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A gentle start to the evening with a calming classical playlist

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 Bach, Johann Johansson and Lucy Walker. Plus, a chance to Press Pause with Niall, and some essential Wind Down Wisdom from science podcaster Caroline Steel on the benefits of cooling down by a fan.

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Music Played

  • Benjamin Britten

    Simple Symphony, Op. 4: - 3: Sentimental Sarabande

    Orchestra: Norwegian Chamber Orchestra.
    • Britten: Music for Strings.
    • Simax Classics.
    • 6.

  • Avril Coleridge-Taylor

    Piano Concerto in F Minor: II. Adagio

    Performer: Samantha Ege. Conductor: John Andrews. Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Piano Concerto in F Minor: II. Adagio.
    • Resonus Classics.
    • 1.

  • Lucy Walker

    Love flows

    Choir: St Martin’s Voices. Director: Andrew Earis.
    • Lucy Walker: Choral Works.
    • Resonus Classics.
    • 15.

  • Eunike Tanzil

    All I See At Night

    • The First of Everything.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 9.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Violin Concerto in G Major, Op. 7 No. 8, RV 299 (Arranged for Harp & Orchest

    Music Arranger: Stefan Klieme.
    • Notte Veneziana.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 16.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Sonata No 2 in F major, K 280 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Mitsuko Uchida.
    • Mozart: Complete Piano Sonatas: Mitsuko Uchida.
    • Philips.
    • 5.

  • Einar Englund

    Romance (From "Omena putoaa")

    Orchestra: La Tempesta Orchestra. Conductor: József Hárs.
    • Einar Englund: Romance from the Film "The Apple Falls".
    • Naxos.
    • 101.

  • Gustav Holst

    Venus, the Bringer of Peace (The Planets, Op 32)

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Davis.
    • Holst: Orchestral Works, Volume 2.
    • Chandos.
    • 11.

  • Elliott Jack Sansom

    Symonds Yat

    • Finding Beauty.
    • Decca (UMO) (Classics).
    • 8.

  • Arvo Pärt

    Spiegel im Spiegel

    • Smile.
    • RCA Red Seal.
    • 6.

  • Ella Macens

    A Love Worth Fighting For: I. Love

    Ensemble: Flinders Quartet.
    • Ella Macens: A Love Worth Fighting For.
    • ABC Classic.
    • 1.

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    La traviata (Act 1 Prelude)

    Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Conductor: Georg Solti.
    • DECCA.

  • Daigo Hanada

    Held

    • Bigo & Twigetti.

  • Marin Marais

    Le Badinage in F-Sharp Minor from Pièces de Viole, Livre IV. No. 87

    • Marais: Le Badinage in F-Sharp Minor from Pièces de Viole, Livre IV No. 87.
    • AVIE Records.
    • 1.

  • Caroline Shaw

    and the swallow (arranged for choir and strings)

    Music Arranger: Piers Connor Kennedy. Orchestra: United Strings of Europe. Conductor: Tom Herring. Choir: Sansara.
    • Platoon.

  • John Duarte

    English Suite, Op.31 (Folk Song)

    Performer: Antigoni Goni.
    • Naxos.

  • Roger Eno

    False Memory Waltz

    • False Memory Waltz.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 1.

  • Henriette Renié

    Andante religioso

    • Klarthe Records.

  • James Heather

    And She Came Home

    Lyricist: James Heather.
    • And She Came Home (Mary Lattimore Rework).
    • Ahead Of Our Time.
    • 1.

  • Elfrida Andrée

    Fritiof Suite: II. Ingeborgs klagan

    • CPO.

  • Jon Batiste

    Alla Blues

    Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
    • Alla Blues / Alla Turc Movement.
    • Jon Batiste - Black Mozart.
    • 1.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

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

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

  • Johannes Brahms

    Clarinet Quintet in B Minor, Op. 115: II. Adagio - Più lento

    • Brahms: Clarinet Quintet, Trio in A Minor & 6 Songs.
    • BIS.
    • 102.

  • Barbara Strozzi

    Cantate, ariette e duetti, Op. 2: XIV. L'Eraclito amoroso (Arr. Fateyev

    • Strozzi: Cantate, ariette e duetti, Op. 2: XIV. L'Eraclito amoroso (Arr. Fateyev.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 1.

  • Erland Cooper

    Movement 4 - Instrumental

    Composer: Jacob Downs. Lyricist: Erland Cooper. Lyricist: Jacob Downs.
    • Folded Landscapes.
    • Mercury Classics.
    • 6.

  • Toru Takemitsu

    12 Songs for Guitar: No. 11, Yesterday

    • Zzz - Classical Dream. Music for Deep Sleep.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 52.

  • Jessica Curry

    An Early Harvest from Everybody's Gone to the Rapture

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Eímear Noone.

  • Jóhann Jóhannsson

    "Ég heyrði allt án þess að hlusta" (A Winged Victory For The Sullen Rework)

    Lyricist: Jóhann Jóhannsson.
    • Englabörn & Variations.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 1.

  • Frédéric Chopin

    Nocturne in E-Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2 (Arr. By François Servais)

    • Chopin - Piazzolla - Saint-Saëns.
    • Cascavelle.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Tuesday 17:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind