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Bring peace to your day with restful harmonies

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 uplifting, thoughtful music from Robert Schumann, Margaret Bonds, and Francis Poulenc. Sian encourages a moment of focus with a reflective piano piece by Canadian composer Stephan Moccio, and pauses to Take a Breath while out on a forest walk to reconnect with nature and prepare herself for the stresses of the day. Plus, Professor Catherine Loveday looks into a fascinating study which suggests that listening to classical music could have a positive impact on the bacteria in our bodies which is so important for our health.

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Music Played

  • Georg Joseph Vogler

    Symphony in C major, 'Bayerische National' (2nd mvt)

    Conductor: Howard Griffiths. Orchestra: Munich Radio Orchestra.
    • CPO.

  • Michael Berkeley

    Cradle Song

    Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Owain Park.
    • Orchid.

  • Robert Schumann

    FantasiestĂŒcke, Op 12 (No 3, 'Warum?')

    Performer: Florian Uhlig.
    • Haenssler.

  • Tamara Konstantin

    Poundbury

    Performer: Yu-Mien Sun. Performer: Jiaxin Lloyd Webber. Performer: Tamara Konstantin.
    • Naxos.

  • Edwin York Bowen

    Symphony No 2, Op 31 (2nd mvt)

    Conductor: Andrew Davis. Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Chandos.

  • Stephan Moccio

    Lavender Fields

    Performer: Stephan Moccio.
    • Decca.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Lieder ohne Worte V, Op 62 (6th mvt, 'Spring Song')

    Performer: Andreas Ottensamer. Performer: Gunars Upatnieks. Ensemble: Schumann Quartett.
    • DG.

  • Alec Roth

    Night Prayer

    Choir: The Gesualdo Six. Conductor: Owain Park.
    • Hyperion.

  • Juan CrisĂłstomo de Arriaga

    String Quartet No 1 in D minor (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: Chilingirian Quartet.
    • SWR.

  • Teresa Carreño

    Le sommeil de l'enfant, Op 35

    Performer: Clara Rodriguez.
    • Wyastone.

  • Margaret Bonds

    Montgomery Variations (4th mvt, 'Dawn in Dixie')

    Conductor: Yannick NĂ©zet‐SĂ©guin. Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra.
    • DG.

  • Elfrida AndrĂ©e

    Two Romances (No 1)

    Performer: Katherine Jenkinson. Performer: Martin Cousin.
    • ABRSM Sounds.

  • Luise Adolpha Le Beau

    Cello Sonata in D major, Op 17 arr for guitar (2nd mvt)

    Performer: PlĂ­nio Fernandes. Music Arranger: SĂ©rgio Assad.
    • Decca Gold.

  • Charles Villiers Stanford

    Clarinet Concerto in A minor, Op 80 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Michael Collins. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra.
    • Chandos.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Sonata No 13 in B flat major, K 333, 'Linz' (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Lars Vogt.
    • Ondine.

  • Astor Piazzolla

    Oblivion

    Performer: Nike Hutchisson. Conductor: Pavel Lyubomudrov. Orchestra: Metamorphose String Orchestra.
    • Halidon.

  • Gordon Jacob

    Denbigh Suite (3rd mvt, Gavotte)

    Conductor: Douglas Bostock. Orchestra: South-West German Chamber Orchestra Pforzheim.
    • CPO.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Lyric Pieces, Op 71 (No 4, 'Peace of the Woods')

    Performer: HĂ„kon AustbĂž.
    • Brilliant.

  • Will Todd

    In This Place

    Ensemble: Tenebrae. Conductor: Nigel Short.
    • Signum.

  • Frederick Delius

    Appalachia (No 6)

    Conductor: Charles Mackerras. Orchestra: Welsh National Opera Orchestra. Choir: Welsh National Opera Chorus.
    • Decca.

  • FrĂ©dĂ©ric Chopin

    Mazurka No 16 in A flat major, Op 24 No 3

    Performer: RafaƂ Blechacz.
    • DG.

  • Franz Schubert

    Grand Duo Sonata in C major, D 812 (2nd mvt)

    Music Arranger: Richard Burgin. Conductor: Heinz Holliger. Orchestra: Kammerorchester Basel.
    • Sony.

  • Ye Xiaogang

    Tianjin Suite, Op 75 (3rd mvt, 'The Twilight at Beitang')

    Conductor: Stefan Malzew. Orchestra: Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland‐Pfalz.
    • Naxos.

  • Florence Price

    Meditation

    Performer: Lara Downes.
    • Flipside.

  • Helena Munktell

    Suite dalecarlienne (2nd mvt, Le lac de Siljan)

    Conductor: Tobias Ringborg. Orchestra: GĂ€vle symfoniorkester.
    • Sterling.

  • Francis Poulenc

    Nocturne no. 1 in C major

    Performer: Alexandre Tharaud.
    • Arion.

  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartet Op 9 No 3 (3rd mvt)

    Ensemble: The Angeles String Quartet.
    • Decca.

  • H. Leslie Adams

    Etude No 12 in F major

    Performer: Thomas Otten.
    • Albany.

  • John Ireland

    Sarnia (2nd mvt, In a May Morning)

    Performer: David Curtis. Performer: Orchestra of the Swan.
    • Naxos.

  • Eleanor Daley

    Os justi

    Choir: Choir of Royal Holloway. Conductor: Rupert Gough.
    • Signum.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Trio for Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon in C major, Op 87 (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: Les Vents Français.
    • Warner.

  • Madeleine Dring

    Three Piece Suite (2nd mvt, 'Romance')

    Performer: Nicholas Daniel. Performer: Antonio Oyarzabal. Music Arranger: Roger Lord.
    • Chandos.

  • Benjamin Godard

    Symphonie Gothique, Op 23 (2nd mvt)

    Conductor: David Reiland. Orchestra: Munich Radio Orchestra.
    • CPO.

  • John Rutter

    Suite Lyrique (5th mvt, Chanson)

    Performer: Catrin Finch. Conductor: John Rutter. Orchestra: Sinfonia Cymru.
    • DG.

  • Peter Warlock

    An Old Song

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: David Hill.
    • EM Records.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Nelson Mass, Hob XXII 11 (4th mvt, Sanctus)

    Choir: Bern Chamber Choir. Orchestra: Bern Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Jörg Ewald DÀhler.
    • Claves Records.

Broadcasts

  • Thu 12 Feb 202609:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sun 1 Mar 202609:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind