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Relax to a classical evening 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 Mozart, Ruth Gipps and Abbott. Plus, a chance to Press Pause with meditation teacher Izzy Judd, and some essential Wind Down Wisdom from science podcaster Caroline Steel on how cycling can help restore calm.
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Sat 18 Oct 202517:00
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Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Violin Concerto No.4 in D Major, K.218:2.Andante cantabile

    • The Classical Label.

  • Stephen Paulus

    Pilgrims' Hymn

    Composer: Michael Dennis Browne. Conductor: Craig Jessop. Orchestra: Orchestra at Temple Square.
    • Intellectual Reserve.

  • Adolphe Adam

    Giselle: No. 21 - Andante

    Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Carl Stamitz

    Concerto for Flute & Oboe in G Major (Attrib. C. Stamitz): II. Adagio

    • PENTATONE.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    7th Symphony Elegy

    • Beethoven Blues.

  • Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre

    Sonata No. 1 in D Minor: VI. Aria

    • EDEL Music & Entertainment GmbH.

  • Gian Francesco Malipiero

    Symphony No. 10, "Atropo": II. Tranquillo

    Conductor: Antonio de Almeida. Orchestra: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Marco-Polo.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Peer Gynt Suite No 1

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Bramwell Tovey.

  • Julia Kent

    Salt Point

    • Julia Kent.

  • Erich Wolfgang Korngold

    Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35: II. Romance

    • Mirare.

  • Leopold Koželuh

    Symphony in B-Flat Major, P. I:11 "L'irrésolu": II. Adagio

    Conductor: Marek Štilec. Orchestra: Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice.
    • Naxos.

  • Kris Bowers

    The Color Purple

    Composer: Allee Willis. Composer: Brenda Russell. Composer: Stephen Bray.
    • WaterTower Music.

  • Thomas Tallis

    O nata lux

    Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin.

  • Spiritual

    Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child

    Performer: Isata Kanneh‐Mason.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Jan Garbarek

    Anonymous, Garbarek: Remember Me My Dear

    Composer: Anon.. Lyricist: Public Domain.
    • ECM New Series.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    French suite no. 2 in C minor [arr. Garcia / Morinere], BWV 813

    Performer: Thibaut Garcia. Performer: Antoine Morinière.

  • Edwin York Bowen

    Viola Concerto in C Minor, Op. 25: II. Andante cantabile

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

  • Lloyd Coleman

    Luminescence

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Ben Palmer.

  • Dan Forrest

    The Sun never says

    Ensemble: VOCES8.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Edgar Bainton

    Symphony No. 3 in C Minor: III. Adagio

    • Dutton Epoch.

  • Tony Ann

    ICARUS

    • Universal Music Division Decca Records France.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Concerto grosso in B Flat Major, Op. 6 No. 7, HWV 325: III. Largo

    Orchestra: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin.
    • PENTATONE.

  • Hildegard von Bingen

    Ave, generosa: Verses 1 - 4

    Conductor: Harry Christophers. Ensemble: The Sixteen.
    • CORO.

  • Anne Dudley

    Pie Jesu

    Performer: Phil Todd. Singer: Carys Lane. Ensemble: The Quartet Of London. Conductor: Anne Dudley.
    • A Different Light.
    • Angel Records.
    • 2.

  • Jeremiah Fraites

    Chilly

    • Mercury Classics.

  • Ruth Gipps

    Clarinet Concerto in G minor, Op.9 (2nd mvt: Lento ma con moto)

    Performer: Robert Plane. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins. Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
    • Reawakened: Clarinet Concertos by Hamilton, Gipps, Walthew & Ireland.
    • Champs Hill Records.
    • 8.

  • Akira Kosemura

    Humming In The Night

    • Universal Music LLC.

  • Aram Khachaturian

    Khachaturian: Pictures of Childhood (Ed. Rowley): No. 1, A Little Song

    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • David Moore

    Body in a Room

    • 4AD.

  • Kerensa Briggs

    Media Vita

    Choir: Pembroke College Girls' Choir. Conductor: Anna Lapwood.
    • SIGNUM.

  • Hans Huber

    Serenade No. 2, Winternächte, WoO: III. Träumerei

    Orchestra: Swiss Orchestra.
    • Prospero Classical.

  • Ken Burton

    A Prayer

    Lyricist: Paul Laurence Dunbar. Conductor: Ken Burton. Choir: London Voices.
    • Oxford University Press Music.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No. 31 in D Major, Hob. I:31 "Hornsignal": II. Adagio

    • Linn Records.

Broadcasts

  • Tue 11 Mar 202518:00
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  • Fri 9 May 202518:00
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  • Sun 8 Jun 202518:00
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  • Mon 4 Aug 202517:00
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  • Sat 18 Oct 202517:00
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