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A meditative moonlight soundtrack

Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between.

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1 hour, 29 minutes

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Sun 10 May 2026 22:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Brian Allen Simon

    Dream Temperature

    Performer: Anenon.
    • TONAL UNION.

  • Laurie Anderson & Kronos Quartet

    All the Extinct Animals

    • Landfall.
    • NONESUCH.
    • 19.

  • Arvo Pärt

    Berliner Messe: Sanctus

    Choir: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir. Ensemble: Concerto Copenhagen. Conductor: Tõnu Kaljuste.

  • Claire Dickson

    Waterfeel

    Performer: Claire Dickson.
    • Balance.
    • COLUMBIA/LEGACY.
    • 4.

  • Gabriel Fauré

    Clarinet Trio Op.120 mvt 2

    Performer: Paul Meyer. Performer: Eric Le Sage. Performer: François Salque.
    • ALPHA.

  • Einojuhani Rautavaara

    Cantus Arcticus Op.61 (Concerto for birds and orchestra) - Mvt 1: The Bog

    Orchestra: MDR Sinfonieorchester. Conductor: Max Pommer.
    • CATALYST.

  • Miguel Atwood‐Ferguson

    As The Planets And The Stars Collapse

    Performer: Shabaka Hutchings.
    • Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace.
    • IMPULSE.
    • 2.

  • Chris Watson

    Sumor

    • In St Cuthbert’s Time.
    • TOUCH.
    • 3.

  • Heinrich Von Biber

    Mystery Sonata No.6, Agony in the Garden

    Performer: Rachel Podger. Performer: Marcin Świątkiewicz. Performer: David Miller.
    • CHANNEL CLASSICS.

  • Richard James

    Kladfvgbung Mischk

    Ensemble: Aphex Twin.
    • Drukqs.
    • WARP.
    • 3.

  • Eleni Karaindrou

    On the Way to Exile

    Performer: Eleni Karaindrou.
    • Medea.
    • ECM.
    • 3.

  • Juri Seo

    Sonata for marimba and vibraphone: III. Water

    Ensemble: arx duo.
    • Origin Classical.

  • Claudio Monteverdi

    Lamento della ninfa - Amor, diceo (Madrigals of War and Love, Book VIII)

    Performer: Christina Pluhar. Ensemble: L’Arpeggiata.
    • Virgin Classics.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Karelia Suite: Ballad

    Orchestra: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Susanna Mälkki.
    • BIS.

  • Ellen Reid

    West Coast Sky Forever

    Ensemble: Kronos Quartet.
    • Big Majestic.
    • New Amsterdam Records.
    • 8.

  • Nico Muhly

    No Resting - II. BETH. Florens ploravit

    Choir: Tallis Scholars. Director: Peter Philips.
    • LINN.

  • Robin Holcomb

    Reno

    Composer: Peggy Lee.
    • Songlines Records.

  • Paul Schütze

    Rivers of Mercury

    Performer: Paul Schütze.
    • Apart.
    • Virgin.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Sun 10 May 2026 22:00
    BBC Radio 3