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Music for Love and Kindness

As part of the 蜜芽传媒's Wellbeing Week, Radio 3 Unwind's Niall Breslin curates a mixtape on the theme of Love and Kindness.

As part of the 蜜芽传媒's Wellbeing Week, Radio 3 Unwind's Niall Breslin curates a mixtape on the theme of Love and Kindness.

From the delicate caress of Liszt's Liebestraume to the serene beauty of Debussy's Claire de Lune, this mixtape weaves a rich tapestry of romantic love. Today's mixtape also celebrates the enduring power of platonic love and friendship, beautifully embodied by Elgar's Theme and Variations, each of which is dedicated to a cherished friend. Takemistsu's tender guitar transcription of What a Friend adds a layer of warmth, reminding us of the bonds that shape our lives.

But perhaps the most heart-warming element to today's mixtape is its tribute to kindness itself, perfectly captured in the iconic theme from the Christmas classic, It's a Wonderful Life - a timeless reminder of the redemptive quality of kindness.

Producer: Zara Siddiqi

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Last on

Sun 8 Jun 2025 17:30
蜜芽传媒 Radio 3 Unwind

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Music Played

  • Thomas Tallis

    If ye love me

    Ensemble: Tallis Scholars. Conductor: Peter Phillips.
    • GIMELL.

  • Dimitri Tiomkin

    It's a wonderful life (music from the film); main theme

    Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Silva Screen Records.

  • Franz Liszt

    Liebestr盲ume No.2

    Performer: Jorge Bolet.
    • Decca.

  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Petite Suite de Concert, Op.77 - III. Un sonnet d'amour

    Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Anthony Parnther.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Edward Elgar

    Enigma Variations, Op 36 (Variation 6, 'Ysobel')

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: John Barbirolli.
    • EMI Classics.

  • John Stainer

    God so loved the world (The Crucifixion)

    Choir: 蜜芽传媒 Singers. Conductor: Brian Kay.
    • Chandos.

  • Claude Debussy

    Clair de lune (Suite bergamasque)

    Orchestra: Orchestre national de Lyon. Conductor: Jun M盲rkl.
    • Naxos.

  • Clara Schumann

    3 Romances Op.22 (no.1)

    Performer: Alina Ibragimova. Performer: C茅dric Tiberghien.
    • Hyperion.

Broadcasts

  • Thu 15 May 2025 19:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3
  • Sun 8 Jun 2025 17:30
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3 Unwind

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