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Slow down with sublime 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 Brahms, Nils Frahm and Alanna Crouch. Plus, a chance to Press Pause with meditation teacher Michael James Wong, and some essential Wind Down Wisdom from science podcaster Caroline Steel on the positive benefits of a bit of self reflection.

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Mon 10 Nov 202517:00
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Music Played

  • George Frideric Handel

    Pifa (Pastoral symphony) from the Messiah, arr. for piano

    Performer: Martin Stadtfeld.
    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.

  • Stephan Moccio

    Fracture

    Performer: Plínio Fernandes.
    • Decca Records US.

  • Louise Farrenc

    Mélodie in Ab Major (arr. for orchestra)

    Music Arranger: Christopher Hussey. Conductor: Shea Lolin. Orchestra: Prague Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Lara Somogyi

    reverence

    Composer: Jean‐Michel Blais. Performer: Lara Somogyi. Performer: Jean‐Michel Blais.
    • Mercury Classics.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano sonata No 8 in C minor, Op 13 (Pathetique) - 2nd mvt

    Performer: Nobuyuki Tsujii.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Francis Poulenc

    Sinfonietta (3rd mvt - Andante cantabile)

    Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrei Feher.

  • Yoshinao Nakada

    Natsu no Omoide

    Performer: Hajime Mizoguchi.
    • VAP Inc..

  • Johannes Brahms

    Violin concerto in D major, Op 77 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Francesca Dego. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska.
    • Chandos Records Limited.

  • Emma Jackson

    loving softly

    Performer: Emma Jackson.
    • Andante Piano.

  • William Lloyd Webber

    The Moon

    Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Julian Lloyd Webber.
    • And the Bridge Is Love: English Music for Strings.
    • Naxos.
    • 1.

  • Trad.

    Lisa Lan (arr. Alis Huws for harp)

    Performer: Alis Huws. Music Arranger: Alis Huws.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • James Heather

    Forgotten Cities

    Performer: James Heather.
    • Ahead Of Our Time.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Galop from Suite for viola and small orchestra

    Performer: Lawrence Power. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.
    • Hyperion.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Keyboard concerto in D minor, BWV 974 (2nd mvt - Adagio)

    Performer: Andrew von Oeyen.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Haythem Mahbouli

    Catching the first moment

    Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Haythem Mahbouli.
    • Schole Records.

  • Johannes Hieronymus Kapsberger

    Toccata VI

    Performer: Thibaut Roussel.
    • harmonia mundi.

  • Charles Villiers Stanford

    Beati quorum via (from Three Motets)

    Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin.

  • Erik Satie

    Gymnopedie No 1 arr. flute & guitar

    Performer: Xuefei Yang. Performer: Sharon Bezaly.
    • Platoon.

  • Elliott Jack Sansom

    The Three Of Us

    Performer: Elliott Jack Sansom.
    • Decca (UMO) (Classics).

  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Un sonnet d'amour from Petite suite de concert

    Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Anthony Parnther.
    • Decca.

  • Daniel Luke

    Shadow Dance

    Performer: Daniel Luke.
    • Daniel Luke.

  • Gabriel Fauré

    Apres un reve

    Performer: Geneva Lewis. Performer: Sam Armstrong.

  • Nils Frahm

    Canton

    Performer: Nils Frahm.
    • Leiter.

  • Ghislaine Reece‐Trapp

    Gratitude

    Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Sarah Latto.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Symphony No 3 in F major, Op 90 (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Juanjo Mena.

  • Thomas Farnon

    Someone Else's World

    Performer: Thomas Farnon.
    • Chromium Music Group.

  • Anna Simonetta

    Slowly Breaking Free

    Performer: Mirjam Mudde. Performer: Anna Simonetta.
    • Little Symphony Records.

  • Claude Debussy

    Deux Arabesques, L. 66: No. 1 in E Major. Andantino con moto

    Performer: Marleen de Bakker.
    • 7 Mountain Records.

  • Alanna Crouch

    A Summer Afternoon

    Performer: Alanna Crouch.
    • Bigo & Twigetti.

  • Georges Bizet

    Adagietto from L'Arlesienne, Suite No 1

    Orchestra: Philharmonie der Nationen. Conductor: Justus Frantz.
    • Enterprises Sonor.

  • Brian Eno & Beatie Wolfe

    Big Empty Country

    • Verve.

  • Justus Rümenapp & Freya Arde

    Nebra

    • Freya Arde, Justus Rümenapp.

  • Emily Lim

    The Sun, Unafraid to Shine

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Parkinson.

  • Dora Pejačević

    Piano quartet in D minor, Op 25 (2nd mvt - Adagio)

    Performer: Stephen King. Ensemble: Seraphim Trio.
    • ABC Classic.

  • Peter Gregson

    Prism

    Performer: Peter Gregson.
    • Decca Records US.

  • Kristina Arakelyan

    Meditation

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Mark Heron.

  • Midori Hirano & CoH

    Disperse

    • Ici, d'ailleurs.

  • Alain Lefèvre

    Seduction

    Performer: Alain Lefèvre.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Mark Barrott

    Looking Through The Mirror Of The Soul

    Remix Artist: Chihei Hatakeyama.
    • Anjunachill.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Nocturne, Op 19 No 4 (transc. Langley for violin & piano)

    Performer: Christian Li. Performer: Nicola Eimer.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

Broadcasts

  • Wed 21 May 202518:00
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  • Sun 15 Jun 202518:00
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  • Fri 22 Aug 202518:00
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  • Mon 10 Nov 202517:00
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