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Switch off with calming 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 Mozart, Avawaves and Philip Glass. Plus, a chance to Press Pause with meditation teacher Izzy Judd, and some essential Wind Down Wisdom from science podcaster Caroline Steel on how looking after houseplants can instantly make you feel calmer.

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Thu 16 Oct 202517:00
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Music Played

  • Carl Maria von Weber

    Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 73: II. Adagio ma non troppo

    Performer: Arthur Stockel. Orchestra: Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Leo McFall.
    • Aparté.

  • Rachel Portman

    Leaves and Trees

    Conductor: Erina Yashima.
    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.

  • Wang Luobin

    A La Mu Han

    Music Arranger: Gerald Garcia. Performer: Xuefei Yang.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Samuel Akpabot

    3 Nigerian Dances: Andante cantabile

    Orchestra: National Symphony Orchestra of the South African Broadcasting Corporation. Conductor: Richard Cock.
    • Marco-Polo.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Concerto No. 18 in B-Flat Major, K. 456: II. Andante un poco sostenuto

    Conductor: Leif Ove Andsnes. Orchestra: Norwegian Chamber Orchestra.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Benjamin Britten

    Soirees Musicales

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth.

  • Kelly Lee Owens

    Find Our Way (Arr. Clements)

    Composer: Sebastian Plano. Choir: VOCES8.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Georges Delerue

    La passante du Sans-Souci

    • Warner Music UK Limited.

  • Fanny Mendelssohn

    Fanny Mendelssohn: Notturno in G Minor, H-U 337

    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Cantata, BWV 159: Es ist vollbracht (Arr. Ólafsson for Piano)

    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No. 13 in D Major, Hob. 1/13: II. Adagio cantabile

    Conductor: Ádám Fischer.
    • Nimbus Records.

  • Matteo Myderwyk

    Remembrance

    • Warner Classics.

  • Anton Bruckner

    Ave Maria

    Choir: BBC National Chorus of Wales. Conductor: Adrian Partington.

  • Phamie Gow

    Rackwick Bay

    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Christian Sinding

    Suite for Violin & Orchestra in A Minor, Op.10 'im alten Stil' (2008 Remastered

    Conductor: André Previn. Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    An die ferne Geliebte, Op. 98 (Arr. Liszt for Solo Piano as S. 469):

    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Nainita Desai

    Stephen's Mum

    • Lakeshore Records.

  • Kodály Zoltán

    Symphony in C Major: II. Andante moderato

    Conductor: Yan Pascal Tortelier. Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Chandos.

  • Karl Jenkins

    Songs of Mercy and Redemption: 8. Hymnus: Locus iste

    Lyricist: Trad.. Music Arranger: Karl Jenkins. Conductor: Stephen Layton. Choir: Polyphony.
    • Decca (UMO) (Classics).

  • Philip Glass

    Concerto for Violin and Orchestra: II. = Ca. 108

    Conductor: Kristjan Järvi.
    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerto in D Major, RV 93: 2. Largo (Arr. Siegfried Behrend)

    Composer: Siegfried Behrend. Conductor: Benjamin Northey. Orchestra: Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra.
    • Baroque Guitar Concertos.
    • ABC Classic.
    • 8.

  • Sofiane Pamart

    Alaska

    • Urban.

  • Anna Phoebe

    Forest Whispers

    Composer: Aisling Brouwer.
    • One Little Independent Records.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Symphony no. 1 (Op.11) in C minor

    Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Thierry Fischer.
    • GBBBC.

  • Roger Eno

    A Place We Once Walked

    Conductor: Roger Eno.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Nils Frahm

    Because This Must Be

    • Erased Tapes.

  • Paul Reade

    Serenata for Wind Sextet: I. Slow - Allegretto pastorale

    Conductor: Robin O’Neill. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Ensemble: London Winds.
    • Signum Records.

  • Hildur Guðnadóttir

    Leaving Home

    Composer: Jóhann Jóhannsson.
    • Milan.

  • Max Richter

    The Consolations of Philosophy

    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • John Corigliano

    Violin Concerto "The Red Violin": III. Andante flautando

    Conductor: Marin Alsop. Orchestra: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Sophie Hutchings

    The Wind That Circles Us

    • Mercury Classics.

Broadcasts

  • Thu 6 Mar 202518:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Tue 6 May 202518:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Fri 1 Aug 202517:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Thu 16 Oct 202517:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind