  • Edward Elgar

    Nursery Suite (7th mvt, 'Dreaming')

    Conductor: Mark Elder. Orchestra: Hall茅.
    • Halle Concerts Society.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Invention No 1 in C major, BWV 772

    Performer: Simone Dinnerstein.
    • Sony.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    The Seasons, Op 37 (No 10, 'October, Autumn Song')

    Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi. Orchestra: Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
    • Chandos.

  • Ignaz Br眉ll

    Andante and Allegro, Op 88 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Martin Roscoe. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
    • Hyperion.

  • Daniela Ml膷煤chov谩

    Simple Life

    Performer: Daniela Ml膷煤chov谩.
    • Aemeralds GmbH.

  • Louise Farrenc

    Symphony No 1 in C minor, Op 32 (2nd mvt)

    Conductor: Laurence Equilbey. Orchestra: Insula Orchestra.
    • Warner.

  • Joaqu铆n Rodrigo

    Can莽oneta for Violin and String Orchestra

    Performer: Mikhail Ovrutsky. Conductor: Max Bragado-Darman. Orchestra: Orquesta Sinf贸nica de Castilla y Le贸n.
    • Naxos.

  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Two Impromptus (No 2, 'Impromptu in B minor')

    Performer: Dinara Klinton.
    • ABRSM Sounds.

  • Aram Khachaturian

    Pictures of Childhood (No 9, 'A Glimpse of the Ballet')

    Performer: Jean鈥怸ves Thibaudet.
    • Decca.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Water Music Suite No 3 in G major, HWV350 (Minuets I & II)

    Performer: Dmitry Sinkovsky. Orchestra: B鈥橰ock Orchestra.
    • Pentatone.

  • Seckou Keita

    The Path From Gabou

    Performer: Seckou Keita.
    • ARC.

  • Oskar Merikanto

    Valse lente, Op 33 (arr for orchestra)

    Music Arranger: Nils-Eric Fougstedt. Conductor: Leif Segerstam. Orchestra: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Ondine.

  • Eric Whitacre

    Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

    Choir: VOCES8. Conductor: Eric Whitacre.
    • Decca/ Voces8.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Goldberg Variations, Variation 26 (arr for harp)

    Performer: Parker Ramsay.
    • Kings College Cambridge.

Broadcasts

  • Mon 12 Jan 2026 09:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sat 24 Jan 2026 09:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind
  • Thu 9 Apr 2026 09:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind