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Relax with a calming 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 Poppy Ackroyd, Bach and John Barry. Plus, a chance to Press Pause with meditation expert Rod Stryker, and Caroline Steel shares her Wind Down Wisdom on the benefits of hot drinks.

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Thu 13 Nov 202517:00
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Music Played

  • Richard Strauss

    Morgen, Op. 27 No. 4 (Arr. Reger for Piano)

    • Hyperion.

  • Arnold Schoenberg

    Verklärte Nacht

    Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Alpesh Chauhan.

  • Cecilia McDowall

    Standing as I do before God

    • Signum Records.

  • Alexander Chapman Campbell

    In Times of Change

    • Alexander Chapman Campbell.

  • Phil Coulter

    Home Away from Home

    • Chandos.

  • Claude Debussy

    En Bateau From \"Petite Suite\"

    • Angel Records.

  • Martin Phipps

    New Start (From BBC Series "North & South")

    • Hollywood Records.

  • Daigo Hanada

    Katachi

    • Bigo & Twigetti.

  • Moritz Moszkowski

    Piano Concerto in E Major, Op. 59: II. Andante

    Conductor: Jerzy Maksymiuk. Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
    • Hyperion.

  • William Grant Still

    Summerland

    • MSR Classics.

  • Reynaldo Hahn

    A Chloris (Arr. For Cor Anglais & Orchestra)

    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • John Foulds

    Impressions of Time and Place (Isles of Greece Op.48)

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Ronald Corp.
    • Dutton Epoch.

  • Frederick Delius

    Over the Mountains High (Arr. J. Lloyd Webber for cello and piano)

    Music Arranger: Julian Lloyd Webber.
    • Naxos.

  • Eydís Evensen

    Wandering II

    • XXIM Records.

  • John Barry

    Returning Home

    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Alberto Ginastera

    Milonga

    • Masterworks.

  • Charles David Denler

    6 Variations for Violin and Piano: Var. 4, A Walk at Sunrise

    • Naxos Music UK Ltd.

  • Sergey Akhunov

    Adagio "Prayer for Peace"

    • Aparté.

  • Poppy Ackroyd

    Notes on Water

    • One Little Independent Records.

  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Four Characteristic Waltzes, Op. 22: No. 2, Valse rustique

    • CRD.

  • Antonín Kraft

    Sonata No.1 in B flat major : II Adagio

    • Warner Classics International.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    String Quartet No. 17 in B-Flat Major, K. 458 \"The Hunt\": III. Adagio

    • Myrios Classics.

  • Julie Cooper

    Pavane in Burnt Orange (The Renaissance Suite)

    Ensemble: Oculus Ensemble.
    • Signum Classics.

  • Erland Cooper

    Haar

    • Believe International.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Konzertstück op.113 for Basset Horn, Clarinet and Piano - Arr. Rain

    • Mercury Classics.

  • Nitin Sawhney

    Treehouse

    • Decca (UMO).

  • Joaquín Turina

    Niñerías, Op. 56: VI. Conchita rêve

    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Concerto for 3 Violins and Strings, BWV 1064: Adagio

    Conductor: Thomas Hengelbrock.
    • Deutsche Harmonia Mundi.

  • Thomas Jean Mohamed Rabeh Horeczko

    Seuls

    Composer: Stephane Horeczko.
    • Masterworks/Sony Music.

  • Ólafur Arnalds

    Letters Of A Traveller

    • Mercury Classics.

  • Antonín Dvořák

    Nocturne in B Major, Op. 40, B. 47

    Conductor: Marin Alsop. Orchestra: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.
    • Naxos.

  • Doreen Carwithen

    Sonatina: II. Molto adagio

    • Edition Peters Sounds.

Broadcasts

  • Wed 11 Jun 202518:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sun 6 Jul 202517:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Tue 26 Aug 202517:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Thu 13 Nov 202517:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind