Study Zone – gentle piano music to help you de-stress
Two hours of classical and contemporary piano music curated to refresh the mind, block distractions and support focus.
Immerse yourself in this rejuvenating Piano Focus study special, featuring beautiful compositions from across the centuries designed to refresh your mind and inspire focus. Featuring music by Japanese pianist Takuro Kikuchi, soothing works by Claude Debussy and Mel Bonis, alongside evocative new recordings from contemporary British artists including Sherwood Roberts, Cerys Hafana and Luke Faulkner.
Produced by Jamie Green
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Luke Faulkner
To Autumn
Performer: Luke Faulkner.- To Autumn.
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Yumiko Morioka
Ever Green
Performer: Yumiko Morioka.- Resonance.
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Claude Debussy
Clair de Lune L.75 No. 3
Performer: Ruth McGinley.- Reconnection.
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Mel Bonis
Carillon mystique Op. 31
Performer: Jean-Michel Serres.- Mel Bonis: Morceaux de piano - Tome 3.
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Poppy Ackroyd
Fleeting
Performer: Poppy Ackroyd.- Fleeting.
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Trad.
John McAlpin (Scotland)
Performer: Laura Risk. Performer: Christopher Layer. Performer: Dennis Cahill. Performer: Susie Petrov. Performer: Brian Melick.- John McAlpin (Scotland).
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Thomas Jean Mohamed Rabeh Horeczko
Intra
Composer: Stephane Horeczko. Performer: Braths.- Intra.
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Herbert Howells
Country Pageant: III. There Was a Most Beautiful Lady
Performer: Matthew Schellhorn.- Howells: Piano Music Vol. 2.
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Rosey Chan
The Improvisation That Led Me To Moon River
Performer: Rosey Chan.- The Improvisation That Led Me To Moon River.
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Dnoir
Clouds Over Bourbon Street
Performer: Dnoir.- After Hours.
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Luke Faulkner
Waltz for Jenny
Performer: Winterbach.- Waltz for Jenny.
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Helen Hopekirk
Suite for Piano: III. Air
Performer: Gary Steigerwalt.- Hopekirk: Piano Works.
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Chris Doyle
Exultation
Performer: Chris Doyle.- For Afie.
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Maurice Ravel
Ma Mère l'Oye M. 60: II. Petit Poucet - Très modéré - Remastered 2025
Performer: Bracha Eden. Performer: Alexander Tamir.- Ravel: Ma Mère l'Oye M. 60: II. Petit Poucet - Très modéré (Remastered 2025).
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Kelly Moran
Moves in the Field
Performer: Kelly Moran.- Moves in the Field.
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Takuro Kikuchi
眠りの風
Performer: Takuro Kikuchi.- 森のとびら.
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Cerys Hafana
Yr Osteg
Performer: Cerys Hafana.- Difrisg.
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Ollie McGill
A Soft Breeze
Performer: Ollie McGill.- Beach House.
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Ernest Bloch
Enfantines B. 49: X. Dream
Performer: Margaret Fingerhut.- Bloch: Visions and Prophecies Five Sketches in Sepia Piano Sonata Enfantines In.
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Christian Bernard
Black Lotus
Performer: Christian Bernard.- Black Lotus.
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Sherwood Roberts
A Little Hope
Performer: Sherwood Roberts.- Curiosity.
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Halim El‐Dabh
Crimson Orchid
Performer: Halim El‐Dabh.- Piano Music of Halim El-Dabh.
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Niwamori Piano
Sonatina in silence
Performer: Niwamori Piano.- Darkgreen.
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Erik Satie
Je Te Veux :
Performer: Axel Gillison.- Satie Slow Motions.
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Richard Shulman
Clusters
Performer: Richard Shulman.- Summer Solstice Piano Meditations.
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Frédéric Chopin
24 Preludes, Op 28, No. 13
Performer: Eric Lu.- 24 Preludes, Op 28, No. 13.
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Alexander Chapman Campbell
Light On The Sea
Performer: Alexander Chapman Campbell.- Sketches Of Light.
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Claude Debussy
2 Arabesques L. 66: No. 1 in E Major
Performer: Jean‐Efflam Bavouzet.- Debussy C.: Piano Music (Complete) Vol. 3 - Suite Bergamasque / Children's Corne.
Broadcast
- Thursday 12:00鶹 Radio 3 Unwind
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