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This episode features a blend of radiant music from the likes of JS Bach, Max Richter, Tchaikovsky, and Debussy.

Three hours of calming classical music designed to light up the winter darkness, and 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 blend of radiant music from the likes of JS Bach, Max Richter, Tchaikovsky, and Debussy. Plus, a chance to Press Pause, and some Wind Down Wisdom from science podcaster Caroline Steel, all about the benefits of making your home cosy.

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Sun 25 Jan 202617:00
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Music Played

  • Amy Beach

    Young Birches, Op. 128, No. 2

    Performer: Christopher Hopkins.
    • ARABESQUE.

  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Clarinet Quintet in F sharp minor (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Stephan Siegenthaler. Ensemble: Leipziger Streichquartett.
    • British Clarinet Quintets.
    • CPO.
    • 6.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Cello suite No 6 in D major, BWV 1012 (Sarabande)

    Performer: Abel Selaocoe. Music Arranger: Fred Thomas. Ensemble: Manchester Collective.
    • Bach, JS: Cello Suite No. 6, BWV 1012: IV. Sarabande.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 1.

  • William Lawes

    Fantasy in G minor-major

    Music Arranger: Andrew Manze. Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Manze.

  • Louis Spohr

    Symphonie concertante for violin, harp and orchestra in G major (2nd mvt)

    Performer: María Dueñas. Performer: Volker Kempf. Orchestra: Wiener Symphoniker. Conductor: Manfred Honeck.
    • Beethoven and Beyond.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 4.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Nocturne, arr. from 6 Morceaux, Op.19

    Performer: Narek Hakhnazaryan. Performer: Oxana Shevchenko. Music Arranger: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerto in D Major, RV 93: 2. Largo (Arr. Siegfried Behrend)

    Composer: Siegfried Behrend. Conductor: Benjamin Northey. Orchestra: Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra.
    • Baroque Guitar Concertos.
    • ABC Classic.
    • 8.

  • Dame Ethel Mary Smyth

    4 Dances for piano (1. Minuet in D major)

    Performer: Liana Șerbescu.
    • CPO.

  • Claude Debussy

    En bateau arr Galway

    Performer: James Galway. Performer: Christopher O’Riley.
    • James Galway: The French Recital.
    • RCA.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Trio sonata in G minor, HWV 393 arr. for 2 cellos & piano

    Performer: Sheku Kanneh‐Mason. Performer: Mariatu Kanneh‐Mason. Performer: Isata Kanneh‐Mason.
    • Handel: Trio Sonata in G Minor, HWV 393: III. Largo (Transcr. Beyer 2 Cellos &am.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 1.

  • William Grant Still

    Ennanga: 2nd mvt

    Ensemble: Videmus.
    • William Grant Still.
    • New World Records.
    • 16.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Violin Concerto No 3 in G major, K 216 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: David Oistrakh. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Director: David Oistrakh.
    • Mozart The Collectors Edition 50 CDs The Masterpieces The Greatest Artists.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 8.

  • Max Bruch

    String Quintet in E flat major (3rd mvmt, Andante con moto)

    Ensemble: WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne Chamber Players.
    • ALPHA.

  • Lionel Tertis

    Hier au soir - Pensee Musicale

    Performer: Timothy Ridout. Performer: James Baillieu.

  • Robert Schumann

    Arabeske, Op.18

    Performer: Elisabeth Brauss.

  • Mel Bonis

    Scenes de la Foret: i. Nocturne; ii. A l'Aube

    Performer: Tatjana Ruhland. Performer: Florian Wiek. Ensemble: Stuttgart Soloists.
    • Hanssler.

  • Radiohead

    Pyramid Song

    Music Arranger: Geoff Lawson. Ensemble: VOCES8.
    • DECCA.

  • Jon Hopkins

    Scene suspended

    Music Arranger: Geoff Lawson. Performer: Eleanor Turner. Choir: VOCES8.
    • Decca.

  • Antonín Dvořák

    Silent Woods, Op.68 no.5

    Performer: Jacqueline du Pré. Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Barenboim.
    • Jacqueline du Pre: The Complete EMI Recordings.
    • EMI.
    • 4.

Broadcasts

  • Wed 31 Dec 202517:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sun 25 Jan 202617:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind