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Be guided to sleep by the gondoliers of Venice

Be steered to sleep by the gondoliers of Venice, with lapping water and gentle hubbub blended with restful classical music.

Be steered to sleep by the gondoliers of Venice, with lapping water and gentle hubbub blended with restful classical music.

Sleep Tracks on BBC Radio 3 Unwind combines soothing classical music and gentle nature sounds to help you relax into sleep. Search 'Sleep Tracks' on BBC Sounds to enjoy more episodes.

Produced by Joy Nkoyo and Alice Boyd.
A Peanut & Crumb production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind.

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Music Played

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Venetian Gondola Song

    • Solo Piano Music.
    • Best 4 Classical.

  • Jacques Offenbach

    Belle Nuit Barcarolle

    Performer: Andy Vinter.
    • Boost Music.

  • Roland Chadwick

    Lazy River

    • Boost Music.

  • Claude Debussy

    Petite Suite - En bateau

    • Koka Classic.

  • Gabriel Fauré

    Dolly Suite - Berceuse (Op. 56) - Piano Four Hands

    • Koka Classic.

  • Pyotr Tchaikovsky

    June, Barcarolle

    • Back To Nature.
    • Best 4 Classical.

  • Frédéric Chopin

    Barcarolle In F-Sharp Major, Op. 60

    • Chopin Masterpieces Vol.1.
    • Mediaphon.

  • Andrew Joy

    Sail Away

    • Boost Music.

  • David Hewson

    Desmond and Donald go Boating

    • Boost Music.

  • Peter Milray

    Downstream

    • DE WOLFE.

  • Lindsay Debra Wright

    Glimmers Of The Ocean

    Performer: Lindsay Debra Wright.
    • Inner Peace.
    • At The Studios - Moods.

  • Kazimir Boyle

    Tidal Drift

    Performer: Kazimir Boyle.
    • Nature Sounds for Relaxation.
    • Microcosmic.

  • Frédéric Chopin

    12 Etudes, Op.25: No.1 In A-Flat

    Performer: Jan Lisiecki.
    • 12 Etudes, Op.25.
    • The Classical Label.

  • Mike Beever

    Reverance

    Performer: Mike Beever.
    • A Song A Day II.
    • Neogarde.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    12 Variations On "See the conquering hero comes":VariationXI

    • 12 Variations On "See the conquering hero comes".
    • The Classical Label.

  • George King

    Threnody for Satie

    • The Nerve.

  • Craig Richards

    Crossing The Bridge

    • 411 Music Group.

  • Pyotr Tchaikovsky

    Six Pieces For Piano, Op. 51: VI. Valse Sentimental In F Minor

    • Mediaphon.

  • Claude Debussy

    Children's Corner, L. 113: II. Jimbo's Lullaby

    Performer: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli.
    • Debussy: Mixed Collection.
    • The Classical Label.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Suite From The Water Music Larghetto

    Performer: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Prelude no.12 in F minor BWV857

    • Koka Classic.

  • Robert Schumann

    Romance Op.94 No2

    • Romantic Chamber Music / Romantic Solo Piano.
    • Koka Classic.

  • Kazimir Boyle

    Between Raindrops

    Performer: Kazimir Boyle.
    • Nature Sounds for Relaxation.
    • Microcosmic.

  • Robert Schumann

    Arabeske in C Op18 2 Minore 1 DG

    • Piano Works.
    • The Classical Label.

  • Robert Schumann

    Faschingsschwank aus Wien Op26 2 Romanze DG

    • Piano Works.
    • The Classical Label.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Intermezzi, Op.117: 2. in B-Flat Minor

    Performer: Stephen Kovacevich.
    • The Classical Label.

  • Peter Mills

    Bach In Time

    • Finding Calm.
    • The Nerve.

  • Franz Liszt

    6 Consolations S172, No 2 in E major

    • Liszt: Piano Works.
    • The Classical Label.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Lyric Pieces Op57 6 Heimweh

    • Grieg: Lyric Pieces.
    • The Classical Label.

  • Alphonse Hasselmans

    La Source

    • Classical Tears 2.
    • BPM.

  • Franz Liszt

    ANNÉES DE PÈLERINAGE: PREMIERE ANNÉE: II. AU LAC DE WALLENSTADT

    • Mediaphon.

  • George King

    Sketches

    • The Nerve.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    10 Preludes, Op 23, No 4 in D major, Andante Cantabile

    Performer: Yuri Rozum.
    • Solo Piano Masterpieces.
    • Mediaphon.

  • Franz Liszt

    Transcriptions From "12 Lieder": Ave Maria, Op. 52 No. 4

    Performer: Yuri Rozum.
    • Best of Classical Music.
    • Mediaphon.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Water Music Suite No.1 in F Major, HWV 348 Adagio e staccato

    Performer: Concertgebouw Kamerorkest.
    • The Classical Label.

  • Patrick Hawes

    Pool of Light

    • Piano Moods.

  • Robert H. P. White

    Fluency of Light

    Composer: Alexander S. Gray.
    • Atmosphera.

  • Alexander Scriabin

    Piano Sonata No. 3 In F-Sharp Minor ("Etats D'âme"), Op. 23: III. Andante

    Performer: Josef Bulva.
    • Mixed Piano Works.
    • Mediaphon.

  • Franz Liszt

    Annees De Pelerinage Venezia E Napoli 1 Gondoliera

    • Annees De Pelerinage 2eme Annee.
    • The Classical Label.

  • Claude Debussy

    Images - Book 2, L. 111: 2

    Performer: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli.
    • Debussy: Images Collection.
    • The Classical Label.

  • Frédéric Chopin

    Berceuse Op. 57

    • Cavendish.

  • Julie Cooper

    Turning Circles

    • Whispering Tales.
    • Audio Network.

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