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A calming start to the evening with 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 Eric Whitacre, Clarice Jensen and Chad Lawson. Plus, a chance to Press Pause with meditation teacher Helen Marie, and some essential Wind Down Wisdom from science podcaster Caroline Steel on the potential benefits of mindful baking.

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Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Violin Concerto in E major, BWV.1042 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Rachel Podger. Ensemble: Brecon Baroque.
    • Rachel Podger, Brecon Baroque - J.S. Bach violin concertos.
    • Channel Classics.
    • 5.

  • Michael Nyman

    Nyman: The Claim: The Exchange

    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Antonín Dvořák

    Lasst mich allein, Op 82 No 1 arr. Lenehan

    Performer: Alisa Weilerstein. Performer: Anna Polonsky. Music Arranger: John Lenehan.
    • Dvorak.
    • Decca.
    • 4.

  • Jay Ungar

    Ashokan Farewell

    • Warner Classics (Parlophone).

  • Domenico Zipoli

    Elevazione for Solo Oboe, Solo Cello, Strings and Organ (Arr. V. Hunt)

    Orchestra: Norrköpings Symfoniorkester.
    • BIS.

  • Anna Phoebe

    Return To Source

    • Eat The Peach.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    String Quartet No. 6 in F Minor, Op. 80, MWV R37: III. Adagio

    • Warner Classics.

  • Kerensa Briggs

    Media vita

    Ensemble: VOCES8.
    • Nightfall.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 13.

  • Philip Cannon

    Piano Concertino: II. Andante tranquillo

    • Nimbus Records.

  • Claude Debussy

    Beau Soir

    Performer: Santiago Cañón-Valencia. Performer: Alim Beisembayev.

  • Chevalier Joseph Boulogne Saint-Georges

    Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in B flat major, Op. 7 No. 2 - Andante moderat

    • Forlane.

  • Leonard Bernstein

    Symphonic Dances from West Side Story

    Orchestrator: Sid Ramin. Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Juanjo Mena.

  • Max Richter

    Dona Nobis Pacem 2

    • Challenge Classics.

  • Richard Wagner

    Tannhäuser, WWV 70 (Arr. for Saxophone, Cello, Piano and Percussions by Raphaël

    • harmonia mundi.

  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Clarinet Quintet in F sharp minor, Op 10 (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: Nash Ensemble.
    • Coleridge-Taylor: Piano Quintet; Clarinet Quintet.
    • Hyperion.
    • 7.

  • Yiruma

    b l ū - the blue between

    • Universal Music Ltd..

  • Isata Kanneh‐Mason

    Isata Kanneh-Mason: Hiraeth

    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Annelie

    Aeolus

    • Teles Music.

  • Franz Schubert

    Piano Sonata in E Major, D. 157: II. Andante

    • Alpha Classics.

  • Toru Takemitsu

    Will Tomorrow, I Wonder, Be Cloudy or Clear? (Arr. for Cello & Piano by Anonymou

    Performer: Laura van der Heijden. Performer: Jâms Coleman.
    • Chandos.

  • Kjell Sønksen

    Sleepwalking To Find You

    • enjou.

  • Clarice Jensen

    Unity

    • 130701.

  • Georgs Pelēcis

    Pelēcis: Concertino bianco - 1. Con intenerimento

    Conductor: Johannes Fritzsch. Orchestra: Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra.
    • Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC).

  • Eleri Morgan

    Hush

    • Eleri.

  • Eric Whitacre

    i carry your heart

    Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Owain Park.

  • Nico Muhly

    Slow Twitchy Organs

    Performer: Nadia Sirota. Performer: James McVinnie.
    • Bedroom Community.

  • Takashi Yoshimatsu

    Tapiola Visions, Op. 92: I. Vignette in Twilight

    • Takashi Yoshimatsu: Piano Works for the Left Hand.
    • Naxos.
    • 101.

  • George Butterworth

    The Banks of Green Willow

    Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.

  • Will Everitt

    Be kind to yourself

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Gabriella Teychenné.

  • Cephas Azariah

    searching

    Composer: Elle Limebear.
    • searching.
    • Anjunachill.
    • 1.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Piano Sonata No 2 in B flat minor, Op 36

    Performer: Nikolai Lugansky.
    • Naive.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Varen - The Last Spring

    Music Arranger: Charles Berry.
    • ALIBI Classical.

  • Kita Kouhei

    Water Door (Dawn)

    • Lantern.

  • Chad Lawson

    In Another Place

    • Chad Lawson Decca US.

Broadcasts

  • Wed 19 Nov 202517:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Tue 16 Dec 202517:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind