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Soothing classical music to soundtrack your focus

Immerse yourself in a soothing classical soundtrack, from the peaceful strings of Gustav Holst to the soft guitar piano work of Rosie Bennet.

Tune out the noise and hone in with this flowing soundtrack of soothing classical music. Featuring a celestial piece from 12th-century visionary Hildegard von Bingen, a contemporary rendition of a British folk classic by Sheku Kanneh-Mason, and the soothing harp work of Alis Huws and Anneleen Lenaerts.

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

To listen on most smart speakers, just 'ask BBC Sounds to play Classical Focus'.

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Music Played

  • Edward Elgar

    Salut d'amour, Op. 12 (Version for Cello and Piano)

    Performer: Astrig Siranossian. Performer: Nathanaël Gouin.
    • Elgar: Salut d'amour, Op. 12 (Version for Cello and Piano).

  • Amir Swaab

    Eos

    Performer: Amir Swaab. Performer: Mattias Spee.
    • Elaia.

  • Robert Schumann

    Kinderszenen, Op. 15: Träumerei (Arr. Lewin for Guitar)

    Performer: Miloš Karadaglić.
    • Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15: Träumerei (Arr. Lewin for Guitar).

  • Elena Kole

    Dancing on a Skyscraper Rooftop

    Performer: Elena Kole.
    • This Glimmering World.

  • Pietro Mascagni

    Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo

    Performer: Mariss Jansons. Performer: Oslo Philharmonic.
    • World Encores.

  • Laura Marling

    Laura Marling: What He Wrote

    Performer: Rosie Bennet.
    • Laura Marling: What He Wrote.

  • Hildegard of Bingen

    O eterne Deus (Arr. for Cello & Orchestra by Jan-Peter Klöpfel)

    Performer: Raphaela Gromes. Performer: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Performer: Gordon Hamilton.
    • O eterne Deus (Arr. for Cello & Orchestra by Jan-Peter Klöpfel).

  • Yumiko Morioka

    Rainbow Gate

    Performer: Yumiko Morioka.
    • Resonance.

  • Arnold Schoenberg

    Notturno for Strings and Harp

    Performer: Daniel Hope. Performer: Zürcher Kammerorchester. Performer: Jane Berthe.
    • Schoenberg: Notturno for Strings and Harp.

  • Yiruma

    f r a m e d - String Version

    Performer: Yiruma.
    • Sound Of Winter.

  • Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: La damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H 111: Danse des sylphes

    Performer: Neville Marriner. Performer: Academy of St Martin in the Fields.
    • The Sound Of The Academy.

  • Bruno Sanfilippo

    Seventy-Seven Years Later

    Performer: Bruno Sanfilippo.
    • The Poet.

  • Antonín Dvořák

    Dvořák: Rusalka, Op. 114, Act 1: Song to the Moon (Transc. Lenaerts for Harp)

    Performer: Anneleen Lenaerts.
    • Vienna Stories.

  • Rosey Chan

    Chrysalis

    Performer: Rosey Chan.
    • Chrysalis.

  • Rachel Portman

    ask the river

    Performer: Rachel Portman.
    • ask the river.

  • Gustav Holst

    Holst: The Perfect Fool, Op. 39, Ballet Music: III. Dance of Spirits of Water. A

    Performer: André Previn. Performer: London Symphony Orchestra.
    • Refreshing Classics.

  • Frédéric Chopin

    Andante spianato from Andante spianato et grande polonaise brilliante in E-flat

    Performer: Eric Lu.
    • BBC Next Gen.

  • Alis Huws

    Lisa Lân (Arr. Huws for Harp)

    Performer: Alis Huws.
    • Lisa Lân (Arr. Huws for Harp).

  • Trad.

    Scarborough Fair (Arr. Parkin for Cello and Guitar)

    Performer: Sheku Kanneh‐Mason. Performer: Plínio Fernandes.
    • Five Years Of Elgar.

  • Melissa Monique

    Reminisce

    Performer: Melissa Monique.
    • Reminisce.

  • Grace Williams

    Sea Sketches for String Orchestra: II. Sailing Song

    Performer: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Performer: John Andrews.
    • Grace Williams: Orchestral Works.

  • Stefano Vivaldini

    A la Santaninfara

    Performer: Roberta Gennuso.
    • A la Santaninfara.

  • Pyotr Tchaikovsky

    18 Pieces, Op. 72: II. Berceuse

    Performer: Axel Gillison.
    • Tchaikovsky Slow Motions.

  • Simeon ten Holt

    memory

    Performer: Gwyneth Wentink.
    • 1999.

  • Simeon ten Holt

    Canto Ostinato (Arr. for Harp by Gwyneth Wentink): Single Section 74 [Theme I] -

    Performer: Gwyneth Wentink.
    • Simeon Ten Holt Canto Ostinato (New Arrangement for Solo Harp).

  • Roger Eno

    A Place We Once Walked

    Performer: Roger Eno. Performer: Scoring Berlin.
    • The Turning Year.

  • Dean Carter

    Sea of Tranquility

    Performer: Dean Carter.
    • Songs Without Words / Towards Tomorrow.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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

    Performer: Eric Lu.
    • BBC Next Gen.

  • Karen Tanaka

    Giant Panda

    Performer: Ian Buckle.
    • Karen Tanaka: Children of Light.

Broadcasts

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