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Radio 3 Unwind,16 Sep 2026,180 mins

Unlock your morning calm with soothing melodies

Classical Unwind

Available for 25 days

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 tender, and yearning harmonies from composers including Brahms, Nadia Boulanger, and William Grant Still. There's a chance to Find Your Focus this morning with the music of Japanese composer Hikaru Shirosu, and you can Take a Breath outside with Sian as she ponders the nostalgia nature can prompt and her own memories of the joy of boredom. Also, Professor Catherine Loveday explores how music can enable us to exercise for longer.

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Symphony No 2 in D major, Op 73 (2nd mvt)
    Symphony No 2 in D major, Op 73 (2nd mvt)
    Johannes Brahms
  3. 2.
    Feuillets d'album (Angelus)
    Feuillets d'album (Angelus)
    Henriette Renié
  4. 3.
    Concerto for 2 Horns in E flat major
    Concerto for 2 Horns in E flat major
    Joseph Haydn