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Awaken your senses with the revitalizing power of 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 uplifting and enchanting melodies from Eric Satie, Grace Williams, and John Tavener. Sian takes a breath to explore the joy of slowing down. Plus, Professor Catherine Loveday explores the relationship between music and the imagination.

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Music Played

  • Lili Boulanger

    Nocturne

    Performer: Luka Faulisi. Music Arranger: Matthias Spindler.
    • SONY.

  • Belle Chen

    Half A Moment

    Performer: Belle Chen.
    • PLATOON.

  • Erik Satie

    Gymnopédie No 1

    Performer: Daniel Bayley. Conductor: John Rutter. Orchestra: Manchester Camerata.
    • COLLEGIUM.

  • John Dowland

    Fantasia in G Major

    Performer: Sean Shibe.
    • DELPHIAN.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Violin Concerto in D major (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Francesca Dego. Orchestra: Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska.
    • CHANDOS.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Lilacs, Op 21

    Performer: Sergei Babayan.
    • DG.

  • Cécile Chaminade

    Callirhoé, Op 37a (2nd mvt, "Pas des écharpes")

    Orchestra: Orchestre national de Metz. Conductor: David Reiland.
    • BRU ZANE.

  • °Õ°ùä»å

    Auld Lang Syne Variations

    Performer: Nicola Benedetti.
    • Decca.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Swan Lake, Op 20 (Pas D'action - Second Dance Of The Queen)

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • DE WOLFE.

  • Matteo Saggese

    Farinelli

    Performer: Amy Dickson. Orchestra: London Session Orchestra.
    • SONY.

  • Robert Nicolas Charles Bochsa

    Duo pour 2 harpes in B-Flat Major, Op 19

    Performer: Alisa Sadikova. Performer: Isabelle Perrin.
    • CONTINUO.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Folk Songs of the Four Seasons (mvt.4 The Cuckoo - Andante sostenuto)

    Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Martin Yates.
    • DUTTON.

  • Henriëtte Bosmans

    Sonata for Cello and Piano in A minor (mvt 2, un poco allegretto)

    Performer: Janne Fredens. Performer: Søren Rastogi.
    • OUR RECORDINGS.

  • William Grant Still

    From the Black Belt (mvt 2, Honeysuckle)

    Orchestra: Webster Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Siegfried Landau.
    • THE GIFT OF MUSIC.

  • Edmund Finnis

    Youth (mvt 6, Stream of Days)

    Performer: Clare Hammond.
    • PENTATONE.

  • William Lloyd Webber

    The Moon

    Performer: Julian Lloyd Webber. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra.
    • NAXOS.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Kuolema (Scene with Cranes)

    Orchestra: Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.

  • Alexandre Guilmant

    Prière, Op 16

    Performer: Miloš Milivojević. Performer: Simon Callaghan.
    • NIMBUS.

  • Hugh Roberton

    All In The April Evening

    Orchestra: Royal Ballet Sinfonia. Conductor: John Wilson.
    • WHITE LINE.

  • Claude Debussy

    Trois Nocturnes (mvt 1, Nuages)

    Music Arranger: Denis Herlin. Orchestra: Hallé. Conductor: Mark Elder.
    • ±á´¡³¢³¢Ã‰.

  • Eric Whitacre

    All Seems Beautiful to Me

    Choir: VOCES8.
    • DECCA.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra in E flat major, K 365 (Andante)

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • De Wolfe.

  • Philip Glass

    Truman Sleeps

    Performer: Jess Gillam. Music Arranger: Simon Parkin.
    • DECCA.

  • Dobrinka Tabakova

    Concerto for Cello and Strings (mvt 2, Longing)

    Performer: Guy Johnston. Performer: Delyana Lazarova. Orchestra: Hallé.
    • ±á´¡³¢³¢Ã‰.

  • Kristina Arakelyan

    Dreamland

    Performer: Anna Lapwood.
    • SONY.

  • Florence Price

    Piano Quintet in E Minor (mvt 2, Andante)

    Performer: Michelle Cann. Ensemble: Catalyst Quartet.
    • AZICA.

  • Bernhard Scholz

    Piano Concerto in B Major, Op 57 (mvt 2)

    Performer: Simon Callaghan. Conductor: Ben Gernon. Orchestra: Â鶹ԼÅÄ Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
    • Hyperion.

  • Nyokabi Kuriaku

    It Only Ever Rains in November

    Performer: Lara Downes.
    • Pentatone.

  • Robert Schumann

    Violin Sonata No 2 in D Minor, Op 121 (mvt 3, Leise, einfach)

    Performer: Sir András Schiff. Performer: Yuuko Shiokawa.
    • ECM.

  • Grace Williams

    Ballads (mvt 3, Andante calmante)

    Orchestra: Â鶹ԼÅÄ Philharmonic. Conductor: John Andrews.
    • RESONUS CLASSICS.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV1043 (mvt 2, largo ma non tanto)

    Performer: Isabelle Faust. Performer: Bernhard Forck. Orchestra: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin.
    • Harmonia Mundi.

  • John Tavener

    Mother of God, Here I Stand

    Choir: Apollo5.
    • VOCES8 Records.

  • Takashi Yoshimatsu

    Dream Coloured Mobile II, Op.58a

    Performer: Joe Houghton. Performer: Kate Wilson. Ensemble: Manchester Camerata. Conductor: Sachio Fujioka.
    • Chandos.

  • Henry Purcell

    When I Am Laid In Earth

    Music Arranger: Leopold Stokowski. Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.
    • NAXOS.

Broadcasts

  • Wed 27 Nov 2024 09:00
    Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sunday 09:00
    Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 3 Unwind