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Radio 3 Unwind,29 Jun 2026,180 mins

De-stress your morning with gentle 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 moving and enriching melodies from Dvorak, Sohy, and Puccini, and a chance to Find Your Focus for the morning via the music of Peter Sandberg. Sian explores the range of memories that can be triggered by our sense of smell while out to Take a Breath, and Professor Catherine Loveday explains how we can all tell what is going to come next when we listen to music and how that impacts our emotional response to what we hear.

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Symphony No 1 in B flat major, Op 38, 'Spring' (2nd mvt)
    Symphony No 1 in B flat major, Op 38, 'Spring' (2nd mvt)
    Robert Schumann
  3. 2.
    Romance for Violin and Strings in D major
    Romance for Violin and Strings in D major
    Johann Peter Salomon
  4. 3.
    Andante religioso
    Andante religioso
    Henriette Renié