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Music for the darkling hour

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

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Music Played

  • Frédéric Chopin

    Prelude in E minor Op.28 no.4

    Ensemble: Gerry Mulligan Sextet.
    • Verve.

  • Laurie Anderson

    Flying at night

    • NONESUCH.

  • Caroline Shaw

    And the Swallow

    Orchestra: United Strings of Europe. Conductor: Julian Azkoul.
    • BIS.

  • Edwin York Bowen

    Reverie

    Performer: Sir Stephen Hough.
    • HYPERION.

  • Belle Chen

    Aquatics

    • EITO MUSIC.

  • Tõnu Kõrvits

    To the Moonlight (no.3)

    Orchestra: Estonian Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Paavo Järvi.
    • ALPHA CLASSICS.

  • Brady Cohan

    Reverie

    • Bandcamp.

  • Laura Misch

    For(r)rest

    • ONE LITTLE INDEPENDENT.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Sinfonia Concertante in E flat major K.297b (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Ralf Gothóni.
    • AVIE.

  • Ai Yamamoto

    Autumn

    Performer: Ai Yamamoto.
    • Room 40.

  • Blood Orange

    I can go (feat. Mabe Fratti & Mustafa)

    • Domino.

  • Max Bruch

    Suite on Russian folk melodies Op.79b (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Manfred Honeck.
    • MARCO POLO.

  • Trad.

    Sabodisho (Healing Song)

    Choir: Rustavi Choir.
    • Elektra Nonesuch.

  • Frédéric Chopin

    'Raindrop' Prelude Op.28 no.15

    Ensemble: Onyx Brass.
    • MERIDIAN.

  • Tomat

    Blue reverie

    • State 51.

  • Giovanni Francesco Anerio

    Litaniae deiparae virginis

    Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Eamonn Dougan.
    • CORO.

  • Luke Howard

    Longplay

    • LUKKTONE.

  • Bryce Dessner

    Lullaby [Song for octave]

    Performer: Vanessa Wagner.
    • Infine Music.

  • The Wainwright Sisters

    All the pretty little horses

    • Inertia Music.

Broadcasts

  • Wed 1 Jul 2026 22:00
    BBC Radio 3 & BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Yesterday 22:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind