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Calm your senses with soothing music

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 Stephan Moccio, Maya Youssef and Ravel. Plus, a chance to Press Pause with meditation teacher Maude Hirst, and some essential Wind Down Wisdom from science podcaster Caroline Steel on how keeping a journal can help reduce stress.

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Mon 8 Dec 202517:00
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Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Sarabande from Partita No 1, BWV 825 (arr. for guitar)

    Performer: Raphaël Feuillâtre.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Annelie

    Tomorrow

    Performer: Esther Abrami. Performer: Annelie.
    • Sony.

  • Martin Bloch

    Suite in D IV (Dreamland)

    Performer: Martin Bloch.
    • MB4 Records.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Water Music Suite in D major HWV.349 (Alla hornpipe)

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale. Conductor: Nicholas McGegan.
    • Archiv.

  • Nils Frahm

    Because This Must Be

    Performer: Nils Frahm.
    • Erased Tapes.

  • Josquin des Prez

    Agnus Dei from Missa Pange lingua

    Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Violin concerto No 3 in G major, K 216 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Renaud Capuçon. Orchestra: Lausanne Chamber Orchestra.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Daigo Hanada & Hiroco M

    Muku

    • Moderna Records.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Romance (The Gadfly)

    Performer: Nicola Benedetti. Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kirill Karabits.
    • Decca.

  • Pamela Harrison

    Shepherd's Siesta (Six Eclogues of Portugal, No 5)

    Performer: Hiroaki Takenouchi.

  • James MacMillan

    Scots Song (arr. James Pearson & Harry Christophers)

    Performer: Lizzie Ball. Performer: James Pearson. Conductor: Harry Christophers. Ensemble: The Sixteen.
    • CORO.

  • Stephan Moccio

    Fracture

    Performer: Alis Huws.
    • Decca.

  • Ottorino Respighi

    The Pines of the Janiculum (Pines of Rome)

    Orchestra: Philharmonie der Nationen. Conductor: Justus Frantz.

  • Rebecca Clarke

    I'll bid my heart be still

    Performer: Raphael Wallfisch. Performer: John York.
    • LYRITA.

  • Dustin O’Halloran

    An Ending, a Beginning

    Performer: Dustin O’Halloran.
    • Rident Royalties, Inc..

  • James Heather

    Meant To Be

    Performer: James Heather.
    • Ahead Of Our Time.

  • Henry Purcell

    Fantazia No 10 in E minor, Z 741

    Ensemble: Fretwork.
    • Harmonia Mundi.

  • ABBOTT

    Familiar

    Ensemble: Canea Quartett.
    • XXIM Records.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Piano Concerto in G major (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Jean‐Efflam Bavouzet. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Yan Pascal Tortelier.
    • Chandos.

  • Rebecca Dale

    Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

    Choir: Tenebrae. Conductor: Nigel Short.
    • Signum Records.

  • Alexis Ffrench

    Together Without You

    Performer: Alexis Ffrench.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Ghislaine Reece‐Trapp

    Gratitude

    Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Sarah Latto.

  • Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson

    Generations: Sinfonietta No 2 (2nd mvt: Alla sarabande)

    Orchestra: Chicago Sinfonietta. Conductor: Paul Freeman.
    • Cedille Records.

  • Max Richter

    The Departure

    Performer: Max Richter.
    • WaterTower Music.

  • Florence Price

    Symphony No 3 in C minor (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Valentina Peleggi.

  • Mississippi Sarah

    Whispers in the Wind

    Performer: Mississippi Sarah.
    • Aemeralds GmbH.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    String Trio in G major Op.9`1 (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: Trio Arnold.
    • Mirare.

  • Paul Reade

    Prelude (The Victorian Kitchen Garden)

    Performer: Emma Johnson. Performer: Skaila Kanga.
    • ASV.

  • Clariloops

    Hiding - Clariloops rework

    • piano and coffee records.

  • Yiruma

    Room With A View

    Performer: Yiruma.
    • Universal Music Ltd..

  • Monica Robin

    At The Garden Gate

    Performer: Monica Robin.

  • Maya Youssef

    Lullaby A Promise of a Rainbow

    Performer: Maya Youssef. Ensemble: Orchestra of Opera North.
    • Seven Gates.

  • Darker in Vine

    Deux pensees

    • Barnstorm Devoir.

  • John Dowland

    The Frogg galliard

    Performer: Thomas Dunford.
    • Alpha Classics.

  • Luke Howard

    A Collective Destiny

    Performer: Luke Howard.
    • Mercury Classics.

  • Matilda Brown

    Moving Through Emotions

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Gabriella Teychenné.

  • Mason Bates

    Die Lorelei (Sirens, No 2)

    Choir: Chanticleer.
    • Platoon.

  • RIOPY

    Flow State 22

    Performer: RIOPY.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Laura Masotto

    Movement 1 Intimations

    Composer: Ryan Teague. Performer: Laura Masotto. Performer: Ryan Teague.
    • King Tree.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Romanze in F major, Op 118 No 5

    Performer: Eric Lu.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 1 Dec 202418:00
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  • Fri 28 Mar 202518:00
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  • Tue 17 Jun 202518:00
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  • Tue 9 Sep 202517:00
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  • Mon 8 Dec 202517:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind