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Relax at the end of the day with a calming classical soundtrack

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, Clara Schumann and Jon Hopkins. Plus, a chance to Press Pause with therapist Helen Marie, and some essential Wind Down Wisdom from science podcaster Caroline Steel on how naming the day can help you relax.

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Music Played

  • Fela Sowande

    K'A Mura (Prelude on a Yoruba Sacred Folk Melody)

    Performer: Rebeca Omordia.
    • African Pianism, Vol. 2.
    • SOMM Recordings.
    • 13.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Concerto for 3 violins in D major, BWV 1064R (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Amandine Beyer. Ensemble: Gli Incogniti.
    • Bach from Italy: The Vivaldi & Marcello Influences.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 2.

  • Cécile Seraud

    Barcelone mon amour

    Performer: Cécile Seraud.
    • Psykhe.
    • Cecile Seraud.
    • 1.

  • Robert Lucas Pearsall

    Light of My Soul

    Lyricist: Edward Bulwer-Lytton. Choir: Choir of Royal Holloway. Conductor: Rupert Gough.
    • English Romantic Madrigals: Secular Partsongs from Victorian England.
    • Hyperion.
    • 2.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Fantasia on Greensleeves

    Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis.
    • Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 6, The Lark Ascending, Fantasia On A Theme By Tho.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 7.

  • Arvo Pärt

    Mozart-Adagio (after Piano sonata in F major, K 280)

    Performer: Yu-Eun Kim. Performer: Coleman Itzkoff. Performer: Mina Gajić.
    • Sonic Alchemy.
    • Sono Luminus.
    • 104.

  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Sonata in E major, Kk 380

    Performer: Elisabeth Brauss.

  • Daigo Hanada

    Yet to Bloom

    Performer: Daigo Hanada.
    • 10 Waltzes.
    • Bigo & Twigetti.
    • 5.

  • Jessica Gallo

    First Light

    Performer: Jessica Gallo.
    • Neo-Classical Essentials, Vol.1.
    • Little Symphony Records.
    • 22.

  • Charles Orr

    A Cotswold Hill Tune

    Orchestra: Royal Ballet Sinfonia. Conductor: David Lloyd‐Jones.
    • English String Miniatures, Vol. 1.
    • Naxos.
    • 1.

  • Clara Schumann

    Prelude and Fugue for piano, Op 16 No 3

    Performer: Johanna Henschel.
    • C. Schumann: Präludien und Fugen für Klavier, Op. 16: No. 3.
    • Prospero Classical.
    • 1.

  • Max Bruch

    Kol Nidrei, Op 47

    Performer: Chris Grist. Orchestra: London Concertante.
    • Bruch: Kol Nidrei, Op. 47.
    • CMG.
    • 1.

  • Gabríel Ólafs

    Vestige

    Performer: Gabríel Ólafs.
    • Polar: Abyss.
    • Decca Records US.
    • 4.

  • Alexander Pierce Hill

    The Trisagion Hymn

    Ensemble: Apollo5.
    • The Trisagion Hymn.
    • VOCES8 Records.
    • 1.

  • John Foulds

    Love Scene from Puppet Ballet Suite

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Ronald Corp.
    • John Foulds, Vol. 4.
    • Dutton Epoch.
    • 13.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Violin sonata in B flat major, K 454 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Hana Chang. Performer: Elisabeth Brauss.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Nocturne, Op 19 No 4 (arr. for cello & string orchestra)

    Performer: Mikael Samsonov. Orchestra: Metamorphose String Orchestra. Conductor: Pavel Lyubomudrov.
    • Halidon.

  • Drexler

    Prague

    • Sonder House.

  • Ashley Jackson

    Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

    • Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood.
    • Decca Records US.
    • 1.

  • Sergei Rachmaninov

    Vocalise (14 Romances, Op 34 No 14)

    Performer: Daniel Lozakovich. Performer: Hélène Mercier. Music Arranger: Michael Press.
    • Tchaikovsky: Nocturne.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 2.

  • Cecilia Tyrrell

    Expand your creativity

    Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.

  • Alan Hovhaness

    Symphony No 2, "Mysterious Mountain" (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Grant Llewellyn.

  • Erland Cooper

    Salve Regina

    Performer: Erland Cooper.
    • Salve Regina.
    • Mercury Classics.
    • 1.

  • Aftab Darvishi

    Sahar

    Performer: Mahyar Tahmasebi.
    • A Thousand Butterflies.
    • 30M Records.
    • 1.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Violin concerto in D minor, RV 241 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Pablo Valetti. Ensemble: Café Zimmermann.
    • Vivaldi: Masques.
    • Alpha Classics.
    • 6.

  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Nonet in F minor, Op 2, 'Gradus ad Parnassum' (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective.
    • Chandos.

  • Wilson Trouvé

    Dust

    Performer: Wilson Trouvé.
    • Delight.
    • Bigo & Twigetti.
    • 1.

  • Michael Nyman

    The Heart Asks Pleasure First (The Piano)

    Orchestra: The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Bateman.
    • Greatest Film Classics.
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 14.

  • Bill Banfield

    Cone Tone 1: Let us break (version for string quartet)

    Ensemble: Dear Friends String Quartet.
    • William C Banfield: Extensions of the Tradition.
    • Innova.
    • 13.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Concerto in A minor variation (after BWV 1041, 2nd mvt)

    Performer: Eldbjørg Hemsing. Performer: Tim Allhoff. Music Arranger: Jan-Peter Klöpfel. Ensemble: Norwegian String Quartet.
    • Colors of Bach.
    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.
    • 5.

  • Leokadiya Kashperova

    Piano concerto in A minor (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Alexandra Dariescu. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Chris Hopkins.

  • Lostbird

    Drift

    • Lostbird Records.

  • Michael Torke

    Last Fall

    Performer: Siwoo Kim. Orchestra: East Coast Orchestra.
    • Last Fall.
    • Ecstatic Records.
    • 1.

  • Piers Connor Kennedy

    Wind down for the evening

    Choir: BBC Singers.

  • Frédéric Chopin

    Prelude in D flat major, Op 28, No 15, 'Raindrop'

    Performer: Hayato Sumino.
    • Chopin Orbit.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 4.

  • Jon Hopkins

    Wilding Theme

    Performer: Jon Hopkins.
    • Wilding.
    • Domino Soundtracks.
    • 1.

  • Thibault Cauvin

    WONG

    Composer: Jordan Cauvin. Performer: Thibault Cauvin.
    • Alter Ego.
    • Universal Music Division Decca Records France.
    • 6.

  • Amy Beach

    Dreaming (4 Sketches, Op 15 No 3)

    Performer: Claire Huangci.
    • Piano Heroines.
    • Alpha.
    • 12.

Broadcasts

  • Tue 3 Mar 202617:00
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