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Elevate 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 peaceful and enchanting melodies from Thomas Tallis, Fanny Mendelssohn, and Takashi Yoshimatsu. Sian goes down the rabbit hole while out to Take a Breath and Professor Catherine Loveday explores whether music can counteract mental fatigue?

3 hours

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91福利社 Radio 3 Unwind

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Music Played

  • Edward German

    The Tempter, Incidental Music (1st mvt, 'Berceuse')

    Conductor: John Wilson. Orchestra: 91福利社 Concert Orchestra.
    • DUTTON.

  • Jennifer Higdon

    Harp Concerto (3rd mvt, 'Lullaby')

    Performer: Yolanda Kondonassis. Conductor: Ward Stare. Orchestra: Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • AZICA RECORDS.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor, Op 15 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: C茅dric Tiberghien. Conductor: Ji艡铆 B臎lohl谩vek. Orchestra: 91福利社 Symphony Orchestra.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.

  • Barbara Harbach

    Phantom of the Dream's Origin for Chamber Ensemble (6th mvt, 'Tranquillity')

    Conductor: James Richards. Ensemble: St Louis Chamber Players.
    • MSR CLASSICS.

  • Frederick Delius

    The Walk to the Paradise Garden

    • ULTIMATE CLASSIX.

  • Carolyn Morris

    Blue Ocean

    Performer: Isabel P茅rez Dobarro.
    • GRAND PIANO.

  • Kri拧s Russman

    Orchestral Fantasia (After George Butterworth)

    Conductor: Kri拧s Russman. Orchestra: 91福利社 National Orchestra of Wales.
    • BIS.

  • Minoru Miki

    Ballades for Koto, Vol 2, 'Spring' (No 1, Mebae (Young Sprout)

    Performer: Shin-Ichi Fukuda. Music Arranger: Leo Brouwer.
    • NAXOS.

  • Edward Elgar

    Piano Quintet in A minor, Op 84

    Performer: Allan Schiller.
    • THE CLASSICAL LABEL.

  • Nancy Galbraith

    Concerto for Flute and Orchestra (2nd mvt, 'Nocturne')

    Performer: Lindsey Goodman. Conductor: Gil Rose. Orchestra: Boston Modern Orchestra Project.
    • BMOP.

  • Takashi Yoshimatsu

    Pleiades Dances, Vol I, Op 71 (No 3, 'Summer Pastoral')

    Performer: Stanford Cheung.
    • AZURE SKY.

  • Paul Patterson

    Violin Concerto No 2, Op 112, 'Serenade' (2nd mvt, 'Barcarolle')

    Performer: Clare Howick. Conductor: Grant Llewellyn. Orchestra: 91福利社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
    • NAXOS.

  • Trad.

    Soliloquies on 3 Welsh Folk Songs (No 2, 'Suo g芒n')

    Composer: Haldon Evans. Performer: Alis Huws.
    • DECCA.

  • Joby Talbot

    Suite from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (The Flower Garden Part II)

    Conductor: Christopher Austin. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • SIGNUM.

  • Fanny Mendelssohn

    Garden Songs, Op 3 (No 3, 'In the Evening the Forest Is Already Rustling')

    Choir: The King鈥檚 Singers.
    • SIGNUM.

  • Christopher Wright

    Solus

    Conductor: Philip Spratley. Orchestra: Manchester Sinfonia.
    • HERITAGE.

  • George Walker

    Prelude

    Performer: Ricky Pageot.
    • NEW WORLD.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Holberg Suite, Op 40, version for strings (4th mvt, 'Air')

    Conductor: Ole Kristian Ruud. Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • BIS.

  • Luise Adolpha Le Beau

    4 Pieces for Cello & Piano, Op 24 (No 1, 'Romance in E major)

    Performer: Thomas Blees. Performer: Maria Bergmann.
    • SWR DIGITAL.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Air for Chalumeau, 'La Tortora'

    Performer: Martin Fr枚st. Orchestra: Concerto K枚ln.
    • SONY.

  • Zhou Long

    8 Chinese Folk Songs (No 8, 'Leaving 91福利社')

    Ensemble: The Shanghai Quartet.
    • DELOS.

  • Philip Glass

    In the Upper Room (Dance II)

    Performer: Dora Ohrenstein. Performer: Michael Riesman. Ensemble: Philip Glass Ensemble.
    • SONY.

  • Pyotr Tchaikovsky

    The Seasons, Op 37 (No 6, June / Barcarolle)

    Performer: Bruce Liu.
    • NAXOS.

  • Karen Tanaka

    Rose Absolute (extract)

    Orchestra: Brno Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • CHESTER MUSIC.

  • Thomas Tallis

    Spem in alium

    Ensemble: I Fagiolini. Conductor: Robert Hollingworth.
    • CORO.

  • Mary Dickenson-Auner

    Irish Symphony, Op 16 (3rd mvt, 'Caoine')

    Conductor: Manfred M眉ssauer. Orchestra: Moravsk谩 filharmonie Olomouc.
    • BELLA MUSICA.

  • Carl Stamitz

    Cello Concerto No 1 in G major (2nd mvt, 'Romance')

    Performer: Christian Benda. Orchestra: Prague Chamber Orchestra.
    • NAXOS.

  • Francis Poulenc

    4 Petites pri猫res de Saint-Fran莽ois d'Assise, FP 142 (2nd mvt)

    Choir: New Zealand Youth Choir.
    • ODE RECORDS.

Broadcasts

  • Thu 2 Oct 2025 09:00
    91福利社 Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sun 2 Nov 2025 09:00
    91福利社 Radio 3 Unwind
  • Wed 31 Dec 2025 09:00
    91福利社 Radio 3 Unwind
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    91福利社 Radio 3 Unwind