
Revitalise your morning with gentle 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 enchanting and energising music from César Franck, Anne Dudley, and Arthur Sullivan. Sian stumbles upon a mystery sound in the forest while out to Take a Breath, and Professor Catherine Loveday explains how the newborn brain responds to different types of music.
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César Franck
Psyché, Four Orchestral Extracts (4th mvt, 'Psyché et Eros')
Conductor: Jan Latham-Koenig. Orchestra: Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg.- AVIE.
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Franz Schubert
Litany for the Feast of All Souls, D 343
Performer: Mischa Maisky. Performer: Daria Hovora.- UMG.
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Anne Dudley
Northern Lights (1st part)
Conductor: Bramwell Tovey. Orchestra: ѿý Concert Orchestra. -
Gabriel Fauré
Nocturne For Piano No 3 In A flat major, No 3 Op 33
Performer: David Jalbert.- Endeavour.
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Leos Janáček
Idyll for Strings (Adagio)
Orchestra: Prague Chamber Orchestra.- Denon.
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Oliver Davis
Reflection
Performer: Huw Watkins.- Signum.
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William Grant Still
Africa (1st mvt, 'Land of Peace')
Conductor: Leon Botstein. Orchestra: American Symphony Orchestra.- American Symphony Orchestra.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Laudate Dominum arr for grand piano (Vespers, K 339)
Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson. Music Arranger: Víkingur Ólafsson.- DG.
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Hildegard von Bingen
O ignis Spiritus Paraclitus (O fire of the Spirit and Comforter)
Choir: Oxford Camerata.- Naxos.
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David Bowie
Where are we now?
Performer: Jess Gillam. Performer: John Harle. Performer: Ben Dawson. Music Arranger: John Harle. Conductor: Richard Balcombe. Orchestra: ѿý Concert Orchestra.- Decca.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for Two Violins in A minor, No 8 Op 3 , RV 522 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Enrico Casazza. Performer: Fabio Biondi. Orchestra: Europa Galante.- Warner.
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Adolphus Hailstork
God Be Merciful
Choir: ѿý Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin. -
Trad.
Minuet No. 60
Music Arranger: Danish String Quartet. Ensemble: Danish String Quartet.- ECM.
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Stéphan Elmas
Piano Concerto No 1 in G minor (2nd mvt)
Performer: Howard Shelley. Orchestra: Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra.- Hyperion.
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Cécile Chaminade
Pas des sylphes (Intermezzo)
Performer: Eric Parkin.- Chandos.
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Joseph Canteloube
Chants d'Auvergne (Brezairola)
Performer: Julian Lloyd Webber. Performer: John Lenehan.- Decca.
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Andrew York
Muir Woods
Ensemble: The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet.- SONY.
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Florence Price
A Day in the Life of a Washerwoman (Evening Shade)
Performer: Kirsten Johnson.- GUILD.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
5 Variants on Dives and Lazarus
Conductor: Lesley Hatfield. Orchestra: ѿý National Orchestra of Wales. -
Germaine Tailleferre
Concertino pour Harpe et Orchestre (2nd mvt)
Performer: Nicanor Zabaleta. Conductor: Jean Martinon. Orchestra: Orchestre national de France.- DG.
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Emil Hartmann
Piano Concerto in F minor, Op 49 (2nd mvt, 'Canzonetta')
Performer: Per Salo. Conductor: Hannu Lintu. Orchestra: Helsingborgs Symfoniorkester.- Da Capo.
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Arthur Sullivan
Symphony in E major 'Irish' (2nd mvt)
Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Hickox. -
Heinrich Baermann
Clarinet Quintet No 3, Op 23 (2nd mvt) version for string orchestra
Performer: Wolfgang Meyer. Conductor: Jörg Faerber. Orchestra: Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn.- Myrios.
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Isidora Žebeljan
Intimate Letter from Judean Desert (chorale for string quartet)
Performer: Daniel Rowland. Performer: David Cohen. Ensemble: Arethusa Quartet. Orchestra: Žebeljan Orchestra.- Challenge.
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Luigi Boccherini
Symphony in A major, No 6 Op 12, G 508 (2nd mvt)
Conductor: Silvano Frontalini. Orchestra: Kaunas Chamber Orchestra.- Bongiovanni.
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Robert Docker
3 Contrasts for Oboe & Strings (No 2, 'Romanza')
Performer: David Presley. Conductor: Barry Knight. Orchestra: RTÉ Concert Orchestra.- Naxos.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
12 Variations on 'Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star' in C major, K265
Performer: Lang Lang.- DG.
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Benjamin Britten
Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op 10 (Var 3, 'Romance')
Director: Daniel Hope. Orchestra: Zürcher Kammerorchester.- DG.
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Hildur Guðnadóttir
Good Night, Day
Composer: Jóhann Jóhannsson. Performer: Jóhann Jóhannsson. Performer: Hildur Guðnadóttir. Performer: Anthony Weeden. Orchestra: Air Lyndhurst String Orchestra.- DG.
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Trad.
The Lark in the Clear Air
Performer: Duke Dobing. Music Arranger: Andrew Carter. Ensemble: The Cambridge Singers. Conductor: John Rutter. Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia.- Collegium.
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Jean Sibelius
String Quartet in D minor, Op 56, 'Intimate Voices' (3rd mvt)
Ensemble: Tetzlaff Quartett.- Cavi Music.
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George Frideric Handel
Messiah (Pifa, 'A Pastoral Symphony')
Conductor: Peter Wohlert. Orchestra: Kammerorchester Berlin.- Cobra Entertainment LLC.
Broadcasts
- Tue 15 Jul 2025 09:00ѿý Radio 3 Unwind
- Sun 10 Aug 2025 09:00ѿý Radio 3 Unwind