Music for the Turning Year

The Wheel of the Year has its own rhythm: the growing light of spring, the fullness of summer, the balance of autumn and the deep stillness of winter.

These four seasonal listening journeys bring together classical music from different times, places and traditions to accompany those moments of turning.

Each playlist is a musical meditation rather than a collection of favourites. Some pieces may feel immediately familiar; others may ask you to listen a little differently. Alongside each playlist you'll find short listening notes. These are invitations to notice a particular sound, texture, instrument, mood or moment, and perhaps to discover something unexpected in the music.

Listen with the season. Pause for a while. Let the music mark the turning.

Click on a season below.