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Reinvigorate your morning with peaceful 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 serene, enchanting pieces from Farrenc, Bach, and Alexis Ffrench, Professor Catherine Loveday explains how music can aid memory and Sian muses over what to do with the wild flowers in her garden.

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Music Played

  • Karl Ditters Von Dittersdorf

    Symphony No 1 in C major, Kr 73, 'Die vier Weltalter' (1st mvt)

    Conductor: Kurt Rapf. Orchestra: Wien Sinfonietta.
    • Hannsler.

  • Trad.

    Lisa Lân (arr for harp)

    Performer: Alis Huws. Music Arranger: Alis Huws.
    • Decca.

  • Antonín Dvořák

    Romance in F minor, Op 11, B 39

    Performer: Christian Tetzlaff. Conductor: John Storgårds. Orchestra: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Ondine.

  • Johann Joachim Quantz

    Concerto for Flute and Orchestra in G major (2nd mvt)

    Performer: James Galway. Conductor: Jörg Faerber. Orchestra: Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn.
    • RCA.

  • Philip Glass

    Glass (Tissue No 7)

    Performer: Camille Thomas. Performer: Julien Brocal.
    • DG.

  • John Foulds

    Kashmiri Boat Song

    Conductor: Ronald Corp. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra.
    • Dutton Epoch.

  • Fanny Mendelssohn

    Piano Trio in D minor Op 11 (3rd mvt, Lied)

    Ensemble: Trio Zadig.
    • Naive.

  • Chevalier de Saint-Georges Joseph Bologne

    Violin Concerto in A major, Op 7 No 1 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Fumika Mohri. Conductor: Michael Halász. Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra.
    • Naxos.

  • John Field

    Nocturne no.1 in E flat major H.24

    Performer: Alice Sara Ott.
    • DG.

  • Giacomo Puccini

    Preludio Sinfonico

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano.
    • Warner.

  • Florence Price

    Dances in the Canebrakes (No 3, 'Silk Hat and Walking Cane')

    Conductor: Mei-Ann Chen. Orchestra: Chicago Sinfonietta.
    • Cedille.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Concerto No 27 in B flat major, K 595 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Garrick Ohlsson. Conductor: Franz Welser‐Möst. Orchestra: The Cleveland Orchestra.
    • Cleveland Orchestra.

  • Marguerite Monnot

    Hymne à l'amour (arr for guitar)

    Performer: Alexandra Whittingham. Music Arranger: Roland Dyens.
    • Decca.

  • Alexis Ffrench

    Waterfalls

    Performer: Alexis Ffrench.
    • Sony.

  • Richard Strauss

    Oboe Concerto in D major, TrV 292 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Emily Pailthorpe. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra.
    • Champs Hill.

  • Anon.

    Remember Me My Dear (Live)

    Composer: Jan Garbarek. Performer: Jan Garbarek. Ensemble: The Hilliard Ensemble.
    • ECM.

  • Reinhold Moritzevich Glière

    The Red Poppy, Op 70 (Phoenix)

    Conductor: Sir Edward Downes. Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Chandos.

  • Maya Youssef

    My Homeland

    Performer: Maya Youssef.
    • Kartel.

  • Bob Chilcott

    The Angry Planet, Part 2 (1st mvt, 'Remember')

    Choir: BBC Singers. Choir: The Bach Choir. Choir: London Youth Choir Finchley Children's Music Group. Choir: The Young Singers. Conductor: David Hill.
    • Signum.

  • Wilhelm Stenhammar

    String Quartet No 3 in F major, Op 18 (3rd mvt)

    Ensemble: Stenhammar Quartet.
    • BIS.

  • Edward Elgar

    Nursery Suite (7th mvt, 'Dreaming')

    Conductor: Mark Elder. Orchestra: Hallé.
    • Halle Concerts Society.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Invention No 1 in C major, BWV 772

    Performer: Simone Dinnerstein.
    • Sony.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    The Seasons, Op 37 (No 10, 'October, Autumn Song')

    Conductor: Neeme Järvi. Orchestra: Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
    • Chandos.

  • Ignaz Brüll

    Andante and Allegro, Op 88 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Martin Roscoe. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins. Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
    • Hyperion.

  • Daniela Mlcuchova

    Simple Life

    Performer: Daniela Mlcuchova.
    • Aemeralds GmbH.

  • Louise Farrenc

    Symphony No 1 in C minor, Op 32 (2nd mvt)

    Conductor: Laurence Equilbey. Orchestra: Insula Orchestra.
    • Warner.

  • Joaquín Rodrigo

    Cançoneta for Violin and String Orchestra

    Performer: Mikhail Ovrutsky. Conductor: Max Bragado-Darman. Orchestra: Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León.
    • Naxos.

  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Two Impromptus (No 2, 'Impromptu in B minor')

    Performer: Dinara Klinton.
    • ABRSM Sounds.

  • Aram Khachaturian

    Pictures of Childhood (No 9, 'A Glimpse of the Ballet')

    Performer: Jean‐Yves Thibaudet.
    • Decca.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Water Music Suite No 3 in G major, HWV350 (Minuets I & II)

    Performer: Dmitry Sinkovsky. Orchestra: B’Rock Orchestra.
    • Pentatone.

  • Seckou Keita

    The Path From Gabou

    Performer: Seckou Keita.
    • ARC.

  • Oskar Merikanto

    Valse lente, Op 33 (arr for orchestra)

    Music Arranger: Nils-Eric Fougstedt. Conductor: Leif Segerstam. Orchestra: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Ondine.

  • Eric Whitacre

    Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

    Choir: VOCES8. Conductor: Eric Whitacre.
    • Decca/ Voces8.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Goldberg Variations, Variation 26 (arr for harp)

    Performer: Parker Ramsay.
    • Kings College Cambridge.

Broadcasts

  • Mon 12 Jan 202609:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Saturday09:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind