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Chill under the cherry blossom

Bunker down on a soft bed of petals as music from Japan (and beyond) drifts in on the breeze - a perfect soundtrack for rest.

Slip serenely into sleep with a mix of natural botanical sounds and warm, slow music. Bunker down on a soft bed of petals as music from Japan (and beyond) drifts in on the breeze - a perfect soundtrack for rest.

Sleep Tracks on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3 Unwind combines soothing classical music and calming sounds to help you relax into sleep. Search Sleep Tracks on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sounds to enjoy more episodes. To listen on most smart speakers just ask ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sounds to play Sleep Tracks.

Produced by Joy Nkoyo with additional support from Saskia Cookson.
A Peanut & Crumb production for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3 Unwind.

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5 hours, 30 minutes

On radio

Thursday 00:30

Music Played

  • Borden Lulu

    The Southern Lake

    • ko.
  • Spearfisher

    Dream Tiger

    • Sakura Fubuki.
  • Vince Gabriel

    Rippling

    • De Wolfe.
  • Edward MacDowell

    To A Water Lilly

    • Best4Classical.
  • Claude Debussy

    Reverie, L. 68

    • Mixed Collection.
    • The Classical Label.
  • Caroline Shaw

    Entr'acte for strings

    Ensemble: Calidore String Quartet.
  • Jules Massenet

    Thais: Meditation

    • Classical Masterpieces Vol. 2.
    • Mediaphon.
  • Idokay

    Taiyaki

  • George King

    Mediative Freedom

    • The Nerve.
  • Ned Bigham

    Two Nightscapes Serenade

  • Idokay

    Ichi-no-Tani

  • Spearfisher

    Sakura Fubuki

  • Paul Stephen Rowe

    Deep Breaths

    • Evolution Media Music.
  • David Starck

    Heart Opening

    • Klanglobby.
  • Spearfisher

    A Faraway Place

  • Axel Coon

    Dark Blossom

    Composer: Ralf Goebel.
    • Neogarde.
  • Veaceslav Ilia Draganov

    Sakura

  • Ivo G. de Jong

    Leaves

    Composer: Michiel Jenner. Performer: Lavandou.
    • Ambient: Music For Brilliance.
    • Microcosmic.
  • Paddy Roberts

    Delicate Splendour

    • BoostTV 033.
    • BoostTV.
  • Frederick Delius

    The Walk to the Paradise Garden

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth.
    • GBÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½.
  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerto No. 1 in E major, Op. 8, RV 269, "Spring" (La primavera). II 4 Seasons

    • Best4Classical.
  • Craig Edmondson

    All of A Twitter

    • Zone Plus.
  • George Butterworth

    The Banks of Green Willow

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: KriÅ¡s Russman.
    • BIS.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Midsummer Night's Dream - Nocturne

    Performer: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Mendelssohn Vol. 1.
  • Mark Fabian

    Gorgeous Growth

    Composer: Alexander Smith.
    • Serene Bliss.
    • The Nerve.
  • Idokay

    Go On Journeys

  • Sam Joseph Delves

    I Sell Stone Water

    • Content.
  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    The Gadfly Suite Op.97a (Galop)

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vassily Sinaisky.
    • Shostakovich: Film Music Vol.2: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic/Sinaisky.
    • Chandos.
    • 11.
  • Léo Delibes

    The Flower Duet - Lakmé

    Music Arranger: Janos Lehar.
    • De Wolfe.
  • Edvard Grieg

    Little Bird

    • Back to Nature.
    • Best 4 Classical.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Declamation Of The Fairy Of Spring

    • Back to Nature.
    • Best 4 Classical.
  • Scott Rockwell

    Wistful Spring

    Composer: Edward Josephs.
    • Pure Pastures.
    • The Nerve.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    May, May Nights

    • Back to Nature.
    • Best 4 Classical.
  • Idokay

    Through Clouds

  • Idokay

    Shi ga futari o wakatsu made (Till Death Do Us Part)

  • Kyle Preston

    An Eastern Sanctuary

  • Gustav Mahler

    Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor / Pt. 3: 4. Adagietto (Sehr langsam)

    • Mahler: Symphonies.
    • The Classical Label.
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    The Lark Ascending

    Music Arranger: Paul Drayton. Performer: Elodie Chousmer-Howelles. Choir: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin.

Broadcasts

  • Tue 13 May 2025 00:30
  • Sat 28 Jun 2025 00:30
  • Thursday 00:30