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A soothing 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 JS Bach, Brahms and Joep Beving. Plus, a chance to Press Pause with meditation expert Maude Hirst, and some essential Wind Down Wisdom from science podcaster Caroline Steel on the potential benefits of going for a drive.

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Sat 27 Dec 202517:00
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Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Così fan tutte, K.588 / Act 1 (Arr. for Cello and Orchestra) - Soave sia

    Conductor: Andrew Greene. Orchestra: Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra.
    • Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC).

  • Patrick Hawes

    Reflections

    • Boosey & Hawkes Classical Library.

  • John Ireland

    Spring Sorrow (Arr. for Cello & Piano by Julian Lloyd Webber)

    • Naxos Music UK Ltd.

  • Johann Jakob Froberger

    Partita, FbWV 620, "Meditation sur ma mort future NB Memento mori Froberger": I.

    • Naxos Music UK Ltd.

  • Erich Wolfgang Korngold

    Rose Garden (The Sea Hawk)

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.
    • The Film Music of Erich Wolfgang Korngold: BBC Phil / Gamba.
    • Chandos.
    • 14.

  • Lou Harrison

    Serenade for Guitar and Percussion: II. Air

    Conductor: Guido Facchin. Ensemble: Tàmmittam Percussion Ensemble.
    • Dynamic.

  • Cecilia McDowall

    Adoro Te Devote

    Choir: Pembroke College Chapel Choir. Conductor: Anna Lapwood.
    • Adoro Te Devote & Miserere.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 1.

  • Edward Elgar

    Symphony No.2 in E Flat Major Op.63 : II Larghetto

    • Chandos Records Limited.

  • Augusta Holmès

    La nuit et l'amour Variation

    Performer: Sophie Pacini. Performer: Eldbjørg Hemsing. Performer: Raphaela Gromes. Music Arranger: Jan-Peter Klöpfel.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Karen Salicath Jamali

    Mary's Blessing

    • Salicath Music LLC..

  • Antonín Dvořák

    Romantic Pieces, Op.75, B.150: IV. Larghetto

    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.

  • Toru Takemitsu

    12 Songs for Guitar: Summertime

    • ALM RECORDS.

  • Robert Schumann

    Waldszenen (Forest Scenes), Op. 82

    Performer: Eric Lu.

  • Josef Suk

    Elegy for Violin, Cello and Piano, Op. 23

    • La Musica.

  • Jennifer Higdon

    Aria for Oboe & Piano

    • Orchid Classics.

  • Alexis Ffrench

    Sanctuary

    • Classical Soul Vol. 1.
    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
    • 15.

  • Max Bruch

    Romance, Op. 85 (Transcription de Daniel Marillier et Régis Prudhomme)

    Ensemble: Quatuor Baudelaire.
    • Polymnie.

  • Sam Rapley

    Ease

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Ben Palmer.

  • Gustav Mahler

    Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor: IV. Adagietto (Arr. Pontier for Piano)

    • Warner Classics.

  • Arvo Pärt

    Fur Alina

    • PENTATONE.

  • Clarice Jensen

    1. 2

    • 130701.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Violin Sonata no 1 in B minor, BWV.1014 - Adagio

    Performer: Misha Mullov-Abbado. Performer: Viktoria Mullova.

  • Henriette Renié

    Contemplation

    • Costa Records.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 2 in F major, Op. 99: II. Adagio affettuoso

    • Fineline.

  • Reena Esmail

    Saans

    Ensemble: Darshan Trio.
    • Darshan Trio & Reena Esmail.

  • Hildegard von Bingen

    Antiphona caritas abundat

    Performer: Hana Blažíková. Lyricist: Anon..
    • Ricercar.

  • Emily Lim

    The Sun, Unafraid to Shine

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Parkinson.

  • Carl Gustav Sparre Olsen

    Seks gamle bygdevisur frå Lom/Six Old Village Songs from Lom: V. Andante

    • Simax Classics.

  • Takashi Yoshimatsu

    And birds are still... Op.72

    Orchestra: Manchester Camerata. Conductor: Sachio Fujioka.
    • Chandos.

  • Joep Beving

    Reflection #2 (redux)

    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Florence Price

    Adoration

    Performer: Randall Goosby. Orchestrator: Jim Gray. Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

Broadcasts

  • Tue 2 Dec 202517:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sat 27 Dec 202517:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind