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Reflective piano music to summon focus and calm

Unwind and refocus with a transformative mix of piano music. Featuring introspective brilliance from the likes of Alice Boman, JJJJJerome Ellis, Howard Skempton and Frank Bridge.

Summon calm and clarity with this curated mix of piano music, blending the innovative with the timeless. Contemporary voices like Alice Boman, JJJJJerome Ellis and Emily Hall bring a fresh perspective to introspection, while classics from Howard Skempton, Marie Jaëll and Frank Bridge help to anchor you in enduring beauty. This is piano music for those seeking peace and focus and moments of musical wonder.

Produced by Áine Devaney
A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind. MM.

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Fri 4 Sep 2026 12:00
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Music Played

  • Marie Jaëll

    Les beaux jours: No. 1, Calme d'un beau jour

    Performer: Cora Irsen.

  • Marina Baranova

    The Clutch

    Performer: Marina Baranova.

  • Alicia de Larrocha

    Suite para piano: III. Adagio

    Performer: Marta Zabaleta.

  • Emily Hall

    Wandering

    Performer: Sarah Nicolls.

  • Alice Boman

    17

    Performer: Alice Boman.

  • Henrique Oswald

    6 Morceaux, Op. 4: No. 2. Reverie

    Performer: Braz Velloso.

  • Arnold Bax

    Nereid, GP 177

    Performer: Antony Ingham.

  • Francis Choinière

    Coup de foudre

    Performer: Francis Choinière.

  • Elena Kats‐Chernin

    Absynthe Cocktail

    Performer: Tamara Anna Cislowska.

  • Frank Bridge

    A Fairy Tale Suite: III. The Spell: Adagio e sostenuto

    Performer: Ashley Wass.

  • Kelly Moran

    Don't Trust Mirrors

    Performer: Kelly Moran.

  • JJJJJerome Ellis

    Movement VII

    Performer: JJJJJerome Ellis.

  • Flor Peeters

    Sonatine, Op. 46: II. Aria (Adagio)

    Performer: Daniel Blumenthal.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Suite of 6 Short Pieces: No. 4. Slow air

    Performer: Mark Bebbington.

  • Rose Riebl

    Over Salt Sea (Reykjavik Sessions)

    Performer: Rose Riebl.

  • H. Leslie Adams

    Etude No. 10 in F Minor

    Performer: Thomas Otten.

  • Zuzanna Całka

    Arpeggio in D Minor

    Performer: Zuzanna Całka.

  • Edward Cross

    Shelter

    Performer: Edward Cross.

  • Tiago Sousa

    oh sweet solitude

    Performer: Tiago Sousa.

  • Howard Skempton

    Quavers

    Performer: Duncan Honeybourne.

  • La Louve

    Golden

    Performer: La Louve.

  • Eddie Jenkins

    Connect

    Performer: Eddie Jenkins.

  • Amin Alian

    2373 Alb

    Performer: Amin Alian.

  • Brian Hargrove

    Ep. 1: Sanguine Blossoms

    Performer: Brian Hargrove.

  • R. Nathaniel Dett

    Tropic Winter: VI. Noon Siesta

    Performer: Clipper Erickson.

  • Jürg Frey

    Extended Circular Music No. 3

    Performer: Petra Ackermann. Performer: Tamriko Kordzaia.

  • Arvo Pärt

    Lamentate: Solitudine - stato d'animo

    Performer: Ralph van Raat. Performer: JoAnn Falletta. Orchestra: Radio Kamer Filharmonie.

  • Ryuichi Sakamoto

    Perspective

    Performer: Ryuichi Sakamoto.

  • Gwenno Morgan

    i neB

    Performer: Gwenno Morgan.

  • Aiden Appleton

    Echoes

    Composer: Daniel Ward. Performer: Aiden Appleton. Performer: Daniel Ward.

  • Frédéric Chopin, Alexander Gadjiev, Consano Quartet & Jan Zahourek

    Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21: II. Larghetto [arr. for String Quintet]

Broadcasts

  • Sun 2 Feb 2025 12:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Wed 26 Feb 2025 12:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sat 26 Apr 2025 12:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Fri 4 Jul 2025 12:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Fri 12 Sep 2025 12:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Fri 21 Nov 2025 12:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Fri 27 Feb 2026 12:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Fri 4 Sep 2026 12:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind