Let go of the day with a calm classical soundtrack
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 Imogen Holst, Germaine Tailleferre and Ennio Morricone. Plus, a chance to Press Pause with meditation teacher Maude Hirst and some essential Wind Down Wisdom from science podcaster Caroline Steel on how a board game could help bring calm to your evening routine.
To listen on most smart speakers just ask BBC Sounds to play Classical Wind Down.
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Joseph Canteloube
Chants d Auvergne, Series 1: IIIc. Obal di lou Limouzi
Performer: Adrien La Marca. Performer: Danae Dörken.- LA PRIMA VOLTA.
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Henry Purcell
Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts Zc.
Choir: The Gesualdo Six. Conductor: Owain Park.- HYPERION.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier, BWV 469
Performer: Eldbjørg Hemsing. Performer: Tim Allhoff. Music Arranger: Jan-Peter Klöpfel. Ensemble: Norwegian String Quartet.- Sony Classical/Sony Music.
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Jean‐Philippe Rameau
Suite in E Minor: V. Les rappel des Oiseaux
Performer: Sarah O’Brien.- audite Musikproduktion.
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Edward Elgar
Salut d'amour, Op 12
Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Keith Lockhart.![]()
Dmitry Evgrafov
Serein
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Felix Mendelssohn
Piano Concerto No 2 in D Minor, Op 40 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Lars Vogt. Orchestra: Orchestre de chambre de Paris.- Ondine.
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Sally Greenaway
Stay Awhile
Choir: Luminescence Chamber Singers. Conductor: Daniel Brinsmead.- Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC).
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Johann Walter
Christ lag in Todesbanden
Ensemble: Harmonia Ensemble.- Prodejhudbu.cz.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Prelude No 5 in G major, Op 32
Performer: Conrad Tao.- Warner Classics.
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Donna McKevitt
Quiet Thoughts (The Mountain Within Me OST)
- Instant Karma Classics.
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Carlos Simon
Memory of Summer
Performer: Carlos Simon.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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George Walker
Lyric for Strings
Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Alpesh Chauhan.![]()
Alexandra Stréliski
Plus tôt
Performer: Alexandra Stréliski.- Secret City.
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Frédéric Chopin
Prélude No 15 in D flat major 'Raindrop', Op 28
Performer: Mao Fujita.- Sony Classical.
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Mark Butler
Dona nobis pacem
Composer: Trad.. Ensemble: London Voices. Conductor: Mark Butler.- Oxford University Press Music.
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Sulkhan Tsintsadze
Folk Themes for Cello and Piano: No 4, Nana
Ensemble: Duo Cassadó.- WM Spain.
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Blurstem
Ocelli
- Western Vinyl.
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Jean Sibelius
Lemminkainen Suite, Op 22 (The Swan of Tuonela)
Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Thomas Søndergård.![]()
Leonard Bernstein
5 Anniversaries: No 5, For Susanna Kyle
Performer: Warren Lee.- Naxos.
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Jia Pengfang
Dusk
- Chapter One Co. Ltd. D.B.A. Pacific Moon Records.
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Annabel Rooney
Keep me as the apple of the eye
Choir: The Choir of Christ's College, Cambridge. Conductor: David Rowland.- REGENT.
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Betty Jackson King
Four Seasonal Sketches: Spring Intermezzo
Performer: Beatrice Nicholas.- Beatrice Nicholas.
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Frank Bridge
Spring Song (4 Short Pieces, No 2)
Performer: Anastasia Kobekina. Performer: Luka Okros.![]()
Ennio Morricone
The Mission: The Falls
Performer: Yo‐Yo Ma. Orchestra: Roma Sinfonietta. Conductor: Ennio Morricone.- Masterworks.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Cello Suite No 1 in G major, BWV 1007 arr for guitar (Prelude)
Performer: Ángel Romero.- Telarc.
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Erland Cooper
Haar
- Believe International.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sonata in C major, K 330 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Eric Lu.![]()
Elaine Hagenberg
The Music of Stillness
Choir: The Oxford Choir.- Oxford University Press Music.
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Henry Purcell
Two in one upon a Ground
Ensemble: Charivari Agréable.- Signum Records.
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James Pratley Watson
surfacing (rework)
Performer: Mississippi Sarah.- Lime Blue Music Limited.
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Helen Leach
The Black Rood of Scotland
Performer: Richard Simpson. Ensemble: Victoria String Quartet.- Divine Art Limited.
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Rentaro Taki
Kojo no tsuki (Moon at a desolate castle)
Performer: Marc Grauwels.- Naxos Special Projects.
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Johannes Brahms
Intermezzo in A major (6 Pieces Op.118)
Performer: Eric Lu.![]()
Belle Chen
My Deers
- Platoon.
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Malcolm Arnold
Siciliano
Ensemble: The Trade Winds. Conductor: Daniel Schmidt.- Bleecker Street Records.
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Imogen Holst
Shed no tear (Welcome joy and welcome sorrow)
Choir: Choir of Clare College, Cambridge. Performer: Tanya Houghton. Conductor: Graham Ross.- HARMONIA MUNDI.
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Omfeel
Awaking
- House of Youth.
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Agustín Barrios Mangoré
La catedral: I. Preludio (Saudade)
Performer: Sean Shibe.- Pentatone.
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Tom Kinsella
Move Slow and Fix Things
Performer: Tom Kinsella.![]()
Emily Lim
The Sun, Unafraid to Shine
Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Parkinson.![]()
Orlando Gibbons
This is the Record of John
Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas Collon.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Will Samson
Loshult
- Dauw.
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Germaine Tailleferre
Berceuse
Performer: Sara Chenal. Performer: Jean-Pierre Ferey.- Skarbo.
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Gabriel Jackson
O sacrum convivium
Choir: Choir of Royal Holloway. Conductor: Rupert Gough.- Signum Classics.
Broadcasts
- Tue 7 Jan 202518:00BBC Radio 3 Unwind
- Sat 18 Jan 202518:00BBC Radio 3 Unwind
- Fri 7 Feb 202518:00BBC Radio 3 Unwind
- Sat 5 Apr 202518:00BBC Radio 3 Unwind
- Fri 27 Jun 202518:00BBC Radio 3 Unwind
- New Year's Day 202617:00BBC Radio 3 Unwind
