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Let the evening enfold you in a gentle musical embrace

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 Dvorak, Haruomi Hosono and Ruth Gipps. Plus, a chance to Press Pause with therapist Helen Marie, and some essential Wind Down Wisdom from science podcaster Caroline Steel on how wearing comfortable clothes in the evening can help you wind down.

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Music Played

  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    Cello concerto No 1 in A minor, Op 33 (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Orchestre Symphonique Français. Conductor: Laurent Petitgirard.
    • Saint‑Saëns, Works for Cello and Orchestra.
    • Paraty.
    • 104.

  • Dobrinka Tabakova

    Nocturne for piano

    Performer: Ivan Yanakov.
    • Ivan Yanakov.

  • Crescenzo Salzilli

    Ahi dolor, che m'occidi (Madrigals for 5 voices, Book 2)

    Ensemble: Concerto Italiano. Conductor: Rinaldo Alessandrini.
    • Stravagante pensiero: Gesualdo & Napoli.
    • Naive.
    • 13.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Organ Sonata Variation

    Performer: Eldbjørg Hemsing. Music Arranger: Tim Allhoff. Ensemble: Norwegian String Quartet.
    • Organ Sonata Variation (After Organ Sonata No. 4 in E Minor, BWV 528: II. Andant.
    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.
    • 1.

  • Robert Schumann

    Traumerei (Kinderszenen, Op 15 No 7)

    Performer: Kenji Miura.
    • Schumann: Träumerei.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 1.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Trio No 4 in B flat major, Op 11, 'Gassenhauer' (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: Busch Trio.
    • Beethoven: The Piano Trios, Vol. 1.
    • Alpha Classics.
    • 10.

  • Ruth Gipps

    Song for orchestra, Op 33

    Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.
    • Ruth Gipps: Orchestral Works.
    • Chandos.
    • 14.

  • Samuel Dushkin

    Sicilienne

    Performer: Nicola Benedetti. Performer: Plínio Fernandes. Performer: Samuele Telari. Performer: Thomas Carroll.
    • Dushkin: Sicilienne (Prev. Attrib. Paradis) [Arr. Pochin & Morgan for Violin.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 1.

  • Richard Walthew

    Clarinet concerto (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Robert Plane. Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.
    • Reawakened.
    • Champs Hill.
    • 5.

  • Sam Becker

    Studies in Translucence No 4: Page One

    Composer: Erik Sigurd. Performer: Erik Sigurd. Performer: Sam Becker.
    • Studies In Translucence.
    • Silent Songs.
    • 4.

  • Saburō Moroi

    Sinfonietta in B flat major, Op 24, 'for Children' (3rd mvt)

    Conductor: Takuo Yuasa. Orchestra: RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra.
    • Naxos Music UK Ltd.

  • Hélène de Montgeroult

    Violin Sonata in A minor Op.2 no.3 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Sophie Rosa. Performer: Ian Buckle.
    • Montgeroult, Viotti, Weber & Mendelssohn: Violin Sonatas.
    • Rubicon.
    • 5.

  • April Chung

    Still Life

    Performer: April Chung.
    • enjou.

  • Franz Schubert

    String Quintet in C major, D 956 (2nd mvt - opening)

    Performer: Janine Jansen. Performer: Boris Brovtsyn. Performer: Amihai Grosz. Performer: Torleif Thedéen. Performer: Jens Peter Maintz.
    • Decca.

  • Roger Eno

    Spell

    Performer: Roger Eno.
    • Without Wind, Without Air.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 10.

  • Avril Coleridge-Taylor

    In Memoriam: To the R.A.F.

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Andrews.
    • Avril Coleridge-Taylor: Piano Concerto & Orchestral Works.
    • Resonus Classics.

  • Laufey

    What Love Will Do to You

    Performer: Rosie Bennet.
    • What Love Will Do to You.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 1.

  • Antonín Dvořák

    Symphony No 6 in D major, Op 60 (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Jaime Martín.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Ave verum corpus K.618

    Choir: The Sixteen. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Harry Christophers.
    • Mozart: Vespers and Faure: Requiem.
    • Coro.
    • 1.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Keyboard Suite in B flat major, HWV 434 (Menuet)

    Performer: Jeneba Kanneh‐Mason.
    • Jane Austen's Piano.
    • Sony.
    • 4.

  • Olivia Belli

    Ithaca Suite: V. Eurycleia

    Performer: Olivia Belli. Performer: Jess Gillam.
    • Ithaca Suite/V. Eurycleia.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 1.

  • Will Everitt

    Be Kind to Yourself

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Gabriella Teychenné.

  • Mario Oyanadel

    Tres Campanas de Rere (Three Bells from Rere)

    Performer: Thomas Mesa. Performer: Michelle Cann.
    • Our Stories: Contemporary Works by Black and Latinx Composers.
    • Navona Records.
    • 6.

  • Moritz Moszkowski

    Moszkowski Piano Variation (based on Piano concerto no 2, Op 59 - 2nd mvt)

    Composer: Jan-Peter Klöpfel. Performer: Louis Philippson.
    • Moszkowski Piano Concerto Variation (After Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 59, II. And.
    • Masterworks/Sony Music.
    • 1.

  • Fritz Kauffmann

    Piano Trio No 1 in C minor, Op 9 (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: Mitteldeutsches Klaviertrio.
    • F. Kauffman: Piano Trios, Opp. 9 & 20.
    • CPO.
    • 102.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Romance from The White Rock (arr. for string orchestra by Malcolm Riley)

    Orchestra: London Mozart Players. Conductor: William Vann.
    • Ralph Vaughan Williams: Mantegna.
    • Albion Records.
    • 15.

  • Franz Liszt

    Consolation No 3 in D flat major

    Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Peter Boyer

    Elegy for English Horn, Harp & String Orchestra

    Performer: Christine Pendrill. Performer: Bryn Lewis. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Peter Boyer.
    • Naxos.

  • Jamie Elless

    Refine your work life balance

    Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.

  • José Maurício Nunes Garcia

    Missa pastoril para a noite de natal - Agnus Dei

    Choir: Ex Cathedra. Ensemble: Ex Cathedra Baroque Ensemble. Conductor: Jeffrey Skidmore.
    • Brazilian Adventures.
    • Hyperion Records.
    • 21.

  • Cephas Azariah

    searching

    Composer: Elle Limebear. Performer: Cephas Azariah. Performer: Elle Limebear.
    • searching.
    • Anjunachill.
    • 1.

  • Lauri Porra

    Veden syli

    Performer: Lauri Porra. Performer: Verneri Pohjola.
    • Ääniä – Finland’s Official Soundscape.
    • Platoon.
    • 15.

  • Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    The young prince and princess (Sheherazade)

    Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ilan Volkov.

  • Tayla-Leigh Payne

    Meditation

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Parkinson.

  • Haruomi Hosono

    Undercurrent

    Performer: Haruomi Hosono.
    • KAKUBARHYTHM.

  • Justus Rümenapp

    Echoes Of Yesterday

    Performer: Justus Rümenapp.
    • Echoes Of Yesterday.
    • Justus Rümenapp.
    • 1.

  • An-Ting 安婷

    Dawn

    Performer: An-Ting 安婷.
    • An-Ting.

  • Cécile Chaminade

    Le Noel des oiseaux

    Performer: Raphaela Gromes. Performer: Julian Riem. Music Arranger: Julian Riem.
    • Le Noël des oiseaux (Arr. for Cello & Piano by Julian Riem).
    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.
    • 1.

Broadcasts

  • Wed 26 Nov 202517:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Boxing Day 202517:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind