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Radio 3 Unwind,13 Jul 2026,180 mins

Calm your morning with glorious classical music

Classical Unwind

Available for 28 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 flowing, enchanting melodies from Arvo Part, Florence Price, and Leonard Bernstein, and a chance to Find your Focus through the music of composer and bassist Yosef Gutman. Sian muses on the reassuring effect of the changing seasons while out to Take a Breath. Also, Professor Catherine Loveday explores whether our responses to music might change depending on whether we are listening to it on speakers or on headphones.

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Divertimento for Orchestra (2nd mvt, 'Waltz')
    Divertimento for Orchestra (2nd mvt, 'Waltz')
    Leonard Bernstein
  3. 2.
    Canzona Matinata
    Canzona Matinata
    Nikolai Karlovich Medtner
  4. 3.
    An den See Variation (After 6 Deutsche Lieder: No 4)
    An den See Variation (After 6 Deutsche Lieder: No 4)
    Josephine Lang