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Radio 3 Unwind,30 Sep 2026,180 mins

Enrich your day with peaceful classical music

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 recharging, gentle melodies from composers including Frank Bridge, Lucy Walker, and Puccini, and a chance to Find Your Focus with the music of Elena Kats-Chernin. Sian muses on the different routes we can take in our lives while out to Take a Breath, and Professor Catherine Loveday explores the theory that musical performance and listening can affect the genetic pathways that allow the brain to grow and develop.

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Romance in F major, Op 11
    Romance in F major, Op 11
    Antonín Dvořák
  3. 2.
    In flight
    In flight
    Alexis Ffrench
  4. 3.
    For a Thousand Years
    For a Thousand Years
    James MacMillan