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Radio 3 Unwind,26 Mar 2026,180 mins

Open your day with tranquil classical melodies

Classical Unwind

Available for 42 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 a chance to Find Your Focus for the morning with music by the Icelandic composer-pianist Eydis Evensen and peaceful, reviving pieces from Copland, Beethoven, and Anne Dudley. Sian Takes a Breath in Manchester and muses on the importance of green spaces in cityscapes, and Professor Catherine Loveday explores "proof reader error" and explains how the phenomenon can help us to understand the way our brains process music.

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Suite in B minor for String Orchestra (3rd mvt, Romance)
    Suite in B minor for String Orchestra (3rd mvt, Romance)
    Susan Spain-Dunk
  3. 2.
    Die schöne Müllerin, D 795 (No 19, 'The Miller and the Brook')
    Die schöne Müllerin, D 795 (No 19, 'The Miller and the Brook')
    Franz Schubert
  4. 3.
    Symphony No 1 in C minor, 'The Bells of Zlonice' (2nd mvt)
    Symphony No 1 in C minor, 'The Bells of Zlonice' (2nd mvt)
    Antonín Dvořák