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Relax into the evening with a calming classical playlist

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 Beethoven, Laura Marling and Robert Schumann. Plus, a chance to Press Pause with meditation teacher Maude Hirst, and some essential Wind Down Wisdom from science podcaster Caroline Steel on the calming benefits of loading the dishwasher.

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Sat 1 Nov 202517:00
BBC Radio 3 Unwind

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Music Played

  • Johannes Brahms

    5 Songs (Op.105), no.1; Wie Melodien zieht es mir

    Performer: Nicola Benedetti. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Harding.
    • Nicola Benedetti: Szymanowski, Chausson, Saint-Saens.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Dario Marianelli

    Dawn (Arr. Webb for Harp) (From \"Pride and Prejudice\")

    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Francis Poulenc

    Cello Sonata, FP 143: II. Cavatine

    • harmonia mundi.

  • Philippe Gaubert

    Sur l'eau

    • Sony Classical.

  • Paul Smith

    Love Always Within

    • VOCES8 Records.

  • Franz Schubert

    6 Moments musicaux, D 780

    Performer: Igor Levit.

  • Hideyuki Hashimoto

    Water Circle

    Composer: Hiroco.M.
    • XXIM Records.

  • Jean Sibelius

    String Quartet in D minor, Op. 56 'Voces Intimae' (3rd mvt)

    Ensemble: Vertavo Quartet.
    • Lawo.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra No. 2 in D Minor "La Fenice": II. Adagio

    Orchestra: Concerto Köln.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Agnes Obel

    Mimoser

    • Amazon Content Services, LLC.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Concerto no.21 in C major K.467 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Mitsuko Uchida. Orchestra: The Cleveland Orchestra.
    • Decca.

  • William Lloyd Webber

    The Gardens at Eastwell, "A Late Summer Impression": Dolce espressivo (Version f

    • Chandos.

  • Joe Hisaishi

    One Summer's Day (From \"Spirited Away\", Arr. for Guitar by Emmanuel Rossfelder

    • Evidence Classics.

  • Louise Farrenc

    Sextet in C Minor, Op. 40 (Version for Piano Quintet): II. Andante sostenuto

    Performer: Emmanuel Despax. Ensemble: Piatti Quartet.
    • RESONANCE: Schumann, Farrenc, Durosoir.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 102.

  • Howard Skempton

    Lento

    Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Mark Wigglesworth.
    • Skempton - Lento.
    • NMC.
    • 1.

  • Owain Park

    Phos hilaron

    Choir: The Gesualdo Six. Conductor: Owain Park.
    • Fading.
    • Hyperion.

  • Tayla-Leigh Payne

    Meditation

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Parkinson.

  • Francesca Guccione

    Naiade

    Composer: River Camille.
    • Little Symphony Records.

  • Antonio Pasculli

    Omaggio a Bellini, Duetto per Corno Inglese e Arpa

    • Guild GmbH.

  • Thomas Jean Mohamed Rabeh Horeczko

    Amaël

    • Masterworks/Sony Music.

  • Amy Beach

    Dreaming

    Performer: Sterling Elliott. Performer: Richard Uttley.

  • Ignacy Jan Paderewski

    Miscellanea, Op. 16: No. 4, Nocturne in B-Flat Major

    • Parlophone UK.

  • Ēriks Ešenvalds

    O Salutaris Hostia

    • Prima Classic.

  • Jean-Baptiste Barrière

    Six Cello Sonatas, Book 4, Sonata No. 4 for Two Cellos in G Major: II. Adagio

    • King’s College, Cambridge.

  • Akio Yashiro

    24 Preludes: No. 8. in F-Sharp Minor - Andante tempo di Barcarolle

    • Sony Classical.

  • Kate Moore

    The Boxer

    • Unsounds.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Triple Concerto in C Major, Op. 56: II. Largo

    Conductor: Béla Drahos. Orchestra: Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia.
    • Naxos.

  • Laura Marling

    Lullaby (Instrumental)

    • Chrysalis Records.

  • Eben Vogel

    Water

    • Nordic Euphony Records.

  • Stuart Beatch

    When sleep is nigh

    Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Will Dawes.

  • Arc De Soleil

    Yellow Hills

    • Epidemic Sound.

  • Eric Whitacre

    Water Night

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Eric Whitacre.
    • Decca.

  • Ashley Jackson

    Ennanga: II.

    Composer: William Grant Still. Ensemble: Harlem Chamber Players.
    • Bright Shiny Things.

  • Sally Greenaway

    The Secret Garden

    • Modern Classical X.

  • Robert Schumann

    Waldszenen, Op. 82: IX. Abschied

    • Cascavelle.

Broadcasts

  • Tue 7 Oct 202517:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sat 1 Nov 202517:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind