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Let time stand still with 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 Joseph Boulogne Chevalier de Saint-Georges, Rebecca Clarke and Brandee Younger, plus some essential Wind Down Wisdom from science podcaster Caroline Steel.

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Music Played

  • Gerald Finzi

    Love's Labour's Lost Suite, Op. 28a: VII. Soliloquy No. 1, The King's Poem

    Conductor: Howard Griffiths. Orchestra: Royal Northern Sinfonia.
    • Naxos.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    English Suite No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 807: IV. Sarabande

    • Sony Classical.

  • Chad Lawson

    Fields of forever

    Conductor: James Southall.
    • Chad Lawson Decca US.

  • Lucy Walker

    O Nata Lux

    Choir: VOCES8.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges

    Violin Concerto in A Major, Op. 5 No. 2: II. Largo

    Conductor: Daniel Hege. Orchestra: Encore Chamber Orchestra.
    • Cedille.

  • Morten Lauridsen

    O Magnum Mysterium (Arr. for Violin and Chorus by Grant Gershon & Morten Laurids

    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach. Conductor: Grant Gershon. Ensemble: Los Angeles Master Chorale.
    • AVIE Records.

  • Rebecca Clarke

    I'll Bid My Heart Be Still

    Performer: Gerald Peregrine. Performer: Antony Ingham.
    • Naxos Music UK Ltd.

  • John Dowland

    Go, Crystal Tears

    • Sony Classical.

  • Margaret Bonds

    Bright Star (Arr. for String Quartet by Ellie Consta)

    • Her Ensemble.

  • Vivian Roost

    Un rêve blanc

    • Decca Records US.

  • Robert Schumann

    Abendlied, Op. 85, No. 12 (Arr. for String Orchestra by Johan Svendsen)

    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.

  • Carlos Guastavino

    Sonata for Clarinet and Piano: II. Andante

    • Chandos.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    String Trio in C minor, Op 9, No 3

    Performer: Johan Dalene. Performer: Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad. Performer: Andrei Ioniţă.

  • Ronald Binge

    Alto Saxophone Concerto: II. Andante espressivo

    Conductor: Ernest Tomlinson. Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra.
    • Marco-Polo.

  • Orlando Gibbons

    Drop, Drop Slow Tears

    Choir: Tenebrae. Performer: Christian Forshaw. Conductor: Nigel Short.
    • Signum Records.

  • Eunike Tanzil

    Luna

    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Am Tage aller Seelen, D. 343, 'Litanei auf das Fest aller Seelen'

    • Universal Music, a division of Universal International Music BV.

  • Sergei Bortkiewicz

    Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Op. 52 "From My Homeland": III. Adagio

    Conductor: Martyn Brabbins. Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
    • Hyperion.

  • Vince Gabriel

    Land of Dreams

    Performer: Vince Gabriel.

  • Eric Whitacre

    Lux Aurumque

    • Signum Records.

  • Mars Smith

    The Floating Lake

    • VOCES8 Records.

  • John Field

    Nocturne No. 9 in E Minor, H. 46

    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Brandee Younger

    Moonlight Reflections

    • Impulse!.

  • Kate Bush

    And Dream of Sheep (Arr. W. Newell for String Quartet)

    • Orchid Classics.

  • Takashi Yoshimatsu

    And Birds Are Still ..., Op. 72

    • Chandos.

  • Ola Gjeilo

    Winter Light (Version for Saxophone & Ensemble)

    Ensemble: Jess Gillam Ensemble.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • John W. Duarte

    Appalachian Dreams, Op. 121: II. Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair

    • Warner Classics.

  • Jon Hopkins

    Recovery

    • Domino Recording Co.

  • Bryce Dessner

    Song for Octave (Arr. Badzura for Solo Violin, Piano & Electronics)

    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Yiruma

    Embrace of Silence

    • SME Korea Inc..

  • Paul Simon

    The Sound Of Silence (Arr. Lawson, Trueman)

    • Mercury Classics.

  • Aliya Lark

    Vertigo

    • QZNJY2465930.

  • Max Richter

    Embers

    • UME - Global Clearing House.

  • Erich Wolfgang Korngold

    Much Ado About Nothing - Incidental Music - Concert Suite: Intermezzo

    Orchestra: London Festival Orchestra.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Federico Albanese

    The Prince and the Emperor

    • XXIM Records.

  • Kerensa Briggs

    Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God

    Choir: Pembroke College Girls' Choir. Conductor: Anna Lapwood.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Jóhann Jóhannsson

    A Pile of Dust

    Conductor: Anthony Weeden. Orchestra: Air Lyndhurst String Orchestra.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Daniel Kidane

    Continuance

    Performer: Sean Shibe.
    • PENTATONE.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Sonata in F major, K.332 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Mitsuko Uchida.
    • Philips.

  • Evgeny Grinko

    See You Tomorrow

    • Evgeny Grinko.

  • Samuel Barber

    Sure on This Shining Night, Op. 13 No. 3 (Arr. Parkin for Cello and Pian

    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

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