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Flowing classical music for inner calm

Relax and unwind with this collection of gentle classical tunes, from peaceful piano melodies to calming orchestral movements.

Find a sense of inner calm with this collection of gentle classical tunes. Featuring peaceful piano melodies, glowing choral harmonies, and flowing orchestral movements. Curated to help you settle into a more peaceful state of mind.

With pieces from Gustav Mahler, Alexis Ffrench, Kerensa Briggs and more.

Produced by James C Taylor
An Overcoat Media Production for 麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind, MM.

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Tue 28 Jul 2026 06:00
麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind

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Music Played

  • Gustav Mahler

    Symphony No. 5: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam.

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Andris Nelsons.
    • Mahler: Symphony No. 5: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam: a-b. Sehr langsam - Wieder.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 1.

  • Claude Debussy

    Debussy Arabesque Variation (After 2 Arabesques, I. Andantino con moto)

    Composer: Jan-Peter Kl枚pfel. Performer: Louis Philippson.
    • Debussy Arabesque Variation.
    • Masterworks/Sony Music.
    • 1.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Trio for viola, cello & piano, Op. 114: II. Adagio

    Performer: Mikhail Zemtsov. Performer: Hanna Shybayeva. Performer: Timora Rosler.
    • Complete Works for Viola, Vol. 2.
    • Challenge Classics.
    • 2.

  • Gerald Finzi

    Romance in E-Flat Major, Op. 11

    Orchestra: Royal Northern Sinfonia. Conductor: Howard Griffiths.
    • A Finzi Anthology.
    • Naxos.
    • 1.

  • Kerensa Briggs

    Sabat Mater

    Choir: Byrd Ensemble.
    • Scribe Records.

  • Louis Aubert

    Feuille d'images: No. 1. Confidence

    Orchestra: Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland鈥怭falz. Conductor: Leif Segerstam.
    • SWR Classic Archive.

  • Philip Glass

    The Poet Acts: The Hours

    Performer: C茅lia Oneto Bensaid.
    • Mirare.

  • Cipriani Potter

    Symphony in B-Flat Major: II. Andante

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Howard Griffiths.
    • CPO.

  • George Walker

    Lyric for Strings

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Freeman.
    • Black Composer Series, Vol. 7: William Grant Still, Fela Sowande & George Walker.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 5.

  • Louise Farrenc

    M茅lodie in Ab Major (arr. for orchestra)

    Music Arranger: Christopher Hussey. Conductor: Shea Lolin. Orchestra: Prague Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra.
    • M茅lodie in Ab Major (arr. for orchestra).
    • Sony Classical.
    • 1.

  • Dobrinka Tabakova

    Organum Light

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Dobrinka Tabakova.
    • Tabakova: Sun Triptych.
    • ECM New Series.
    • 6.

  • Lara Somogyi & Jean鈥怣ichel Blais

    aura

    • 诲茅蝉别谤迟.
    • Mercury Classics.
    • 1.

  • Alexis Ffrench

    Suddenly

    Performer: Alexis Ffrench.
    • Classical Soul Vol. 1.
    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
    • 12.

  • Gabriel Faur茅

    Dolly Suite, Op. 56: III. Le jardin de Dolly

    Performer: Pascal Rog茅. Performer: Elena Font.
    • Faur茅: Barcarolles; Dolly Suite.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 16.

  • Howard Skempton

    Lento

    Conductor: Mark Wigglesworth. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra.
    • NMC Recordings.

  • Melissa Dunphy

    Halcyon Days

    Conductor: Anna Lapwood. Ensemble: Pembroke College Chapel Choir. Ensemble: Pembroke College Girls' Choir.
    • A Pembroke Christmas.
    • Signum Records.
    • 3.

  • Jean Sibelius

    6 Pieces for Violin and Piano, Op. 79: No. 6, Berceuse

    Performer: Manon Galy. Performer: Jorge Gonz谩lez Buajas谩n.
    • Mendelssohn 路 Brahms 路 Grieg: Violin Sonatas.
    • 础辫补谤迟茅.
    • 12.

  • Thales Augusto Corr锚a

    Nimue

    Performer: The Unpredictable.
    • OPUS 7 for Flute and Harp.
    • Azul Music.
    • 8.

  • Ola Gjeilo

    nostalgia

    • nostalgia.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 1.

  • Morten Lauridsen

    O magnum mysterium

    Lyricist: Trad.. Choir: Chamber Choir of Europe. Conductor: Nicol Matt.
    • Light Eternal 鈥� The Choral Music of Morten Lauridsen.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 16.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Fantasia on Greensleeves

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth.
    • Queen's Platinum Jubilee Classical Music.
    • UME - Global Clearing House.
    • 11.

  • Mario Castelnuovo鈥怲edesco

    Escarram谩n, A Suite of Spanish Dances from the XVI Century, Op 177: IV.

    Performer: Giovanni Davide Tomasi.
    • Escarram谩n, A Suite of Spanish Dances from the XVI Century (after Cervantes), Op.
    • Prima Classic.
    • 1.

  • Peter Warlock

    An Old Song

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: David Hill.
    • Maltworms & Milkmaids.
    • EMF Endeavours.
    • 2.

  • 脫lafur Arnalds

    saman

    Performer: Jess Gillam. Music Arranger: Geoff Lawson. Ensemble: Jess Gillam Ensemble.
    • saman (Arr. Lawson for Saxophone & Ensemble).
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 1.

  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Sonata in F Minor, K 466

    Performer: Lavinia Meijer.
    • Scarlatti: Sonata in F Minor, K 466.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 1.

  • Thomas Tallis

    If Ye Love Me

    Ensemble: Ringmasters.
    • Notre Dame I: Origins.
    • VOCES8 Records.
    • 5.

  • Avril Coleridge-Taylor

    Piano Concerto in F Minor: II. Adagio

    Performer: Samantha Ege. Conductor: John Andrews. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Piano Concerto in F Minor: II. Adagio.
    • Resonus Classics.
    • 1.

  • Chiquinha Gonzaga

    Robertinha

    Performer: Karin Fernandes.
    • Perfume: Chiquinha Gonzaga Waltzes, Vol. 2.
    • Azul Music.
    • 8.

  • Edward Gregson

    Tuba Concerto: II. Lento e mesto

    Performer: Ross Knight. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Ben Gernon.
    • A Vision in A Dream.
    • Chandos Records Ltd.
    • 2.

  • Seckou Keita

    Gobaith

    Composer: Catrin Finch. Performer: Catrin Finch. Performer: Seckou Keita.
    • ARC Music Productions International Ltd.

  • Florence Price

    First Romance

    Performer: Lara Downes.
    • Florence Price Piano Discoveries.
    • Flipside Music.
    • 10.

  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

    The Swan (Le Cygne)

    Performer: Han鈥恘a Chang. Music Arranger: Chris Hazell. Conductor: Leonard Slatkin. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra.
    • Summer In The Park.
    • Angel Records.
    • 8.

  • Thomas James White

    Momentary Pause - Solo Piano Version

    Performer: Thomas James White.

  • Pyotr Tchaikovsky

    Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: IIa. Tema con Variazioni: Var. 9. Andante flebile

    Ensemble: Klaviertrio Amsterdam.
    • Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: IIa. Tema con Variazioni: Var. 9. An.
    • Hyperion.
    • 1.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Adagio in E Major, K. 261

    Orchestra: Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Pinchas Zukerman.
    • Mozart: Works for Violin & Orchestra.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 7.

Broadcasts

  • Fri 17 Apr 2026 14:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sat 16 May 2026 06:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind
  • Mon 29 Jun 2026 14:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind
  • Tue 28 Jul 2026 06:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind