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Ease the senses with calming classical music

Niall Breslin presents music to help you find calm and destress including music by Mozart and Poppy Ackroyd.

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 Mozart, Eric Whitacre and Poppy Ackroyd. Plus, a chance to Press Pause with Michael James Wong, and some essential Wind Down Wisdom from science podcaster Caroline Steel, focussing on how spending time with friends can ease stress.

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Music Played

  • George Gershwin

    Someone To Watch Over Me

    Conductor: Zubin Mehta. Orchestra: New York Philharmonic.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Olli Mustonen

    Nonetto II: III. Adagio

    Conductor: Julian Azkoul. Ensemble: United Strings of Europe.
    • BIS.

  • James P. Johnson

    Harlem Symphony: 2. April in Harlem

    • The Orchard Enterprises.

  • Poppy Ackroyd

    Feathers

    • One Little Independent Records.

  • Teiichi Okano

    Furusato

    • Columna Música.

  • Edward Elgar

    String Quartet in E Minor, Op. 83 (Arr. D. Matthews for String Orchestra): II. P

    Conductor: Ben Palmer. Orchestra: Orchestra of St. Paul's.
    • SOMM Recordings.

  • Fanny Mendelssohn

    String Quartet in E-Flat Major, H-U 277: I. Adagio ma non tro

    • Hyperion.

  • Hildegard von Bingen

    O Virtus Sapientiae (O Power of Wisdom)

    Performer: Esther Abrami. Music Arranger: Penelope Axtens. Ensemble: Esther Abrami Quintet.
    • Women.
    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.
    • 8.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No 38 in D major, K 504, 'Prague'

    Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Matthias Pintscher.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

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

    Ensemble: Calidore String Quartet.
    • Signum Records.

  • Lara Somogyi & Jean‐Michel Blais

    aura

    • Mercury Classics.

  • Alan Hovhaness

    Symphony No. 1 - "Exile", Op. 17, No. 2: II. Grazioso

    Conductor: Gil Rose. Orchestra: Boston Modern Orchestra Project.
    • BMOP/sound.

  • Julia Andersson

    Nostalgi

    • Moderna Records.

  • Thomas Tallis

    Spem in alium

    Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Stephen Cleobury.

  • Carlos Simon

    Hold Fast to Dreams

    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Lloyd Coleman

    Luminescence

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Ben Palmer.

  • Alexander Glazunov

    Meditation in D Major, Op. 32

    Conductor: Martyn Brabbins. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra.
    • East Props Music - OMiP.

  • Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel

    Piano Concert in C Major, Op. 26 No. 3, StWV 151: II. Largo cantabile

    • CPO.

  • Gareth Malone

    Music For Healing Pt. 2

    • Decca (UMO) (Classics).

  • Eric Whitacre

    October

    • Klavier / Wanderlust Entertainment.

  • Frederick Edward Weatherly

    Danny Boy

    Composer: Trad.. Music Arranger: Joshua Pacey. Ensemble: VOCES8.
    • VOCES8 Records.

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    The Love for Three Oranges (Suite)

    Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Thomas Søndergård.

  • Secret Garden

    Awakening

    • Universal Music AS.

  • Florence Price

    Snapshots Moon Behind a Cloud

    • Lorelt.

  • Max Richter

    Dream Solo

    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Pawel Lukaszewski

    Daylight Declines

    Choir: Tenebrae. Conductor: Nigel Short.
    • Signum Records.

  • Erik Satie

    Gnossienne No. 1 (Nitin Sawhney Version)

    Composer: Nitin Sawhney.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Adrian Sutton

    War Horse Orchestral Suite: I. Devon at Peace

    • Chandos.

  • Stanley Myers

    Cavatina (From "The Deer Hunter")

    • Warner Classics.

  • Arvo Pärt

    Da Pacem Domine

    Conductor: Sigvards Kļava. Choir: Latvian Radio Choir.
    • Ondine.

  • Johannes Brahms

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

    Ensemble: Carducci String Quartet.
    • Signum Records.

Broadcasts

  • Wed 14 May 202518:00
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  • Thursday17:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind