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Ease into the evening with calming 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 Mozart, Lucy Walker and Christopher Tin. Plus, a chance to Press Pause with meditation expert Michael James Wong and some essential Wind Down Wisdom from science podcaster Caroline Steel on opening windows at home can help you reset.
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Sat 15 Nov 202517:00
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Music Played

  • George Butterworth

    English Idyll No 2

    Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Krišs Russman.
    • Butterworth: Orchestral Works & Works for Voice & Orchestra.
    • BIS.
    • 10.

  • Jonny Greenwood

    Trio for Willa

    Conductor: Hugh Tieppo‐Brunt. Orchestra: London Contemporary Orchestra.
    • Nonesuch.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Largo (after Piano Concerto No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1056) [Arr. for Clarinet and P

    Performer: Martin Fröst. Performer: Benny Andersson. Music Arranger: Martin Fröst.
    • Largo (after Piano Concerto No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1056) [Arr. for Clarinet and P.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 1.

  • Florence Price

    String Quartet in G Major (Unfinished): II. Andante moderato

    • Azica Records.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Piano concerto No 2 in F major, Op 102 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Yuja Wang. Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andris Nelsons.
    • Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Op. 102: II. Andante.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 6.

  • Karl Jenkins

    Nunc dimittis (The Healer)

    Choir: Polyphony. Conductor: Stephen Layton.
    • Karl Jenkins: Motets.
    • DG.
    • 19.

  • Michael Haydn

    Notturno in F major, P.106 (3rd mvt: Adagio)

    Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
    • Classical Hits.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 4.

  • Jean Sibelius

    10 Pieces for Piano, Op. 24: Romance, No. 9

    • Sony Classical.

  • Sergei Bortkiewicz

    Symphony No 1 in D major 'From my homeland', Op 52, 3rd movement "Adagio"

    Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.
    • Bortkiewicz: Symphonies 1 & 2.
    • Hyperion.
    • 3.

  • Patrick Hamilton

    Weekend Walk

    • Masterworks.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Gran Adagio (Arr. Spindler for Oboe, Violin, Cello and Orchestra After A

    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Marguerite Monnot

    Hymne à l'amour (Arr. Dyens for Guitar)

    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Teng Yu-Hsien

    Rain Night Flower (Four Taiwanese Songs)

    Music Arranger: Wei-Chieh Lin. Ensemble: Formosa Quartet.
    • From Hungary To Taiwan.
    • Bridge.
    • 18.

  • Henry Purcell

    Morning Prayer

    Ensemble: Leonkoro Quartet.

  • Gian Francesco Malipiero

    Cello Concerto: II. Lento

    Conductor: Valentin Uryupin. Orchestra: Rostov Academic Symphony Orchestra.
    • Malipiero, Ghedini & Casella: Works for Cello & Orchestra.
    • Naxos.
    • 102.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "The Tempest": II. Adagio

    • Warner Classics International.

  • Peter Gregson

    Gregson: Quartets: Four: III. Three Parallels: 3

    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Louise Farrenc

    Symphony No. 3 in G Minor, Op. 36 (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: European Soloists, Luxembourg. Conductor: Christoph König.
    • Farrenc: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3.
    • Naxos.
    • 6.

  • Marie Awadis

    Étude No. 3: Ballade

    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Franz Schubert

    Piano Quintet in A Major, D. 667 \"Trout Quintet\": II. Andante

    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Christopher Tin

    Nocturne (Ambient Remix)

    • UMC - Decca Gold.

  • Lucy Walker

    Bird Raptures: II. Twilight

    Conductor: Andrew Earis. Ensemble: St Martin's Voices.
    • Resonus Classics.

  • Lara Somogyi

    mirage

    Composer: Jean‐Michel Blais.
    • Mercury Classics.

  • Hilary Hahn & Hauschka

    Ashes

    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Chad Lawson

    Ballade in A Minor

    • Chad Lawson Decca US.

  • Maurice Ravel

    String Quartet in F Major, M. 35: III. Très lent

    • Platoon.

  • Edmund Jolliffe

    One Home

    • De Wolfe Music.

  • Sophie Hutchings

    Eyes On The Sun (Acoustic Version)

    • Mercury Classics.

  • Gerard Cousins

    One Step Away

    • Prima Classic.

  • William Byrd

    In nomine à 5 No 4

    Ensemble: Phantasm. Director: Laurence Dreyfus.
    • Byrd: Consort Music / PHANTASM.
    • Linn.
    • 6.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Intermezzo in A major (6 Pieces Op.118)

    Performer: Eric Lu.
    • Late Works by Mozart, Schubert & Brahms.
    • Genuin.
    • 302.

  • Margaret Bonds

    Troubled Water

    Performer: Ashley Jackson. Music Arranger: Ashley Jackson.
    • Decca.

  • Frederick Delius

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

    Music Arranger: Julian Lloyd Webber.
    • Naxos.

Broadcasts

  • Tue 21 Oct 202517:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sat 15 Nov 202517:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind