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Restore calm with relaxing classical 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 Jasdeep Singh Degun, Daniela Mars and John Williams. Plus, a chance to Press Pause with meditation teacher Rod Stryker, and some essential Wind Down Wisdom from science podcaster Caroline Steel.

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Wed 10 Dec 202517:00
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Music Played

  • Edward Elgar

    Mina

    Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vasily Petrenko.
    • Onyx.

  • Erik Satie

    Je te veux

    Performer: Kathryn Stott.
    • Chandos.

  • Alexis Martin

    Pollen

    Composer: Robin‐Joël Cool. Composer: Viviane Audet. Performer: Viviane Audet. Performer: Robin‐Joël Cool. Performer: Alexis Martin.
    • Angelica Bye Bye.

  • Olivia Belli

    Sibyl

    Performer: Olivia Belli. Performer: Louisa Fuller. Performer: John Metcalfe. Performer: Chris Worsey.
    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.

  • Gustav Holst

    Air from Brook Green Suite

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

  • André Caplet

    Adagio for violin & organ

    Performer: Chouchane Siranossian. Performer: François Saint-Yves.
    • Alpha Classics.

  • John Williams

    Theme from Schindler's List

    • Warner Classics.

  • Robert Schumann

    Symphony No 2 in C major, Op 61 (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda.

  • Tom Ashbrook

    Solitude I

    Performer: Tom Ashbrook.
    • Solitude I.
    • The Other Songs.
    • 1.

  • Leo Brouwer

    Cancion de cuna (Berceuse)

    Performer: Miloš Karadaglić.
    • Mercury Classics.

  • Grace Williams

    Sailing Song (Sea Sketches, No 2)

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Andrews.
    • Resonus Classics.

  • Andert Tysma

    Waltz for Anubis

    Performer: Andert Tysma.
    • Apollo Records.

  • Ronald Binge

    The Watermill

    Performer: Michael Stowe. Ensemble: London Chamber Ensemble. Conductor: Peter Fisher.
    • SOMM Recordings.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Trio in E flat major, Op 1 No 1 (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: Mithras Trio.

  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Memories of a Promenade II

    Composer: Vivan Bhatti. Composer: Ketan Bhatti. Performer: Olga Scheps.
    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.

  • Johan Svendsen

    Romance in G major, Op 26

    Performer: Ragnhild Hemsing. Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Eivind Aadland.
    • Berlin Classics.

  • Koshun Nakao

    We still share the same sky

    Performer: Koshun Nakao.
    • Bigo & Twigetti.

  • Joe Hisaishi

    One Summer's Day (Spirited Away)

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Joe Hisaishi.
    • Universal Music LLC.

  • John Dunstable

    Veni Sancte Spiritus / Veni creator Spiritus

    Choir: The Gesualdo Six. Conductor: Owain Park.
    • Hyperion.

  • Akio Yashiro

    Prelude No 3 in G major

    Performer: Mao Fujita.
    • Sony Classical.

  • William Grant Still

    Symphony no.1 'Afro-American' (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Chicago Sinfonietta. Conductor: Paul Freeman.
    • CEDILLE.

  • Sam Rapley

    Ease

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Ben Palmer.

  • Jasdeep Singh Degun

    Lament

    • Real World Records.

  • Abdullah Ibrahim

    Blue Bolero

    Performer: Abdullah Ibrahim.
    • Gearbox Records Ltd.

  • Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni

    Adagio in G minor

    Ensemble: Consort of London. Director: Robert Clark.
    • COLLINS CLASSICS.

  • Pêtr Aleksänder

    In the Soft Light

    • Moderna Records.

  • Ludovico Einaudi

    Pathos

    Performer: Ludovico Einaudi.
    • Decca (UMO) (Classics).

  • Holly Jones

    Behind the Stairs

    Performer: Holly Jones.
    • Aemeralds GmbH.

  • Sondag Sondag

    Fredag

    • Sony Classical.

  • Peter Broderick

    Eyes Closed And Traveling

    Performer: Peter Broderick.
    • 1631 Recordings.

  • Pamela Harrison

    Septet (2nd mvt - Tranquillo)

    Ensemble: Royal Welsh Chamber Players.
    • Resonus Classics.

  • Peter Philips

    Salve Regina

    Performer: Matthew Martin. Choir: Choir of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge. Ensemble: In Echo.
    • Linn Records.

  • Luke Faulkner

    The Wanderer

    Performer: Luke Faulkner.
    • Aemeralds GmbH.

  • Valborg Aulin

    Berceuse (3 Fantasy pieces, Op 30, No 1)

    Performer: Théo Fouchenneret.
    • La Boîte à Pépites.

  • Daniela Mars

    Cliffs I - Lost at Sea

    Performer: Daniela Mars.
    • VOCES8 Records.

  • Andrea Falconieri

    La suave melodia

    Performer: Daniel Hope. Performer: Jonathan Cohen. Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Emily Lim

    The Sun, Unafraid to Shine

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Parkinson.

  • Roderick Elms

    Cantilena for Guitar and Orchestra

    Performer: Carlos Bonell. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth.
    • Signum Records.

  • Rob Burger

    Night Feet

    Performer: Rob Burger.
    • Western Vinyl.

  • Tom Adams

    Afterglow 1

    Performer: Tom Adams.
    • Moderna Records.

  • Léo Delibes

    Nocturne from Coppelia

Broadcasts

  • Tue 3 Dec 202418:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sat 14 Dec 202418:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Fri 10 Jan 202518:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sat 29 Mar 202518:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Thu 19 Jun 202518:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Wed 10 Dec 202517:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind