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Ease the cares of the day with calming 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 Mozart, annasara and Arvo Pärt. Plus, a chance to Press Pause with meditation teacher Michael James Wong, and some essential Wind Down Wisdom from science podcaster Caroline Steel on the positive effects of scented candles.

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Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano sonata in D major, K 576 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Jennifer Lim.
    • Genuin.

  • Paul Lewis

    English Suite: Meditation

    Conductor: David Lloyd‐Jones. Orchestra: Royal Northern Sinfonia.
    • Naxos.

  • Alexander Litvinovsky

    Snow White's Canzonetta

    Ensemble: Metamorphose String Orchestra. Conductor: Pavel Lyubomudrov.
    • Halidon.

  • William Mundy

    O Lord, the Maker of All Thing

    Choir: Choir of New College Oxford. Conductor: Robert Quinney.
    • Linn Records.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Air on the G string (Suite No 3, BWV 1068 - Aria) arr. Philip Lasser

    Performer: Simone Dinnerstein. Music Arranger: Philip Lasser. Ensemble: Baroklyn.
    • Supertrain Records.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Holberg Suite Op 40 (4th mvt, Air)

    Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Tadaaki Otaka.

  • The Ayoub Sisters

    Ascension

    • Sarah Ayoub.

  • Sergei Rachmaninov

    Paganini Variation arr. Jarkko Riihimaki

    Performer: Esther Abrami. Performer: Iyad Sughayer.
    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.

  • Daigo Hanada

    Katachi

    Performer: Daigo Hanada.
    • Bigo & Twigetti.

  • Judith Weir

    Still, Glowing

    Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska.
    • Dalia's Mixtape.
    • Platoon.
    • 3.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Intermezzo in A major, Op 118 No 2

    Performer: Martin James Bartlett.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Haydn Wood

    Piano concerto in D minor (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Hamish Milne. Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.
    • Hyperion.

  • Jessie Montgomery

    Peace (Arr. for Cello & Piano)

    Performer: Heather Tuach. Performer: Yoko Misumi.
    • Divine Art.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Venetian Boat Song (Songs without words, Op 19 No 6)

    Orchestra: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Lahav Shani.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Rachel Portman

    Flight

    Performer: Jess Gillam. Performer: Anna Lapwood.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Francisco Guerrero

    O sacrum convivium

    Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Paul Brough.

  • César Franck

    Symphony in D minor

    Orchestra: Orchestre de Paris – Philharmonie. Conductor: Paavo Järvi.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Elias Kiefer

    Improvisation No. 12

    Performer: Elias Kiefer.
    • Andante Piano.

  • Claude Debussy

    Reflets Dans L'Eau (Images - Set 1)

    Performer: Alim Beisembayev.

  • Philip Glass

    Metamorphosis Two

    Performer: Kai Schumacher. Performer: Benedict Kloeckner.
    • Berlin Classics.

  • Lucy Walker

    Intuition

    Conductor: Graham Ross. Choir: BBC Singers.

  • Nils Frahm

    Kanten

    Performer: Nils Frahm.
    • Leitner.

  • annasara

    Impressions from Salshog, No 2: Instrumental

    • annasongs.

  • John Williams

    Princess Leia's Theme (Star Wars IV)

    Music Arranger: Julian Riem. Performer: Raphaela Gromes. Performer: Julian Riem.
    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.

  • Eric Fogg

    Sea-Sheen - an Idyll, Op 17

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Gavin Sutherland.
    • Dutton Epoch.

  • Franz Liszt

    Liebestraume, No 3

    Performer: Mariam Batsashvili.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Büşra Kayıkçı

    Chest

    Performer: Büşra Kayıkçı.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Franz Schubert

    Symphony No 5 in B flat major, D 485 (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Juanjo Mena.

  • Jonathan L'Esperance & Stef N

    Gentle Flow

    • Enjou.

  • William Walton

    Henry V: Touch Her Soft Lips and Part

    Lyricist: William Shakespeare. Conductor: John Rutter. Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra. Choir: The Cambridge Singers.
    • Collegium Records.

  • Athana Siva

    Spring Afternoons

    Performer: Athana Siva.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Kuolema (Scene with Cranes)

    Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.

  • Will Everitt

    Be Kind to Yourself

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Gabriella Teychenné.

  • Jenny J Nam

    Recovery

    Performer: Jenny J Nam.
    • Collaborative Records.

  • Arvo Pärt

    Silouan's Song (Version for String Orchestra)

    Orchestra: Concerto Copenhagen. Conductor: Tõnu Kaljuste.
    • Berlin Classics.

  • Adrián Berenguer

    Lullaby

    Performer: Adrián Berenguer.
    • The Other Songs.

  • Mars Smith

    By My Side

    • VOCES8 Records.

  • Melody Eötvös

    Danaid

    Performer: Alex Raineri.
    • ABC Classic.

  • Cecil Armstrong Gibbs

    Dusk (Fancy Dress suite, Op 82 No 3)

    Orchestra: The New London Orchestra. Conductor: Ronald Corp.
    • Hyperion.

Broadcasts

  • Wed 4 Jun 202518:00
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  • Sun 29 Jun 202518:00
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  • Mon 25 Aug 202517:00
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  • Thu 18 Sep 202517:00
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  • Thu 19 Mar 202617:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind