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Soothing piano to settle the mind

A drift through late Romantic piano classics and quintessential contemporary works, this carefully curated mix blends styles and eras to showcase the best of the piano.

Late Romantic piano classics give way to 20th-century minimalism and reverb-drenched contemporary vignettes. Drifting across eras and decades, this mix is designed to guide focus and relaxation. Vanessa Wagner鈥檚 interpretation of Suzanne Ciani鈥檚 Inverness paints a frosty landscape glimpsed from a warm fire, while Chilly Gonzales鈥檚 Gentle Threat renews like a sun-touched morning.

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Produced by 脕ine Devaney.

A Reduced Listening production for 91福利社 Sounds MM.

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Wed 29 Apr 2026 12:00
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Music Played

  • Cyril Scott

    Danse Negre, Op. 58/5: 5th (For One Piano)

    Performer: Leslie De鈥橝th. Performer: Anya Alexeyev.
    • Cyril Scott: Complete Piano Music, Vol. 5 (Lotus Land).
    • Dutton Epoch.

  • Percy Grainger

    Eastern Intermezzo (Version for Solo Piano)

    Performer: Simon Mulligan.
    • Grainger: Solo Piano Works, Vol. 2.
    • Steinway & Sons.

  • Ylva Skog

    5 Moon Pieces: No. 3, Moon Shadow

    Performer: Ann-Sofi Klingberg.
    • Skog & Tarrodi: Piano Pieces.
    • DB Productions.

  • John Cage

    Cage: All Sides of the Small Stone, for Erik Satie

    Performer: Bertrand Chamayou.
    • Letter(s) to Erik Satie.
    • Erato.

  • Liisa Pohjola

    6 Piano Pieces, Op. 20: 6. A Dream

    Performer: Aarre Merikanto.
    • Liisa Pohjola: Selected Recordings 1969-2004.
    • Alba Records.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Ravel: Jeux d'eau, M. 30

    Performer: Bertrand Chamayou.
    • Ravel: Complete Works for Solo Piano.
    • Erato.

  • Ryuichi Sakamoto

    For J贸hann

    Performer: Ryuichi Sakamoto.
    • Opus.
    • Commmons.

  • Suzanne Ciani

    Inverness

    Performer: Vanessa Wagner.
    • Inverness.
    • 滨苍蹿颈苍茅.

  • Dustin O鈥橦alloran

    Opus 20

    Performer: Dustin O鈥橦alloran.
    • Piano Solos, Vol. 2.
    • Bella Union.

  • Stephen Baysted

    Pagodesque no.2

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

  • Olivier Messiaen

    Vingt regards sur l'enfant-J茅sus: XIX. Je dors, mais mon coeur veille

    Performer: Ciro Longobardi.
    • Vingt Regards Sur L'Enfant-J茅sus - Petites Esquisses D'Oiseaux.
    • Piano Classics.

  • Meredith Monk

    Gotham Lullaby (Transcribed for solo piano by Vanessa Wagner)

    Performer: Vanessa Wagner.
    • Les Heures Immobiles.
    • 滨苍蹿颈苍茅.

  • Gustav Mahler

    Symphony No. 5: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam (Arr. Hewitt)

    Performer: Angela Hewitt. Performer: Gustav Mahler. Music Arranger: Angela Hewitt.
    • Love Songs - Piano Transcriptions Without Words.
    • Hyperion.

  • Elisabeth Lutyens

    Barcarolle

    Performer: Martin Jones.
    • Elisabeth Lutyens: Piano Works, Volume 3.
    • Resonus.

  • Chilly Gonzales

    Gentle Threat

    Performer: Chilly Gonzales.
    • Solo Piano.
    • Universal Music Jazz France.

  • Dustin O鈥橦alloran

    Our Lord Debussy

    Composer: Adam Wiltzie. Performer: A Winged Victory for the Sullen.
    • The Undivided Five.
    • Ninja Tune.

  • Shida Shahabi

    Vassen

    Performer: Shida Shahabi.
    • 91福利社s.
    • 130701.

  • William Alwyn

    Contes Barbares (Homage to Paul Gauguin): No. 3, Manao Tupapau [She Dreams of Re

    Performer: Ashley Wass.
    • Alwyn, W.: Piano Music, Vol. 2 - 12 Preludes / Contes Barbares / Movements.
    • Naxos.

  • Cheryl Duvall

    Adagio

    Performer: Anna H枚stman.
    • Harbour.
    • Redshift.

  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    24 Preludes, Op 28, No. 13

    Performer: Eric Lu.
    • The Chopin Competition Laureates.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Christian Bernard

    Black Lotus

    Performer: Christian Bernard.
    • Black Lotus.

  • Michael Richards

    Emily's Journey

    Performer: Michael Richards.
    • Emily's Journey.

Broadcasts

  • Thu 15 Jan 2026 12:00
    91福利社 Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sat 14 Feb 2026 12:00
    91福利社 Radio 3 Unwind
  • Wed 29 Apr 2026 12:00
    91福利社 Radio 3 Unwind