Release the day with serene classical sounds
Niall Breslin brings you calming classical music to help you release the stresses of the day, recharge and prepare to rest.
Three hours of calming classical music to help you release the stresses of the day, recharge and prepare to rest - presented by Irish musician and mindfulness expert Niall Breslin.
This episode features a rich blend of music from the likes of Ennio Morricone, Rebecca Clarke and Robert Schumann – plus a chance to Press Pause with meditation teacher Maude Hirst.
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Franz Liszt
Au lac de Wallenstadt (Années de pèlerinage, 1ère année, Suisse S160)
Performer: Till Fellner.- ECM New Series.
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Matthew Martin
Iustorum Animae
Choir: Chapel Choir of Pembroke College, Cambridge. Choir: Pembroke College Girls' Choir. Conductor: Anna Lapwood.- Signum Records.
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Johannes Hieronymus Kapsberger
Libro primo d'intavolatura di chitarone: Toccata arpeggiata
Performer: Jonas Nordberg.- BIS.
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Olivia Belli
Sapias
Performer: Mari Samuelsen. Performer: Julien Quentin. Ensemble: Scoring Berlin. Conductor: Jonathan Stockhammer.- Universal Music Operations Ltd.
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Peter Warlock
Capriol Suite (Pieds en l'air; Mattachins)
Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Keith Lockhart.![]()
Takashi Yoshimatsu
Distant Dream Romance
Performer: Pascal Rogé.- Triton.
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Roman Hoffstetter
String Quartet in F major (2nd mvt, Serenade)
Ensemble: Modigliani Quartet.- Mirare.
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Trad.
My Lord, What a Mornin'
Music Arranger: Harry Burleigh. Choir: Chattanooga Choral Arts Society. Conductor: Robert Bode.- Gothic.
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Thomas Adès
Arcadiana (O Albion)
Ensemble: Danish String Quartet.- ECM New Series.
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Rebecca Clarke
Morpheus
Performer: Philip Dukes. Performer: Sophia Rahman.- Naxos.
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Ennio Morricone
Main Theme/Love Theme (Arr for Guitar)
Composer: Andrea Morricone. Performer: Plínio Fernandes.- Decca Records US.
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Miriam Sternlicht
Peaceful Days
Performer: Miriam Sternlicht.![]()
Michael Praetorius
Terpsichore: Ballet
Ensemble: Ensemble Bourrasque. Ensemble: Westra Aros Pijpare. Conductor: Bertil Färnlöf.- Naxos Music UK Ltd.
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Jean Sibelius
Kuolema (Scene with Cranes)
Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.![]()
Alexander Scriabin
Prelude No 11 in B major (24 Preludes, Op 11)
Performer: Jeneba Kanneh‐Mason.- Sony Classical.
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Carlos Simon
Be Still and Know
- Navona.
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Paul Mealor
Ae fond kiss
Composer: Trad.. Lyricist: Robert Burns. Choir: Elora Festival Singers. Conductor: Noel Edison.- Naxos.
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Peter Gregson
1.1 Prelude
Performer: Peter Gregson. Performer: Richard Harwood. Performer: Reinoud Ford. Performer: Tim Lowe. Performer: Ben Chappell. Performer: Katherine Jenkinson.- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Helen Jane Long
Frog
- Audio Network.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Quartet in G minor, K478 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Johan Dalene. Performer: Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad. Performer: Andrei Ioniţă. Performer: Eric Lu.![]()
River Camille & The Wong Janice
Elevate - Reworked
- Little Symphony Records.
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Elizabeth Poston
The Water of Tyne
Choir: The Blossom Street Singers. Conductor: Hilary Campbell.- Naxos.
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Brendan Eder Ensemble
#3 (Rhubarb)
- Brendan Eder Ensemble.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Andante in F, 'Andante favori' WoO57
Performer: Alexander Gadjiev.![]()
Paul Simon
The Sound Of Silence
Music Arranger: Geoff Lawson. Music Arranger: Chris Trueman. Performer: Miloš Karadaglić. Ensemble: 12 Ensemble.- Decca.
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Laura Masotto
Far Away
- Primrose Music.
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Julie Cooper
Angel in Dark Green
Ensemble: Oculus Ensemble. Conductor: Jessica Cottis.- Signum Classics.
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Robert Schumann
Phantasiestücke Op.88; 3. Duett
Performer: Martin Owen. Performer: Francesca Dego. Performer: Alessandro Taverna.- CHANDOS.
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Trad.
Peace in the World (Images of Peace)
Composer: Alan Bullard. Performer: Griselda Sherlaw-Johnson. Choir: Commotio.- Oxford University Press Music.
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Tangerine Dream
Sequent C'
- UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
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Bright Sheng
Never Far Away: 1. Moonlight Shadows
Performer: Yolanda Kondonassis. Orchestra: San Diego Symphony. Conductor: Jahja Ling.- Telarc.
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Frédéric Chopin
Berceuse, Op 57
Performer: Barron Ryan.- Charles Patrick Records.
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Richard Carr, Caleb Burhans & Clarice Jensen
Overnight Crossing
- Bluebridge.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Lady and the Dragon (6 Studies in English Folksong)
Performer: Gerald Peregrine. Performer: Antony Ingham.- Naxos.
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Peteris Vasks
The Fruits Of Silence
Performer: Huw Watkins. Choir: VOCES8.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Frerick Den Haan
Mrs. Potter's Garden
- The Hen House Music.
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Sadko: Song of India
Performer: János Bálint. Performer: Nóra Mercz.- Naxos.
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A Winged Victory for the Sullen
The Slow Descent Has Begun
- Ninja Tune.
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Dominum Nominum
Millenia
Performer: Dominum Nominum.- Spirit of Hule.
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Alexis Ffrench
Together At Last
- Sony Classical.
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Josef Rheinberger
Abendlied
Choir: Sonoro. Conductor: Neil Ferris.- Resonus Classics.
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Steve Luck
Coasting
Performer: Steve Luck.![]()
Béla Bartók
Heavenly Romanticism
Orchestra: Janáčkova filharmonie Ostrava. Conductor: Theodore Kuchar.- Brilliant Classics.
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Leonard Bernstein
One Hand, One Heart (West Side Story)
Ensemble: Les Phil'Art'Cellistes.- Saphir.
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