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Float along on a gentle river of 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 Robert Schumann, Amy Beach and Alexandra Stréliski. Plus, a chance to Press Pause with meditation teacher Michael James Wong, and some essential Wind Down Wisdom from science podcaster Caroline Steel on how eating earlier in the evening can help with sleep.

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Mon 17 Nov 202517:00
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Music Played

  • Manuel de Falla

    Nana (7 Popular Spanish songs, No 5) transcribed Llobet & Pujol for violin & guitar

    Performer: Randall Goosby. Performer: Plínio Fernandes.
    • Decca.

  • Eric Coates

    Under the Stars

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Wilson.
    • Eric Coates: Orchestral Works Vol. 4.
    • Chandos.
    • 601.

  • Joe Mottau

    Breathe in

    Performer: Joe Mottau.
    • JCB Records.

  • Lauri Porra & Mumintrollen

    Things You Find on Seashores

    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.

  • Robert Schumann

    Symphony No 2 in C major, Op 61 (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.
    • London Philharmonic Orchestra Ltd.

  • Peter Maxwell Davies

    Farewell to Stromness

    Performer: Lavinia Meijer.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Roque Cordero

    Nocturno (8 Miniatures, No 5)

    Orchestra: Chicago Sinfonietta. Conductor: Paul Freeman.
    • CEDILLE RECORDS.

  • Laura Masotto

    Biki V

    Performer: Laura Masotto.
    • Laura Masotto.

  • Karl Jenkins

    Largo from Palladio Reimagined

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Karl Jenkins.
    • Decca.

  • Alexis Ffrench

    Guiding Light

    Performer: Gerard Cousins.
    • Guiding Light (Arr. for guitar by Gerard Cousins).
    • Prima Classic.
    • 1.

  • John Tavener

    Shakti, from Mahashakti

    Performer: Ruth Palmer. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vasily Petrenko.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (Aria and Variations 1-12)

    Performer: Pavel Kolesnikov.
    • Hyperion.

  • Georg Philipp Telemann

    Oboe concerto in G major, TWV 51:g2 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Jess Gillam. Music Arranger: Ian Payne. Ensemble: Jess Gillam Ensemble.
    • Telemann: Oboe Concerto in G Major, TWV 51:g2 (Reconstr. Ian Payne): I. Andante.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 1.

  • Arsha Kaviani

    Concert Etude After Bach

    Performer: Arsha Kaviani.
    • SRSLY.

  • Henriëtte Bosmans

    Cello concerto No 2 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Gemma Rosefield. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Jonathan Bloxham.

  • Florence Price

    Piano Sonata in E Minor (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Hiroko Ishimoto.
    • Grand Piano.

  • Sophie Hutchings

    A Sense Of Place

    Performer: Sophie Hutchings.
    • Mercury Classics.

  • Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

    Sicut cervus

    Choir: The London Oratory School Schola. Conductor: Charles Cole.
    • Hyperion.

  • Mikael Oterhals

    Her

    Performer: Mikael Oterhals.
    • Daphne Records.

  • Antonín Dvořák

    Song to the moon (Rusalka)

    Music Arranger: Pablo Ferrández. Performer: Pablo Ferrández. Orchestra: Swedish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Martin Frost.
    • Rusalka, Op. 114, Act I: Song to the Moon.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 1.

  • Muriël Bostdorp

    Hope

    Performer: Muriël Bostdorp.
    • Andante Piano.

  • Matilda Brown

    Moving Through Emotions

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Gabriella Teychenné.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Violin Sonata No 6 in A major, Op 30 No 1 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Geneva Lewis. Performer: Julia Hamos.

  • Alexander Glazunov

    Nocturne from Chopiniana

    Composer: Frédéric Chopin. Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.

  • Alexandra Stréliski

    Umbra

    Performer: Alexandra Stréliski.
    • XXIM Records.

  • William Grant Still

    Moon Dusk from Wood Notes

    Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Riley Court-Wood.

  • Yujin Baek

    Life like this

    Performer: Yujin Baek.
    • Yellow Rose Records.

  • John Barry

    Out of Africa (Main Theme)

    Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: John McNeely.
    • VARESE SARABANDE.

  • Nora

    Madeleine

    Performer: Nora.
    • Télès Music.

  • Toshifumi Hinata

    Vendetta

    Orchestra: Budapest Scoring Orchestra. Conductor: Zoltán Pad.
    • Sony Music Labels Inc..

  • Robert Allen Elliott

    Soft Shimmer

    Performer: Robert Allen Elliott.
    • 2nd Foundation Music.

  • Augusta Holmès

    Roland Furieux (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Valentina Peleggi.

  • Tottomori

    Hopping tidepools

    Performer: Tottomori.
    • Tottomori.

  • Christian Janssen

    The right path

    Performer: Christian Janssen.
    • Piano Mosaic.

  • Misha Mullov-Abbado

    The Stage Hand

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Parkinson.

  • Kieran Hebden & William Tyler

    No Services

    • Psychic Hotline.

  • Secret Garden

    Adagio

    • Universal Music AS.

  • Amy Beach

    By the still waters, Op 114

    Performer: Isata Kanneh‐Mason.
    • Decca.

  • Romance

    Two of a kind

    Performer: Romance.
    • Ecstatic Recordings.

  • John Ireland

    A Downland Suite (3rd mvt: Minuet)

    Orchestra: Sinfonia of London. Conductor: John Wilson.
    • Chandos.

Broadcasts

  • Wed 9 Jul 202517:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sun 3 Aug 202517:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Mon 1 Sep 202517:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Mon 17 Nov 202517:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind