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Restorative piano music for peace of mind

Find peace of mind with this soothing selection of classical and contemporary piano works, featuring Erik Satie, Rachel Grimes, and Florence Beatrice Price.

From the timeless melodies of Florence Beatrice Price and Erik Satie to the contemplative contemporary works of Lucy Claire and Joep Beving, this handcrafted piano mix is designed to restore calm and balance to your day - helping you focus on the task at hand, fuel creativity, or simply unwind.

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

To listen on most smart speakers, just say, “ask BBC Sounds to play Piano Focus”.

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Music Played

  • John Vegard Schow

    Now

    Performer: John Vegard Schow.
    • Now.
  • The Beatles

    Michelle (Instrumental Piano)

    Performer: Matchstick Piano Man.
    • The Beatles (Instrumental Piano Covers).
  • Gabriel Fauré

    Berceuse, Op. 16 - Arr. for Solo Piano by Benfeld

    Performer: Raphaël Epstein.
    • Berceuses au piano.
  • Melissa Monique

    Reminisce

    Performer: Melissa Monique.
    • Reminisce.
  • Kathryn Kaye

    Earth

    Performer: Kathryn Kaye.
    • Heavy as a Feather.
  • Erik Satie

    Tendrement

    Performer: Guillaume Coppola.
    • Tendrement.
  • María Parra

    Light At The End Of The Tunnel

    Performer: María Parra.
    • Light At The End Of The Tunnel.
  • Daniela Mlčúchová

    Soft Hours

    Performer: Daniela Mlčúchová.
    • Soft Hours.
  • Alexander Scriabin

    12 Etudes, Op.8, No. 8 in A-flat major

    Performer: Alexander Scriabin.
    • 12 Etudes, Op.8, No. 8 in A-flat major.
  • Simon Mavin

    LA.no1

    Performer: Simon Mavin.
    • Some Days.
  • Mel Bonis

    Viennoise, Op. 8

    Performer: Jean-Michel Serres.
    • Mel Bonis: Morceaux de piano - Tome 1.
  • Lucy Claire

    Waltz Into Blue

    Performer: Lucy Claire.
    • Selene: Music For Contemporary Dance.
  • Dnoir

    Saffron

    Performer: Dnoir.
    • The Menu.
  • Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev

    Berceuse in D-Flat Major

    Performer: Angelo Martino.
    • Balakirev: Berceuse in D-Flat Major.
  • Rachel Grimes

    Forces Gathering

    Performer: Rachel Grimes.
    • The Doctor from India (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
  • Dominique Lawalrée

    Séquence 19: De temps en temps

    Performer: Nicolas Horvath.
    • De temps en temps.
  • Hermine

    Ceux qui dansent dans le brouillard

    • Dalila.
  • Joep Beving

    Dervish

    Performer: Joep Beving.
    • Hermetism.
  • April Chung

    Lost in Sunshowers

    Performer: April Chung.
    • Lost in Sunshowers.
  • Cyril Scott

    2 Piano Pieces, Op. 37: No. 1, At Dawn

    Performer: Simon Callaghan.
    • Scott: Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 66.
  • R. Nathaniel Dett

    Nepenthe and the Muse

    Performer: Luke Welch.
    • Northern Magnolias: Robert Nathaniel Dett Piano Works.
  • Rosey Chan

    Petrolo

    Performer: Rosey Chan.
    • 8 Years of My Life.
  • Reginald King

    Melody at Dusk

    Performer: Mark Bebbington.
    • Song of Paradise.
  • Thibault Ravina

    Songes

    Performer: Thibault Ravina.
    • Songes.
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Hymn Tune Prelude on Song 13 by Orlando Gibbons

    Performer: Mark Bebbington.
    • The Piano Music of Ralph Vaughan Williams.
  • Florence Price

    Valsette Mignon

    Performer: Sheldon Rose.
    • Little Dances for the Pianoforte.

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