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Ease the cares of your day with a soothing classical mix

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 Avril Coleridge-Taylor, Akira Kosemura and Schubert. Plus, a chance to Press Pause with meditation teacher Maude Hirst, and some essential Wind Down Wisdom from science podcaster Caroline Steel on effective ways to block out unwanted noise.

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Music Played

  • Johannes Brahms

    Lullaby, Op 49 No 4, arr. Alfred Cortot

    Performer: Kenji Miura. Music Arranger: Alfred Cortot.
    • Brahms: Wiegenlied.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 1.

  • Avril Coleridge-Taylor

    Sussex Landscape part 2

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Andrews.
    • Avril Coleridge-Taylor: Piano Concerto & Orchestral Works.
    • Resonus Classics.
    • 6.

  • Robert Johnson

    Laveche's Gallyerde

    Performer: Anders Miolin. Performer: Ji Wei.
    • 33 Enchanted Strings.
    • Prima Classic.
    • 11.

  • Drexler

    Kirrikee

    • Sonder House.

  • Jocelyn Hagen

    Beatitudes

    Composer: Timothy Takach. Choir: VOCES8 Foundation Choir. Orchestra: VOCES8 Foundation Orchestra. Conductor: Barnaby Smith.
    • Rose Ever Blooming.
    • VOCES8 Records.
    • 13.

  • Dalal

    Strawberry Waltz

    • Strawberry Waltz.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 1.

  • Max Bruch

    Violin concerto No 1 in G minor, Op 26 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Johan Dalene. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Fabien Gabel.

  • Charles Gounod

    Ave Maria arr. Camille Thomas for cello & piano

    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach. Performer: Camille Thomas. Performer: Julien Brocal.
    • RENDEZ-VOUS - GRACE.
    • Universal Music Distribution France.
    • 1.

  • Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson

    String Quartet No 1, 'Calvary' (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: Catalyst Quartet.
    • Uncovered, Vol. 3: Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, William Grant Still & George Walk.
    • Azica Records.

  • John Rutter

    What sweeter music (5 Meditations)

    Orchestra: Britten Sinfonia. Conductor: Daniel Hyde.
    • John Rutter: Five Meditations for Orchestra, I. What Sweeter Music.
    • King’s College.
    • 10.

  • Antonín Dvořák

    Piano trio No 4, Op 90, 'Dumky' (3rd mvt)

    Ensemble: Trio Pascal.
    • Dumky.
    • La Musica.
    • 3.

  • Ernest Farrar

    Spring Morning (English Pastoral Impressions, Op.26)

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Alasdair Mitchell.
    • Chandos.

  • Lauri Porra

    Yksin yhdessa

    • Ääniä – Finland’s Official Soundscape.
    • Platoon.
    • 9.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring from Cantata No 147

    Performer: Eldbjørg Hemsing. Performer: Tim Allhoff. Music Arranger: Jan-Peter Klöpfel. Ensemble: Norwegian String Quartet.
    • Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben Variation (After Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben.
    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.
    • 1.

  • Nkeiru Okoye

    Dusk (African Sketches)

    Performer: William Chapman Nyaho.
    • MSR CLASSICS.

  • Martin Mayer

    Heart of an Angel

    Performer: Charlie Bisharat. Performer: Martin Mayer.
    • The Solo Piano Collection.
    • Martin Mayer Music.
    • 6.

  • A.J. Potter

    Fantasia Gaelach No 1

    Orchestra: RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Robert Houlihan.
    • A.J. Potter: Orchestral Music.
    • MARCO POLO.
    • 2.

  • Princess Anna Amalia of Prussia

    Fugue in C major

    Ensemble: Ensemble Augelletti.

  • Ken Burton

    A Prayer

    Choir: Jason Max Ferdinand Singers. Conductor: Jason Max Ferdinand.
    • Solace.
    • GIA ChoralWorks.
    • 5.

  • Elliott Jack Sansom

    Lumen

    Composer: Jacob David. Performer: Elliott Jack Sansom. Performer: Jacob David.
    • Moderna Records.

  • Claudio Monteverdi

    Pur ti miro (from the Coronation of Poppea)

    Performer: Wu Wei. Performer: Martin Stegner. Performer: Janne Saksala.
    • Pur ti miro.
    • ECM New Series.
    • 6.

  • Hania Rani

    Misterioso (Non Fiction, part 3)

    Composer: Jack Wyllie. Performer: Hania Rani. Performer: Jack Wyllie. Ensemble: Manchester Collective.
    • Non Fiction - Piano Concerto in Four Movements.
    • Hania Rani.
    • 3.

  • Emily Lim

    The Sun, Unafraid to Shine

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Parkinson.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No 6 in F major, Op 68 (Pastoral) - 2nd mvt: scene by the brook

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda.

  • Wilson Trouvé

    Heart

    Performer: Wilson Trouvé.
    • Delight.
    • Bigo & Twigetti.
    • 2.

  • Franz Schubert

    Fantasia for piano 4 hands, D 940 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Bertrand Chamayou. Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes.
    • Schubert: Four Hands.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 1.

  • Kassiani

    When Augustus Reigned

    Performer: Chloe Flower. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Jessica Cottis.
    • She Composed: The Holidays.
    • Popsical Music Group.
    • 2.

  • Akira Kosemura

    For Grandpa - Memory 2

    Performer: Akira Kosemura.
    • For Grandpa - Memory 2.
    • Universal Music LLC.
    • 1.

  • Esther Abrami

    Nightlight

    Performer: Esther Abrami. Performer: Kim Barbier. Ensemble: Esther Abrami Ensemble.
    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.

  • Kevin Day

    Breathe

    Performer: Kevin Day.
    • Kevin Day.

  • Ghislaine Reece‐Trapp

    Gratitude

    Ensemble: BBC Singers. Conductor: Sarah Latto.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Adagio in F major K.580a

    Performer: Sabine Meyer. Ensemble: Trio di Clarone.
    • Mozart: Kammermusik mit Klarinette.
    • EMI.
    • 1.

  • Noa Margalit

    Mayim

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Parkinson.

  • Takashi Kokubo

    Dawn of the Forest

    Performer: Takashi Kokubo.
    • Healing Collection: Quiet Comfort.
    • STUDIO ION.
    • 1.

  • Louise Spencer

    Sky Lanterns

    Performer: Louise Spencer.
    • Piano Peace.
    • Pretty Decent Music.
    • 5.

  • Eric Coates

    I Sing to You (Souvenir)

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Wilson.
    • Eric Coates: Orchestral Works, Vol. 4.
    • Chandos.
    • 3.

  • Tim Linghaus

    You were an owl and I was a polar bear

    Performer: Tim Linghaus.
    • Future City Ghosts.
    • Bigo & Twigetti.
    • 11.

  • Michael Head

    Clouds (3 Fantastic Pieces, No 1)

    Performer: Laurence Perkins. Performer: John Flinders.
    • Honey-Coloured Cow.
    • Hyperion.
    • 2.

Broadcasts

  • Wed 3 Dec 202517:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sun 28 Dec 202517:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind