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Embrace the evening with serene 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 Marin Marais, Clara Schumann and Claude Debussy. We Press Pause with yoga and meditation teacher Rod Stryker and reveal some essential Wind Down Wisdom on how reducing exposure to 'blue light' from screens can help improve the quality of your sleep.

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Music Played

  • Claude Debussy

    En bateau (Petite suite)

    Orchestrator: Henri Büsser. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Geoffrey Simon.
    • Cala.

  • John Adams

    China Gates

    Performer: Daniil Trifonov.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Clara Schumann

    3 Romances, No 1: Andante molto

    Performer: Christian-Pierre La Marca. Performer: Jean-Frédéric Neuburger.
    • Naive.

  • Koji Kondo

    Zelda's Lullaby (Arr. for Vocal Ensemble & Harp)

    Performer: Lise Vandersmissen. Music Arranger: Jim Clements. Ensemble: VOCES8.
    • Decca.

  • Trad.

    Tra Bo Dau

    Performer: Alis Huws. Music Arranger: Alis Huws.
    • Universal Music Operations Ltd.

  • Franz Schubert

    Impromptu No 3, D899

    Performer: Elisabeth Brauss.

  • Pyotr Tchaikovsky

    Melodie (Souvenir d'un lieu cher, Op 42)

    Performer: Niek Baar. Orchestra: Concertgebouw Kamerorkest.
    • Channel Classics.

  • Jacob Shea

    The Arctic Suite: Sea Ice Melting

    Performer: Eldbjørg Hemsing. Performer: Håvard Gimse.
    • Sony.

  • Deborah Henson-Conant

    The Nightingale

    Performer: Anda Eglīte.
    • Prima Classic.

  • George Butterworth

    The Banks of Green Willow

    Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Krišs Russman.
    • BIS.

  • François Couperin

    Les Baricades Mistérieuses

    Music Arranger: Thomas Adès. Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas Collon.
    • Warner Classics.

  • George Walker

    Lyric for Strings

    Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Alpesh Chauhan.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Song without words, Op 30 No 1

    Performer: Sophie Kauer. Performer: Kunal Lahiry.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Augusta Holmès

    La Nuit et l'amour (Ludus pro Patria) arr. Roland Pidoux

    Ensemble: Cello8. Director: Raphaël Pidoux.
    • Mirare.

  • Gerard Cousins

    Stay By My Side

    Performer: Gerard Cousins.
    • Prima Classic.

  • Fiona Brice

    Prelude 10

    Performer: Fiona Brice.
    • Bigo and Twigetti.

  • Grzegorz Ciechowski

    Odchodzac

    Performer: Hania Rani. Performer: Dobrawa Czocher.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Poppy Ackroyd

    Flutter

    Performer: Poppy Ackroyd.
    • One Little Independent Records.

  • Ottorino Respighi

    The Pigeon (from The Birds)

    Performer: Victoria Brawn. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Swan. Conductor: Daniele Rosina.
    • Signum Classics.

  • Kristina Arakelyan

    Meditation

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Mark Heron.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    String quartet No 16 in F major, Op 135 (3rd mvt)

    Ensemble: Quatuor Ysaÿe.
    • La Dolce Volta.

  • Ghislaine Reece‐Trapp

    In Paradisum

    Performer: Anna Lapwood.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Adagio (after 1st movement of the Violin sonata in E major, BWV 1016)

    Performer: Laura Pontecorvo. Ensemble: Concerto Italiano. Director: Rinaldo Alessandrini.
    • Naive.

  • Alexis Ffrench

    Canyons

    Performer: Alexis Ffrench.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Jung Jae-il

    I Remember my name (from Squid Game)

    Performer: Ray Chen. Performer: Jonathan Ayling. Music Arranger: John Langley. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Cristian Măcelaru.
    • Decca.

  • Cephas Azariah

    Faber Sanctum

    Performer: Cephas Azariah.

  • Marin Marais

    Les voix humaines (Pieces de viole, Book 2 No 63)

    Ensemble: Le Poème Harmonique. Conductor: Vincent Dumestre.
    • Alpha Classics.

  • Jóhann Jóhannsson

    Two is Apocryphal (Drone Mass)

    Ensemble: American Contemporary Music Ensemble. Choir: Theatre of Voices. Conductor: Paul Hillier.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Suor Leonora d'Este

    Sicut lilium inter spinas

    Choir: Lyyra.
    • VOCES8 Records.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Symphony No 3 in F major, Op 90 (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Juanjo Mena.

  • Amaro Freitas

    Gloriosa

    Performer: Amaro Freitas.
    • Psychic Hotline.

  • Édouard Ferlet

    Cecile

    Performer: Édouard Ferlet.
    • Melisse.

  • Sebastian Mullaert

    Rest of the Heron

    Performer: Sebastian Mullaert. Orchestra: Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich.
    • Neue Meister.

  • Segun Akinola

    Mordros

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Gabriella Teychenné.

  • Vivan Bhatti

    Winter Meditation (after Vivaldi's Four Seasons)

    Composer: Ketan Bhatti. Performer: Eldbjørg Hemsing. Ensemble: Hestia String Quartet.
    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.

  • Balmorhea

    Solanales

    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Amy Beach

    By the still waters, Op 114

    Performer: Isata Kanneh‐Mason.
    • Decca.

Broadcasts

  • Wed 6 Nov 2024 18:00
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  • Mon 18 Nov 2024 18:00
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  • Sat 30 Nov 2024 18:00
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  • Sun 22 Dec 2024 18:00
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  • Wed 15 Jan 2025 18:00
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