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Settle into an evening of soothing 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 Eunike Tanzil, Balmorhea and Bruckner. Plus, a chance to Press Pause with meditation teacher Maude Hirst, and some essential Wind Down Wisdom from science podcaster Caroline Steel on the calming benefits of dancing to music.

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Music Played

  • Antonín Dvořák

    Serenade for strings in E major, Op 22 (4th mvt)

    Performer: Antje Weithaas. Orchestra: Camerata Bern.
    • CAvi-music.

  • Clara Schumann

    Romance in B minor

    Performer: Sylviane Deferne.
    • Clara Schumann: Romanze in B Minor (Posth.).
    • Aparté.
    • 1.

  • Eunike Tanzil

    Reverie

    Performer: Eunike Tanzil. Orchestra: German Symphony Orchestra Berlin. Conductor: Anna Handler.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Hubert Clifford

    Pastoral and Folk Song (A Kentish Suite)

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.
    • Chandos.

  • Kristina Arakelyan

    Dreamland

    Performer: Kristina Arakelyan. Singer: Ellie Blewitt. Ensemble: Choir of King’s College, London. Conductor: Joseph Fort.
    • Signum Records.

  • Liliʻuokalani

    Aloha 'Oe

    Music Arranger: Jordan Sramek. Singer: Heather Cogswell. Singer: Kim Sueoka. Conductor: Jordan Sramek. Ensemble: The Rose Ensemble.
    • Rose Records.

  • Nikolai Yakovlevich Myaskovsky

    Sinfonietta, Op 68 (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Oslo Philharmonic. Conductor: Vasily Petrenko.
    • Lawo Classics.

  • Gaspard Le Roux

    Sarabande grave en ronde (Suite No 6 in F sharp minor)

    Performer: Daniel-Ben Pienaar.
    • AVIE Records.

  • Pyotr Tchaikovsky

    Souvenir de Florence, Op 70 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Hélène Clément. Performer: Antoine Lederlin. Ensemble: Modigliani Quartet.
    • Mirare.

  • Francesco Manfredini

    Concerto grosso in C major, Op 3 No 12, 'per il santissimo natale' (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: I Solisti Veneti. Conductor: Claudio Scimone.
    • Warner Classics.

  • John Rutter

    When Music Sounds

    Performer: Matthew Jorysz. Choir: The Cambridge Singers. Conductor: John Rutter.
    • John Milford Rutter.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Symphony No 1 in C minor, Op 68 (2nd mvt)

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

  • William Byrd

    Justorum animae

    Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: David Hill.

  • Oliver Davis

    The Veil Between Worlds: IV

    Performer: Kerenza Peacock. Performer: Benjamin Baker. Performer: Katherine Jenkinson. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Bateman.
    • Signum Records.

  • Linda Catlin Smith

    Adagietto

    Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Geoffrey Paterson.

  • Edmund Finnis

    Prelude III

    Performer: Sheku Kanneh‐Mason.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Olivia Belli

    Ithaca Suite: IV. Penelopeia

    Performer: Olivia Belli.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Nathan James Dearden

    Silent Stones

    Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Sarah Latto.

  • Alessandro Marcello

    Largo

    Music Arranger: Aristid von Wurtzler. Ensemble: The New York Harp Ensemble. Orchestra: New York Pro Arte Symphonica. Conductor: Aristid von Wurtzler.
    • Orfeo.

  • Brandee Younger

    Unrest

    Performer: Ashley Jackson.
    • Decca Records US.

  • Balmorhea

    Who Brought You Up (From "The Trap")

    Ensemble: Balmorhea.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No 2 in D major, Op 36 (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Flanders Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kristiina Poska.
    • Fuga Libera.

  • Musashi Project

    Sadness and Sorrow (From "Naruto") arr. for piano

    Performer: Lang Lang.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Anton Bruckner

    Ave Maria

    Choir: BBC National Chorus of Wales. Conductor: Adrian Partington.

  • Julie Cooper

    Galilean Moons

    Performer: Nicholas McCarthy.
    • Signum Records.

  • Pyotr Tchaikovsky

    Nocturne (from 6 Pieces, Op 19)

    Performer: Narek Hakhnazaryan. Performer: Oxana Shevchenko.

  • Alain Lefèvre

    Vers l'horizon

    Performer: Alain Lefèvre.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Frederick Delius

    Late Swallows (from String Quartet)

    Ensemble: Brodsky Quartet.
    • Decca (UMO).

  • Arturo Márquez

    Danzon No 2

    Orchestra: Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Hideyuki Hashimoto

    Breeze

    Performer: Hideyuki Hashimoto.
    • XXIM Records.

  • Thomas Enhco

    Clarinet Concerto (The Mozart Paradox)

    Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Performer: Thomas Enhco.
    • Masterworks.

  • Herbert Howells

    Requiem aeternam 2 (from Requiem)

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

  • Snorri Hallgrímsson

    Row Softer Home

    Orchestra: Budapest Art Orchestra.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

Broadcasts

  • Wed 8 Oct 202517:00
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  • Mon 27 Apr 202617:00
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