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Radio 3 Unwind,05 Oct 2026,180 mins

Welcome the day with soothing melodies

Classical Unwind

Available for 29 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 uplifting, entrancing music from composers including Holst, Bonis, and Field, and an opportunity to Find Your Focus with the delicate music of Hania Rani. Sian marvels about how humans and nature can live side by side while out to Take a Breath, and Professor Catherine Loveday explores scientific research into the immediate and longer-lasting effects of concerts of classical music.

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Symphony No 4 in A major, Op 90, 'Italian' (2nd mvt)
    Symphony No 4 in A major, Op 90, 'Italian' (2nd mvt)
    Felix Mendelssohn
  3. 2.
    Recuerdos preciosos (1st mvt)
    Recuerdos preciosos (1st mvt)
    Dorothy Howell
  4. 3.
    Water Music Op 82b (2nd mvt)
    Water Music Op 82b (2nd mvt)
    Malcolm Arnold