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Nod off on the night bus

Nod off on a night bus through the city as doors softly open and close, rain taps the windows and the steady hum of the engine blends with restful classical music.

Nod off on a night bus through the city as doors softly open and close, rain taps the windows and the steady hum of the engine blends with restful classical music.

Sleep Tracks on BBC Radio 3 Unwind combines soothing classical music and gentle nature sounds to help you relax into sleep. Search 'Sleep Tracks' on BBC Sounds to enjoy more episodes.

Produced by Joy Nkoyo and Alice Boyd.
A Peanut & Crumb production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind.

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5 hours, 30 minutes

Music Played

  • Edvard Grieg

    Lyric Pieces III Op43 3 Solitary Traveller DG

    • The Classical Label.
  • Pyotr Tchaikovsky

    Pezzo capriccioso for cello and orchestra, Op.62

    • The Classical Label.
  • George Gershwin

    Three Preludes: Prelude No. 2

    • Bruton Classical Series.
  • Franz Liszt

    Sarabande und Cortege Op.51 Saraband

    • The Classical Label.
  • David Starck

    First Glance

    Performer: David Starck.
    • Klangobby.
  • Michael Richards

    Phantom Traces

    Performer: Michael Richards.
    • Alphasonic.
  • Thom Robson

    Softly Drifting

    • Inner Peace.
    • At The Studios - Moods.
  • Lars Kurz

    The Ecstacy of Nothingness

    • Utopia 4.
    • Massive Bass.
  • Jon Uijtjens

    Sunrise in Oslo

    Performer: Jon Uijtjens.
    • Neo Rhapsody.
    • Neogarde.
  • Garry Judd

    A Stranger Story

    Performer: Garry Judd. Performer: Harry Rylance.
  • James Edward Collins

    Sleep Walk

    • Cavendish.
  • Gustav Mahler

    Symphony No.1 in D Major: 3

    • The Classical Label.
  • Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Capriccio Espagnol Variazioni: Andante Con Moto

    Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • De Wolfe.
  • Léon Boëllmann

    Suite gothique, Op.25: 3. Priere a Notre-Dame

    • Suite gothique, Op.25.
  • Jelle Dittmar

    Down Memory Lane (Main)

    Performer: Jelle Dittmar.
    • Refractions.
    • Neogarde.
  • Mike Beever

    There Is A Hope

    Performer: Mike Beever.
    • A Song A Day II.
    • Neogarde.
  • Pyotr Tchaikovsky

    The Nutcracker, Op. 71: Act 2, Scene 12b - Character Dances - Coffee

    Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
  • Edvard Grieg

    Slatter - Norwegian Peasant Dances For Piano, Op. 72: III. Bridal March From Telemark

    • Mediaphon.
  • Claude Debussy

    Suite Bergamasque, L. 75: II. Menuet

    • The Classical Label.
  • Edward Elgar

    Chanson de Nuit, Op. 15, No. 1

    Performer: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • De Wolfe.
  • Antonín Dvořák

    Slavonic Dances, Op. 72: No. 2 In E Minor (Allegretto Grazioso)

    • Mediaphon.
  • Matt Sanchez

    Hopeful Future

    Composer: Matt Parker.
    • World In Focus.
    • Audio Network.
  • Lukas Obernosterer

    Sleep Of Faith

    Composer: Bruce Fingers. Composer: Billie Ray Fingers.
    • Dreams 2.
  • Daniel Giorgetti

    Pluck Off

  • Dave Hewson

    Glass Spires

    Composer: Alexander Bălănescu.
    • Dimensions.
  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Sonata in B minor K87

    • The Classical Label.
  • Gustav Mahler

    Symphony No 2 in C minor 'Resurrection' (2nd mvt)

    • The Classical Label.
  • Edvard Grieg

    Peer Gynt, Op.23 - Incidental Music: No.16 Anitra's Dance

    • Peer Gynt Collection.
    • The Classical Label.
  • Mike Beever

    Back In The Day

    • Neogarde.
  • Johannes Brahms

    String Quartet No.1 In C Minor, Op.51 No.1 - 3.

    • The Classical Label.
  • Jelle Dittmar

    Greatness Awaits (Main)

    • Refractions.
    • BMG.
  • George King

    Beavering Away

    • Sketches.
    • The Nerve.
  • David Skidmore

    Don't Ask

    Composer: Peter Martin. Composer: Sean Connors. Composer: Robert Dillon. Performer: NEOGARDE. Performer: Third Coast Percussion. Performer: David Skidmore.
    • Third Coast Percussion - Cinematic Marimba.
    • BMG Production Music.
  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    Sonata In E-Flat Major For Clarinet And Piano: III. Lento

    Performer: Elisabeth Ganter. Performer: Peter Schmalfuss.
    • Mediaphon.
  • Edward Elgar

    Variations on an Original Theme, Op.36 "Enigma": 9. Nimrod

    Performer: Czech Philharmonic.
    • Elgar: Variations On An Original Theme.
    • The Classical Label.
  • Antonín Dvořák

    Serenade In E Major, Op. 22: I. Moderato

    • Mediaphon.

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