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Radio 3 Unwind,07 Oct 2026,180 mins

Relieve your morning stress with beautiful harmonies

Classical Unwind

Available for 26 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 comforting and enriching melodies from composers including John Rutter, Chiquinha Gonzaga, and Mozart, and a chance to Find your Focus for the morning with luminous music by Marta Cascales Alimbau. Sian has an emotional experience when out to Take a Breath when she happens upon some benches in a field, and Professor Catherine Loveday joins the show to explain the science behind why music may heighten spiritual and religious experiences.

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Tracklist

  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Notturno for strings & harp
    Notturno for strings & harp
    Arnold Schoenberg
  3. 2.
    Ortuda
    Ortuda
    Chiquinha Gonzaga
  4. 3.
    I am the resurrection
    I am the resurrection
    Orlando Gibbons