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Melodies to unlock creativity

A crafted sequence of melodic piano tracks to help you focus. With new tracks by Polly Carter and Arvid Rune as well as classical compositions by Johannes Brahms and William Byrd.

Tune out the chatter and hone your focus with this flowing soundtrack of melodic piano music. The selection features iconic British composers including Ralph Vaughan Williams and Lennox Berkeley alongside contemporary pieces from Rosey Chan with 鈥楢 song for Nina (Simone)鈥� and Polly Carter's new release, Light Shines On The Fountain.

Produced by Jamie Green
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Music Played

  • Agathe Backer-Gr酶ndahl

    Rosernes Sang

    Performer: Sandra Mogensen.
    • En Pleine Lumi猫re.

  • Julie Cooper

    Aurea Hora

    Performer: Julie Cooper.
    • Julie Cooper: Continuum.

  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Waltz in F-Sharp Minor, Op. Posth., Valse melancolique

    Performer: Simon Crawford鈥怭hillips.
    • Chopin: Piano Trio - Variations for Flute.

  • Rosey Chan

    A song for Nina (Simone)

    Performer: Rosey Chan.
    • Influence.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    The Seasons, Op. 37a: No. 10, October (Autumn Song)

    Performer: Simon B眉rki.
    • Reminiscence.

  • Rachel Grimes

    The Corner Room

    Performer: Rachel Grimes.
    • Book of Leaves.

  • Joe Hisaishi

    Ashitaka And San (from Princess Mononoke) - Piano Version

    Performer: Tamara Anna Cislowska.
    • One Summer's Day: Studio Ghibli Favourites for Solo Piano by Joe Hisaishi.

  • Ben Crosland

    The Hourglass

    Performer: Ben Crosland.
    • The Turn.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Suite for Piano 4-Hands: II. Minuet (Second Version)

    Performer: Lynn Arnold. Performer: Charles Matthews.
    • Walton & Vaughan Williams: Piano Works.

  • Marie Awadis

    脡tude No. 6: La For锚t Oubli茅e

    Performer: Marie Awadis.
    • 脡tudes M茅lodiques.

  • Mel Bonis

    Carillon mystique, Op. 31

    Performer: Myriam Barbaux-Cohen.
    • M茅moires d'une femme.

  • Jeanne Leleu

    En Italie: IV. Les Compagnons de saint Fran莽ois. Lentement, et avec infiniment

    Performer: C茅lia Oneto Bensaid.
    • Jeanne Leleu, une cons茅cration 茅clatante, Vol. 1: Musique de chambre et m茅lodies.

  • Delialah El-Atwi

    Memory Lane

    Performer: Delialah El-Atwi.
    • Song on the Beach/Photograph.

  • William Byrd

    The Bells (Fitzwilliam 69; MB 27/38)

    Performer: Kit Armstrong.
    • William Byrd & John Bull: The Visionaries of Piano Music.

  • Erik Satie

    Je Te Veux : Je Te Veux

    Performer: Axel Gillison.
    • Satie Slow Motions.

  • Simon Jeffes

    Red Shorts

    Performer: Penguin Cafe Orchestra.
    • Union Cafe.

  • Takuro Kikuchi

    Improvisation in G major No.2

    Performer: Takuro Kikuchi.
    • Pianoforte.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Sechs Klavierst眉cke, Op. 118: II. Intermezzo in A Major

    Performer: Arcadi Volodos.
    • Volodos Plays Brahms.

  • Kjetil Jerve

    UKABU 娴�

    Performer: Kjetil Jerve.
    • INOCHI 鍛�.

  • Aidan Shepherd

    Max

    Performer: Aidan Shepherd.
    • London on Key.

  • Barry Hudson鈥怲aylor

    Beyond

    Performer: Barry Hudson鈥怲aylor.
    • Beyond.

  • Alanna Crouch

    A Hazy Memory

    Performer: Alanna Crouch.
    • the painting.

  • Lennox Berkeley

    Piano Sonata in A Major, Op. 20: III. Adagio

    Performer: Raphael Terroni.
    • Berkeley: Music for Solo Piano & Piano Duet.

  • Alexander Scriabin

    12 Etudes, Op.8, No. 8 in A-flat major

    Performer: Alexander Gadjiev.
    • 12 Etudes, Op.8, No. 8 in A-flat major.

  • Polly Carter

    Light Shines On The Fountain

    Performer: Polly Carter.
    • Light Shines On The Fountain.

  • Arvid Rune

    karlavagnen

    Performer: Arvid Rune.
    • karlavagnen.

  • William R. Featherston

    My Jesus I Love Thee

    Performer: Joseph Nimoh.
    • Quiet Time in His Presence.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Rinaldo, HWV 7: Lascia ch'io pianga (Arr. for Piano)

    Performer: Martin Stadtfeld.
    • Handel Variations.

Broadcast

  • Tue 18 Mar 2025 12:00
    成人快手 Radio 3 Unwind