Use BBC.com or the new BBC App to listen to BBC podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK.

Find out how to listen to other BBC stations

Episode details

Radio 3 Unwind,16 Apr 2025,180 mins

Switch off with sumptuous music

Classical Wind Down

Available for 27 days

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 Karl Jenkins, Robert Schumann and Cécile Chaminade. Plus, a chance to Press Pause with meditation teacher Maude Hirst, and some essential Wind Down Wisdom from science podcaster Caroline Steel on how being around water can aid relaxation. To listen on most smart speakers just ask BBC Sounds to play Classical Wind Down.

Programme Website
More episodes

Tracklist

  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV.645
    Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV.645
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  3. 2.
    Serenade for string orchestra in C major, Op 48 (3rd mvt - Elegy)
    Serenade for string orchestra in C major, Op 48 (3rd mvt - Elegy)
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  4. 3.
    Song for orchestra, Op 33
    Song for orchestra, Op 33
    Ruth Gipps