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Zone in for the morning with serene classical music

Calming classical music to inspire focus and set you up for the day ahead. Presented by broadcaster, author and counselling psychologist Dr Sian Williams.

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 beautiful, and captivating melodies from composers including Philip Glass, Mel Bonis, and Johannes Brahms, and a chance to Find Your Focus this morning through the music of Alexis Ffrench. SIan Takes a Breath in the Black Mountains in Wales and marvels at a stream she discovers at the top. Also, Professor Catherine Loveday explores what kind of music listening is best for reducing feelings of anxiety.

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Music Played

  • Claude Debussy

    Preludes, Book 1 (No 8, 'La fille aux cheveux de lin')

    Conductor: Jun Märkl. Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra.
    • Naxos.

  • Ingeborg Bronsart von Schellendorf

    Four Clavierstucke (No 3, 'Wiegenlied I')

    Performer: Joanna Kacperek.
    • Rubicon.

  • Kevin Siegfried

    Songs for the Journey (5th mvt, 'Celtic Blessing')

    Choir: The Singers MCA. Conductor: Matthew Culloton.
    • The Singers MCA.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Sinfonia No 10 in G major, BWV 796

    Performer: Christian Grovlen.
    • 2L.

  • Frank Bridge

    Intermezzo No 1

    Conductor: Richard Hickox. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
    • Chandos.

  • Alexis Ffrench

    Grateful

    Performer: Alexis Ffrench.
    • Sony.

  • Anatoly Konstantinovich Lyadov

    The Enchanted Lake

    Conductor: Thierry Fischer. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
    • Signum.

  • Annabel Rooney

    Round me falls the night

    Choir: The Oxford Choir. Conductor: Bob Chilcott.
    • OUP.

  • Mel Bonis

    Suite orientale, Op 48/2 (1st mvt, Prelude)

    Conductor: Joseph Bastian. Orchestra: WDR Sinfonieorchester.
    • CPO.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Two Pieces for Cello and Piano, Op 2 (1st mvt, Prelude)

    Performer: Mathis Rochat. Performer: Erdem Misirlioglu.
    • Prospero.

  • Frederick Septimus Kelly

    Elegy for String Orchestra: "In Memoriam Rupert Brooke"

    Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: David Lloyd‐Jones.
    • Dutton.

  • Arnold Mendelssohn

    Violin Concerto in G minor, Op 88 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Ziling Guo. Conductor: Ulrich Windfuhr. Orchestra: Symphoniker Hamburg.
    • CPO.

  • Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

    Missa Papae Marcelli (Agnus Dei)

    Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.
    • Coro.

  • Nadia Boulanger

    Soleils souchants

    Performer: Rachel Kolly. Performer: Pallavi Mahidhara.
    • Indesens.

  • Edward Elgar

    Serenade mauresque

    Conductor: James Judd. Orchestra: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.
    • Naxos.

  • Clémence de Grandval

    Valse mélancolique

    Performer: Juliette Hurel. Performer: Isabelle Moretti.
    • HM.

  • Dilys Elwyn-Edwards

    Mae Hiraeth yn y Mor

    Ensemble: Quartet Draig.
    • Sionci.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No 43 in E flat major (2nd mvt)

    Conductor: Thomas Fey. Orchestra: Heidelberger Sinfoniker.
    • Haenssler.

  • Russell Platt

    Mountain Interval (2nd mvt, 'The Pasture')

    Ensemble: The Borromeo String Quartet.
    • Bridge.

  • Karl Jenkins

    Requiem (In Paradisum)

    Choir: Polyphony. Conductor: Stephen Layton.
    • DG.

  • Lyle Chan

    Wisconsin Cowboy Lullaby

    Performer: Alex Raineri.
    • Decca.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Violin Concerto in D minor (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Tamsin Waley-Cohen. Conductor: David Curtis. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Swan.
    • Signum.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Suite No 3 in D minor, HWV 428 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Murray Perahia.
    • Sony.

  • William Alwyn

    The Master of Ballantrae suite (2nd mvt, 'Jamie and Alison')

    Conductor: Rumon Gamba. Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Chandos.

  • Erich Wolfgang Korngold

    Die stumme Serenade, Op 36 (No 11, 'Lied vom Glück')

    Performer: Bomsori. Performer: Thomas Hoppe.
    • DG.

  • Claudia Montero

    Tres Colores Porteños (3rd mvt, 'Rojo')

    Performer: Laura Mazon Franqui.
    • Prima.

  • Franz Liszt

    6 Consolations, S 172 (No 2, 'Un poco piu mosso')

    Performer: Saskia Giorgini.
    • Pentatone.

  • Samuel Coleridge‐Taylor

    Idyll

    Conductor: Emilie Godden. Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.

  • John Metcalf

    3 Miniatures (No 2, 'Calm')

    Ensemble: Ensemble MidtVest.
    • Ty Cerdd Records.

  • Sarah MacDonald

    A Song of Peace

    Choir: St Martin’s Voices. Conductor: Andrew Earis.
    • The Archbishop's Council.

  • Jules Massenet

    Les Erinnyes (3rd mvt, Entr'acte)

    Conductor: Jean-Luc Tingaud. Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra.
    • Naxos.

  • Chevalier de Saint-Georges Joseph Bologne

    String Quartet Op 14, No 1 in D major (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: Catalyst Quartet.
    • Azica.

  • Rahul Gohil

    As Rain Fell Upon Frankland Road

    • ExoPAC.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Symphony No 1 in C minor (2nd mvt)

    Conductor: Riccardo Chailly. Orchestra: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig.
    • Decca.

  • Hieronymus Vinders

    O mors inevitabilis

    Choir: Stile Antico.
    • Decca.

  • Philip Glass

    String Quartet No 2, 'Company' (1st mvt)

    Ensemble: The Smith Quartet.
    • Signum.

Broadcast

  • Wednesday09:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind