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Welcome in a calming evening with 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 Beethoven, Paul Smith and Jennifer Higdon. Plus, a chance to Press Pause with meditation expert Michael James Wong, and some essential Wind Down Wisdom from science podcaster Caroline Steel on how painting is good for wellbeing.

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Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Siciliano from Sonata No. 2 in E flat, BWV 1031 arr. piano solo W

    Performer: Andrew von Oeyen.
    • Warner.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Minuet in G minor, HWV 434 No 4 (arr. for harp & piano by Jan-Peter Klopfel)

    Performer: Xavier de Maistre. Performer: Julien Quentin.
    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No. 13 in D Major: II. Andante cantabile

    Conductor: Sir Roger Norrington.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Philip Herbert

    Sonatina for Double Bass and Piano: Melisma

    • Meridian Records.

  • Paul Smith

    Kyrie

    • VOCES8 Records.

  • Sir Arthur Somervell

    Somervell: Clarinet Quintet in G Major: III. Lament. Adagio non troppo

    • Hyperion.

  • Sally Greenaway

    The Strawberry Thief

    • Modern Classical X.

  • Martin Phipps

    Andrei

    • Dubois Records.

  • Poppy Ackroyd

    Murmurations

    Performer: Anna Lapwood.
    • Sony.

  • Carl Maria von Weber

    Romance, J 292, 'Elle etait simple et gentilette'

    Performer: Peter Moore. Performer: Richard Uttley.

  • H. Leslie Adams

    Contrasts: VIII. Romance

    • Albany Records.

  • Julie Cooper

    Angel in Dark Green

    Ensemble: Oculus Ensemble. Conductor: Jessica Cottis.
    • Signum Records.

  • Jarvis Cocker & Chilly Gonzales

    The Tearjerker Returns

    • Gentle Threat LTD.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Così fan tutte, K.588 Act 1: "Soave sia il vento\"

    • Mercury Classics.

  • Henry Eccles

    Violin Sonata in G Minor: I. Grave

    • harmonia mundi.

  • Maxence Cyrin

    Mer de velours

    • Warner Classics.

  • Reynaldo Hahn

    Piano Quintet in F-Sharp Minor: II. Andante (non troppo lento)

    • Chandos Records Limited.

  • Nobuo Uematsu

    To Zanarkand (Final Fantasy X)

    • John Oeth.

  • Sergei Rachmaninov

    Morceaux de Fantaisie, Op. 3: 1. Elégie

    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Sophie Hutchings

    Along The Boundary

    • Mercury Classics.

  • Georges Bizet

    Symphony in C

    Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: François‐Xavier Roth.

  • Dora Bright

    Piano Concerto No 1 in A minor (2nd mvmt, Intermezzo)

    Performer: Samantha Ward. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Charles Peebles.
    • Somm.

  • Alessandro Simonetto

    Valse triste

    • 432 Classics.

  • Jennifer Higdon

    String Poetic (Nocturne)

    Performer: Jennifer Koh. Performer: Reiko Uchida.
    • Cedille.

  • Thomas Jean Mohamed Rabeh Horeczko

    Jour de pluie

    Composer: Stephane Horeczko.
    • Masterworks/Sony Music.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: III. Lento assai, cantante e tranquil

    Composer: Modest Mussorgsky.
    • PENTATONE.

  • Michael Fine

    Double Concerto for 2 Violins and String Orchestra: II. Adagio

    • Evidence (LTR).

  • Trad.

    Traditional, Bruce: El cant dels ocells

    Composer: David Bruce.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Liam Taylor-West

    A Slow Breath

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Ben Palmer.

  • Marina Baranova

    Leviathan Town

    • EDEL Music & Entertainment GmbH.

  • Agnes Obel

    It's Happening Again

    • Play It Again Sam.

  • Mats Bergström

    Why Me

    • Naxos Sweden - Carpe Diem.

  • Jean‐Philippe Rameau

    Musette tendre en rondeau

    Performer: Martin Fröst. Performer: Roland Pöntinen. Performer: Sebastien Dubé.
    • SONY.

  • Thomas Newman

    American Beauty

    Orchestra: Orchestra of the Swan.
    • Signum Classics.

  • Franz Schubert

    'Arpeggione' Sonata in A minor, D.821

    Performer: Anastasia Kobekina. Performer: Elisabeth Brauss.

Broadcasts

  • Wed 23 Jul 202517:00
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  • Thu 25 Sep 202517:00
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  • Yesterday17:00
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