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A bewitching night time 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, 30 minutes

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Fri 6 Nov 2026 22:00
BBC Radio 3 Unwind

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Music Played

  • Trad.

    Ashokan Farewell

    Composer: Jay Ungar. Performer: Sarah Ayoub. Performer: Laura Ayoub. Music Arranger: The Ayoub Sisters.
    • The Ayoub Sisters.
    • Decca.
    • 12.

  • Love Is Yes

    bye-bye

    • Ghost and More Ghosts.
    • Kit Records.
    • 13.

  • Edward Elgar

    The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38: Part II: Softly and gently

    Singer: Alice Coote. Orchestra: Hallé. Conductor: Mark Elder.
    • Halle.

  • Kaija Saariaho

    Nuits, adieux (Version for 4 Voices & Electronics): VIII. Adieu III - IX. Adieu

    Choir: Helsinki Chamber Choir. Conductor: Nils Schweckendiek.
    • Reconnaissance.
    • BIS.
    • 8.

  • Charles Mingus

    Goodbye Pork Pie Hat

    • Mingus Ah Um.
    • Columbia.

  • Caroline Shaw

    The Parting Glass

    Composer: Caroline Shaw. Singer: Caroline Shaw. Singer: Caroline Shaw. Ensemble: Sō Percussion. Ensemble: Sō Percussion.
    • Rectangles and Circumstance.
    • Nonesuch.
    • 5.

  • Brian Eno

    An Ending (Ascent)

    • Apollo - Atmospheres & Soundtracks.
    • EG Records.
    • 5.

  • Frédéric Chopin

    Waltz No. 9 in A-Flat Major, Op. 69 No. 1 'The Farewell Waltz'

    Performer: David Fray.
    • Chopin - David Fray.
    • Erato.
    • 12.

  • Máire Ní Chathasaigh

    Carolan's Farewell to Music

    • The New Strung Harp.
    • Gael Linn.
    • 10.

  • Ethan Syann

    IV

    • Farewell To The Night.
    • Iikki.
    • 4.

  • Fishermen's Group

    Farewell & Adieu (We'll Rant & We'll Roar)

    • Sea Songs & Shanties - Traditional English Sea Songs & Shanties From The Last Da.
    • Saydisc.
    • 16.

  • Tobias Hume

    Love's Farewell

    Performer: Luciana Elizondo.
    • Alone.
    • Co’l patire.
    • 6.

  • Eberhard Weber

    Quiet Departures

    • Fluid Rustle.
    • ECM Records.
    • 1.

  • Peter Maxwell Davies

    Farewell to Stromness, Op. 89 No. 1

    Performer: Peter Maxwell Davies. Performer: Peter Maxwell Davies.
    • Suite From The Boyfriend / Suite From The Devils / Seven In Nomine / Yesnaby Gro.
    • Naxos.
    • 20.

  • Anna Clyne

    Within Her Arms

    Composer: Anna Clyne. Orchestra: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Orchestra: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop. Conductor: Marin Alsop.
    • Within Her Arms • Abstractions • Restless Oceans • Color Field.
    • Naxos.
    • 1.

  • Hubert Parry

    Songs of Farewell: There is an Old Belief

    Conductor: Nigel Short. Ensemble: Tenebrae.
    • Hubert Parry Songs of Farewell.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 8.

  • Ellen Arkbro & Johan Graden

    Love you, bye

    • I get along without you very well.
    • Thrill Jockey.
    • 7.

  • James Packer

    Sunday Eve

    • Sunday Eve.

Broadcasts

  • Mon 12 Oct 2026 22:00
    BBC Radio 3 & BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Fri 6 Nov 2026 22:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind