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Calming piano music to soundtrack your work

A calming blend of piano music and tranquil nature recordings, designed to settle your mind and support deep focus.

Settle your thoughts and ease into a cool, calm headspace with this two-hour piano soundtrack. Featuring beautiful piano music from pioneering composers across the eras, the mix moves from the sacred sounds of Hildegard von Bingen, through the evocative impressions of Erik Satie and Claude Debussy, to the cinematic contemporary music of Daniela Mlčúchová and Belle Chen.

Produced by Jamie Green
A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind.

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Thu 22 Jan 202612:00
BBC Radio 3 Unwind

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Music Played

  • Germaine Tailleferre

    Pas trop vite

    Performer: Cristina Ariagno.
    • Tailleferre: Chamber Music and Piano Music.
    • Brilliant Classics.

  • Rosey Chan

    JOY - Chapter III: A Winter Meditation (Winter Solstice Edit)

    Performer: Rosey Chan. Performer: The Sonic Orchestra.
    • JOY – Chapter III: A Winter Meditation (Winter Solstice Edit).

  • Yiruma

    la fine

    Performer: Yiruma.
    • non è la fine.
    • DECCA.

  • Hildegard von Bingen

    Favus distillans - Marie-Luise Hinrichs Rework

    Performer: Marie-Luise Hinrichs.
    • Visions.
    • Raumklang.

  • Matthew Tavares

    Eyes

    Composer: Leland Whitty. Performer: Leland Whitty. Performer: Matthew Tavares.
    • Visions.
    • Mr Bongo.

  • Erik Satie

    Tendrement

    Performer: Guillaume Coppola.
    • Satie Amoureux.
    • Alpha Classics.

  • Howard Dietz

    Alone Together

    Composer: Arthur Schwartz. Performer: Masabumi Kikuchi.
    • Hanamichi - The Final Studio Recording, Vol. II.
    • Red Hook Records.

  • Thibault Ravina

    Unveiled

    • Beyond.

  • Barry Hudson‐Taylor

    Beyond

    Performer: Barry Hudson‐Taylor.
    • Beyond.

  • Rayons

    Merry-Go-Round

    Performer: Rayons.
    • Circles.
    • Flau.

  • Stephen Baysted

    Pagodesque no.4

    Composer: Susan Legg. Performer: Stephen Baysted.
    • The Impressionists: And the Man Who Made Them (Original Motion Picture Soundtrac.
    • Redrocca.

  • Alisha Redmond

    Silver Shrike

    Performer: Alisha Redmond.
    • Regermination.

  • Polly Carter

    While Mortals Sleep

    Performer: Polly Carter.
    • While Mortals Sleep.

  • Taz Modi

    Mirror

    Performer: Taz Modi.
    • Involuntary Memories.
    • Its Sehnsucht Records.

  • Claude Debussy

    III. Clair de lune (Andante très expressif)

    Performer: Alain Planès.
    • Debussy: Children's Corner, Suite bergamasque, Images.
    • Harmonia Mundi.

  • Büşra Kayıkçı

    Vác

    Performer: Büşra Kayıkçı.
    • Places.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Reginald King

    June Night on Marlow Reach

    Performer: Mark Bebbington.
    • Song of Paradise.
    • Somm.

  • Takuro Kikuchi

    Improvisation in D flat major No.1

    Performer: Takuro Kikuchi.
    • Pianoforte.

  • Helen Hopekirk

    2 Tone-pictures: No. 2, The Seal-woman's Sea-joy

    Performer: Gary Steigerwalt.
    • Hopekirk: Piano Works.
    • Toccata classics.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Quartet In C Major, WoO 36, No. 3: II. Adagio Con Espressione

    Performer: Roger Woodward. Ensemble: Alexander String Quartet.
    • Frédéric Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 (Chamber Version)/Ludwig Van Beethoven: Pi.
    • Celestial Harmonies.

  • Daniela Mlčúchová

    Peaceful

    Performer: Daniela Mlčúchová.
    • Box of Feelings.
    • Aemeralds GmbH.

  • Belle Chen

    Closer

    Performer: Belle Chen.
    • Ravel In The Forest.
    • Platoon.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Sonata in C major, K. 330, II. Andante cantabile

    Performer: Eric Lu.
    • Piano Sonata in C major, K. 330, II. Andante cantabile.

  • Alfa Mist

    Withered

    Performer: Alfa Mist.
    • On My Ones.
    • Sekito.

  • Cyril Scott

    Suite in the Old Style, Op. 71 No. 1: III. Minuet

    Performer: Leslie De’Ath.
    • Cyril Scott: Complete Piano Music, Vol. 4 (Piano Works: 1898 - 1963).
    • Dutton Epoch.

  • Jef Martens

    IIOIO

    Performer: Zeppi.
    • IIOIO.

  • Hiromi Oishi

    Kokoro

    Performer: Hiromi Oishi.
    • Hana.

  • Bonifacio Maria Krug

    Pensieri musicali, La vita di Gesù Cristo: No. 1, Nazareth. L'Angelo che reca il

    Performer: Silvia Vaglica.
    • Liszt & Krug: Opere sacre per pianoforte.
    • Tactus Records.

Broadcast

  • Thu 22 Jan 202612:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind