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Breathe new life into your morning routine with peaceful melodies

Calming classical music to inspire focus and set you up for the day ahead. Presented by broadcaster, author and counselling psychologist Dr Sian Williams.

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.

This morning you can expect to be serenaded with soothing, uplifting music from composers including Anna Clyne, Claude Debussy, and John Williams, and Sian gives us a chance to Find Our Focus in the music of Jóhann Jóhannsson. Sian also takes a trip to the seaside to Take a Breath and explains a simple technique she uses to ease her worries. Plus, Professor Catherine joins the show to explore the emotional power of silence in music.

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Music Played

  • Johann Christian Bach

    Symphony in E flat for double orchestra, Op 18 No 1

    Performer: Layton James. Orchestra: Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Pinchas Zukerman.
    • Sony.

  • Frédéric Chopin

    Nocturne No 2 in E flat major, Op 9

    Performer: Jan Lisiecki.
    • DG.

  • Albéric Magnard

    Symphony No 2 in E major, Op 6 (3rd mvt)

    Conductor: Jean-Yves Ossonce. Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
    • Hyperion.

  • Jóhann Jóhannsson

    Flight from the City

    Performer: Alice Sara Ott.
    • DG.

  • Alexander Gretchaninov

    Now the Powers of Heaven

    Choir: Tenebrae. Conductor: Nigel Short.
    • Signum.

  • Claude Debussy

    Deux Arabesques, L 74 (1st mvt)

    Music Arranger: Hubert Mouton. Conductor: Geoffrey Simon. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra.
    • Signum-Cala.

  • Pauline Viardot

    Havanaise

    Performer: Matilda Lloyd. Conductor: Rumon Gamba. Orchestra: Britten Sinfonia.
    • Chandos.

  • Carl Maria von Weber

    Symphony No 1 in C major, Op 19 (2nd mvt)

    Conductor: Juanjo Mena. Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Chandos.

  • Dobrinka Tabakova

    Turn Our Captivity, O Lord

    Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.
    • CORO.

  • John Williams

    Theme (Schindler's List)

    Performer: Daniel Hope. Conductor: Alexander Shelley. Orchestra: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • DG.

  • Robert Schumann

    5 Pieces in Folk Style, Op 102 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Midori. Performer: Özgür Aydin.
    • Pentatone.

  • Avner Dorman

    Piano Concerto in A major (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Eliran Avni. Conductor: Andrew Cyr. Orchestra: Metropolis Ensemble.
    • Naxos.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No 52 in C minor, Hob I:52 (2nd mvt)

    Conductor: Christopher Hogwood. Orchestra: Academy of Ancient Music.
    • Decca.

  • Rosey Chan

    Adagio for Planet Earth

    • Rosey Chan.

  • Richard Rodney Bennett

    The Lake / The Letters (The Return of the Soldier)

    Conductor: Jac van Steen. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra.
    • NMC.

  • Richard Wagner

    Lohengrin (Bridal Chorus)

    Choir: Vilumanis Choir Latvija. Orchestra: Latvian State Symphony Orchestra.
    • Denon.

  • Frank Bridge

    The Sea, H 100 (3rd mvt, 'Moonlight')

    Conductor: Richard Hickox. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
    • Chandos.

  • Anna Clyne

    Dance for cello and orchestra (3rd mvt, 'in the middle of the fighting')

    Performer: Maja Bogdanović. Conductor: Xandi van Dijk. Orchestra: Phion Symphony Orchestra.
    • Challenge Classics.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Sonata No 7 in C major, K 309 (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: Martino Tirimo.
    • Heritage.

  • Arthur Sullivan

    Victoria and Merrie England (Scene 1: 'Britannia Asleep')

    Conductor: Andrew Penny. Orchestra: RTÉ Sinfonietta.
    • Naxos.

  • Giulio Caccini

    Ave Maria (arr trumpet & organ)

    Performer: Gábor Boldoczki. Performer: Hedwig Bilgram. Music Arranger: Gábor Boldoczki.
    • Sony.

  • Brian Easdale

    Kew Gardens Suite (3rd mvt, 'Summer Sequence')

    Conductor: Rumon Gamba. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
    • Chandos.

  • Yu‐Peng Chen

    Lovers' Oath (Genshin Impact)

    Performer: Lang Lang.
    • DG.

  • Debbie Wiseman

    An Age of Silver (Wilde)

    Conductor: Debbie Wiseman. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • MCI Presents.

  • Valerie Coleman

    Portraits of Langston (No 6, 'Harlem's Summer Night')

    Ensemble: McGill / McHale Trio.
    • Cedille.

  • Samuel Barber

    Adagio for Strings

    Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle. Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic.
    • Warner.

  • John Williams

    Elegy for Cello and Orchestra

    Performer: Bruno Delepelaire. Conductor: John Williams. Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic.
    • DG.

  • Leo Brouwer

    Cantilena de los Bosques

    Performer: Virginia Luque.
    • Iberia.

  • William Byrd

    Lullaby, 'My Sweet Little Baby', T 242

    Choir: Gesualdo Six. Conductor: Owain Park.
    • Hyperion.

  • Dora Pejačević

    Nocturne in C sharp major, Op 50 No 1 (arr for orchestra)

    Music Arranger: Igor Kuljerić. Conductor: Ivan Repušić. Orchestra: Staatskapelle Weimar.
    • Audite.

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Don Carlo (Act II: Prelude)

    Conductor: Claudio Abbado. Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic.
    • DG.

  • Leonard Bernstein

    Chorale from CBS Music (arr for orchestra)

    Music Arranger: Garth Edwin Sunderland. Conductor: Marin Alsop. Orchestra: São Paulo Symphony Orchestra.
    • NAXOS.

Broadcast

  • Mon 15 Jun 202609:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind